Download or read book The Showman and the Slave written by Benjamin Reiss and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling story about one of the nineteenth century's most famous Americans, Benjamin Reiss uses P. T. Barnum's Joice Heth hoax to examine the contours of race relations in the antebellum North. Barnum's first exhibit as a showman, Heth was an elderly enslaved woman who was said to be the 161-year-old former nurse of the infant George Washington. Seizing upon the novelty, the newly emerging commercial press turned her act--and especially her death--into one of the first media spectacles in American history. In piecing together the fragmentary and conflicting evidence of the event, Reiss paints a picture of people looking at history, at the human body, at social class, at slavery, at performance, at death, and always--if obliquely--at themselves. At the same time, he reveals how deeply an obsession with race penetrated different facets of American life, from public memory to private fantasy. Concluding the book is a piece of historical detective work in which Reiss attempts to solve the puzzle of Heth's real identity before she met Barnum. His search yields a tantalizing connection between early mass culture and a slave's subtle mockery of her master.
Download or read book Death of a Showman written by Mariah Fredericks and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mariah Fredericks's Death of a Showman, the fourth in this absorbing series set in Gilded Age New York, lady’s maid Jane Prescott is thrust into the world of show business, where a killer is stalking Broadway. “A lively upstairs/downstairs mystery.”—New York Times Book Review on A Death of No Importance It is the summer of 1914 and lady’s maid Jane Prescott is back in New York with the Tylers after a glittering society wedding in Europe. On their return, Jane learns another wedding has taken place. Her old dancing partner, Leo Hirschfeld, has married a chorus girl in his new Broadway musical. Jane and Louise Tyler are pulled into the sparkling and scandalous world of Broadway, as a star struck Louise invests in Leo's show, and Jane chaperones her at rehearsals. But behind the glittering facade of the theater, there are rivalries, secret romances, and some very dodgy business practices. When the show's abusive producer, Sidney Warburton, is murdered, the list of suspects is long. Was it the comedic star or her gambler boyfriend? The disgruntled costume designer? The beautiful, blond dancer, her jealous husband? Or was it Leo himself, who had more reason than anyone to hate Sidney Warburton? As the First World war looms in the distance, Jane and tabloid reporter Michael Behan must strip back the masks of these consummate performers before one of them kills again.
Download or read book The Art and Making of The Greatest Showman written by Signe Bergstrom and published by Weldon Owen. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glorious world of P.T. Barnum and the holiday movie The Greatest Showman come to life in this lavish art book. Featuring unit photography and concept art of stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Ephron, Michelle Williams, and Zendaya as well as behind-the-scenes tales of the film’s making. Lyrics to the movie musical’s showstopping tunes, by the song-writing team behind La-La Land. Foreword by Director Michael Gracey.
Download or read book P T Barnum written by David K. Wright and published by Raintree. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the life and accomplishments of the man who is known as the creator of the greatest show on Earth.
Download or read book American Showman written by Ross Melnick and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel ÒRoxyÓ Rothafel (1882Ð1936) built an influential and prolific career as film exhibitor, stage producer, radio broadcaster, musical arranger, theater manager, war propagandist, and international celebrity. He helped engineer the integration of film, music, and live performance in silent film exhibition; scored early Fox Movietone films such as Sunrise (1927); pioneered the convergence of film, broadcasting, and music publishing and recording in the 1920s; and helped movies and moviegoing become the dominant form of mass entertainment between the world wars. The first book devoted to RothafelÕs multifaceted career, American Showman examines his role as the key purveyor of a new film exhibition aesthetic that appropriated legitimate theater, opera, ballet, and classical music to attract multi-class audiences. Roxy scored motion pictures, produced enormous stage shows, managed many of New YorkÕs most important movie houses, directed and/or edited propaganda films for the American war effort, produced short and feature-length films, exhibited foreign, documentary, independent, and avant-garde motion pictures, and expanded the conception of mainstream, commercial cinema. He was also one of the chief creators of the radio variety program, pioneering radio broadcasting, promotions, and tours. The producers and promoters of distinct themes and styles, showmen like Roxy profoundly remade the moviegoing experience, turning the deluxe motion picture theater into a venue for exhibiting and producing live and recorded entertainment. RoxyÕs interest in media convergence also reflects a larger moment in which the entertainment industry began to create brands and franchises, exploit them through content release Òevents,Ó and give rise to feature films, soundtracks, broadcasts, live performances, and related consumer products. Regularly cited as one of the twelve most important figures in the film and radio industries, Roxy was instrumental to the development of film exhibition and commercial broadcasting, musical accompaniment, and a new, convergent entertainment industry.
