May Irwin: singing, shouting, and the shadow of minstrelsy

May Irwin reigned as America's queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine pop culture phenomenon, Irwin conquered the legitimate stage, composed song lyrics, and parlayed her celebrity into success as a cookbook author, suffragette, and real estate mogul. Sharon Ammen&...

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1. Verfasser: Ammen, Sharon 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Urbana University of Illinois Press 2017
Schriftenreihe:Music in American life
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Zusammenfassung:May Irwin reigned as America's queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine pop culture phenomenon, Irwin conquered the legitimate stage, composed song lyrics, and parlayed her celebrity into success as a cookbook author, suffragette, and real estate mogul. Sharon Ammen's in-depth study traces Irwin's hurly-burly life. Irwin gained fame when, layering aspects of minstrelsy over ragtime, she popularized a racist 'Negro song' genre. Ammen examines this forgotten music, the society it both reflected and entertained, and the ways white and black audiences received Irwin's performances
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2016
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white)
Zielpublikum:Specialized
ISBN:9780252099090
DOI:10.5406/illinois/9780252040658.001.0001

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