Download or read book The Showman and the Ukrainian Cause written by Orest T. Martynowych and published by Univ. of Manitoba Press. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quixotic figure, Vasile Avramenko (1895-1981) used folk culture and modern media in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine’s struggle for independence to North American audiences. From his base in New York City, he built a network of folk dance schools and produced musical spectacles to help Ukrainian immigrants sustain their identity. His feature-length Ukrainian language films made in the 1930s with Hollywood director Edgar G. Ulmer, the “king of ethnic and B movies,” were shown throughout North America. Orest T. Martynowych’s The Showman and the Ukrainian Cause is a fascinating portrait how culture can become a political tool in a diaspora community.
Download or read book Summary of Simon Shuster s The Showman written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of Simon Shuster's The Showman in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Showman" by Simon Shuster provides an in-depth look at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's journey from comedian to wartime leader. It chronicles Zelensky's early life, his rise to fame through comedy and political satire, and his unexpected pivot to politics, culminating in his presidency. The book delves into the complexities of Zelensky's administration, his handling of the Russian invasion, and the challenges of leading a nation under siege...
Download or read book Summary of The Showman by Simon Shuster written by TIME SUMMARY and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCLAIMER This book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book. Summary of The Showman by Simon Shuster: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky IN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET: Chapter astute outline of the main contents. Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis. Exceptionally summarized content that you may skip in the original book The Showman is a detailed account of Volodymyr Zelensky's life and leadership during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, revealing his transformation from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience, his failures in preparation, and his strategy to counter Russia and maintain Western support.
Download or read book The life of Billy Purvis the showman by T Arthur written by Thomas Arthur (biographer.) and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book David Merrick the Abominable Showman written by Howard Kissel and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). David Merrick is the most astonishing showman of our time, and perhaps of all time. No other producer, not even Florenz Ziegfeld nor the combined lights of the Shubert brothers, has equalled his percentage of hits or his demonic flair for publicity. In this first-ever biography, Howard Kissel from his decade-long investigation reveals the man, the mask, and the myth of David Merrick. The charismatic and reclusive mogul emerges as a Broadway version of Howard Hughes, with his own panoply of eccentricities, genius and neuroses. Merrick's much publicized and oftentimes staged battles and feuds are re-ignited here full force with such major personalities as Barbra Streisand, Jackie Gleason, Ethel Merman, Lena Horne, Woody Allen, Peter Ustinov, Andy Griffith, Anthony Newley, Peter Brook, and Carol Channing. Over a hundred interviews with the major players in Merrick's drama from his pre-Merrick St. Louis childhood as David Margoulies to his latest divorce has yielded the first serious interrogation of a life that until now has been the sole creation of Merrick's own invention and press wizardry.
Download or read book Showman written by David Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authorized biography of this Hollywood producer, who made REBECCA and GONE WITH THE WIND, looking at his career from his swift rise to prominence to the collapse of his empire.
Download or read book The Great and Only Barnum The Tremendous Stupendous Life of Showman P T Barnum written by Candace Fleming and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the true story of P.T. Barnum, the man who created the world-famous Barnum & Bailey Circus, as featured in the movie The Greatest Showman! The award-winning author of The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, Amelia Lost, and Our Eleanor brings us the larger-than-life biography of showman P. T. Barnum. Known far and wide for his jumbo elephants, midgets, and three-ring circuses, here’ s a complete and captivating look at the man behind the Greatest Show on Earth. Readers can visit Barnum’s American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 inches tall) and his tinier bride (32 inches); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum’s legacy to the 19th century and beyond. Drawing on old circus posters, photographs, etchings, ticket stubs—and with incredible decorative art by Ray Fenwick—this book presents history as it’s never been experienced before—a show-stopping event!
Download or read book Hollywood s Master Showman written by Charles Beardsley and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sidney Patrick Grauman (1879-1950) was the dominant movie palace impresario west of Chicago in the 1920s and one of the most flamboyantly successful theatrical talents ever associated with films. His story is the story of early motion pictures in Hollywood, a colorful and fascinating tale that needed to be told. Charles Beardsley has captured the narrative of Grauman's life using the words of the press, the accounts of friends, and analysis of his works. It is indeed a comprehensive and enlightening effort. Gentle and generous, soft-spoken and mild-mannered, possessing a wicked sense of humor and a brilliant imagination, Grauman had a genius for translating his personal visions into stage spectacles of awesome proportions. He was responsible for the design and construction of several famous and highly sophisticated Los Angeles theaters that bore his name over their marquees: Grauman's Million Dollar, Grauman's Egyptian, Grauman's Metropolitan, and Grauman's Chinese. He is credited with creation of the movie prologue, a type of stage show that he developed to precede the first-run silent films he exhibited. Many of the stage features that Grauman introduced have since become standard technical theater procedure and as such are in wide use today. In addition to being an industry giant, Sid Grauman was a friendly, generous, much-loved individual who adored practical jokes and enjoyed playing them upon such people as Charlie Chaplin. An affable man, Grauman was a gregarious personality who numbered among his associates the Hollywood greats: Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Dorothy and Lillian Gish, William S. Hart, Mabel Normand, Marion Davies, Cecil B. DeMille, D.W. Griffith, and Fred Niblo. Within these pages are a wealth of anecdotes about these people and many others who were prominent in developing silent films into the most popular universal entertainment medium of its time. Grauman's sumptuous movie palaces, elaborate and innovative staging, and keen eye for talent and publicity made him a legend in his lifetime, a man who is still remembered with awe and respect by all who saw his work in its prime. While this book deals extensively with the details of Grauman's management of his various houses, it is no mere documentary. Nor is it a chronological biography, since it explains Grauman's career and major professional achievements. Instead, it is a collection of narrative flashes, accurately reproducing the spirit of Grauman's life and times, that pick out an event in one decade to describe and illuminate an event in another. Grauman obtained his first taste of show business working with his father at Dawson, Alaska, during the 1898 Yukon Gold Rush and went on to become "Mr. Show Business" of Hollywood. This affectionate memoir covers Grauman's early years, his San Francisco theaters and his many discoveries, including Fatty Arbuckle, Al Jolson, Jackie Coogan, and Myrna Loy. The brilliant parade of prologues presented in the five Los Angeles Grauman houses and the premieres that drew crowds of over one hundred thousand screaming fans are described in vivid detail. Anecdotal and descriptive, this book goes behind the scenes to explain how Grauman designed and built his unique theaters, how he worked, and how he blended his prologues with live actors and symphony orchestras to enhance every film that he presented. Often called the Barnum of Hollywood, Sid Grauman was a great deal more. Not only did he glorify the movie prologue, he invented the red-carpet premiere. A colorful blend of Max Reinhardt, Sergei Diaghilev, David Belasco, Flo Ziegfeld, and Buffalo Bill Cody, he was still very much an original who left his singular mark on the silent film era. Until this lively, detailed portrait of the maestro, Grauman has never been fully documented. But that gap, a major one in the history of American films, has now been filled by this entertaining volume. Illustrated with period photographs, in black and white and color, a vivid portrait of this master showman has been achieved."--Dust jacket.
Download or read book The Greatest Showman written by and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Easy Piano Songbook). A musical drama biopic chronicling P.T. Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman) and his founding of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, this December 2017 film features a stunning soundtrack by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul of La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen fame. Our songbook features easy piano arrangements of 9 songs: Come Alive * From Now On * The Greatest Show * A Million Dreams * Never Enough * The Other Side * Rewrite the Stars * This Is Me * Tightrope.
Download or read book Showman Killer Vol 1 Heartless Hero written by Alexandro Jodorowsky and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alejandro Jodorowsky is the Chilean film-maker and comic writer whose career has covered everything from mime work to screenwriting, though he is best known as the writer of The Incal, the seminal work of the comic book medium, created in conjunction with the late Moebius. Nicolas Fructus is an illustrator who began his career in video games and animation, culminating in his appointment as Art Director for Arxel Tribe Studio. In this capacity, he worked with comic book legends Moebius and Druillet. In 2001, he turned his attention to comics full time, and was widely praised for his exquisite coloring work. He launched Showman Killer with Jodorowsky in 2010.
Download or read book The Lives of a Showman written by Mark Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the memoirs of a magician, psychic consultant, hypnotist and trick card salesman who has operated in different countries and experienced all sorts of mischief and adventures. Mark Lewis is an experienced, professional entertainer, having been a performer for over 40 years. He has worked in the U.K., Holland, Germany Ireland, the USA and Canada. While working in Ireland he virtually became a household name as a psychic, with masses of media publicity. He is recognised as one of the top sleight-of-hand magicians in the world. If you think that biographies and memoirs are dull, boring and stuffy, this book will change your mind. The author is a magician but you ll find no tricks here instead, you ll find a delightful, sometimes touching, and often hilarious account of the life of a professional entertainer. Mark Lewis is a close-up and cabaret magician, a children s performer, a pitchman, a psychic and a hypnotist and now, a writer. In this wonderfully engaging memoir, you will follow him from his early beginnings in posh London nightclubs to selling trick decks of cards in Blackpool, England, from being the most famous psychic in Dublin to becoming a hypnotist in Toronto, from performing for drunks to performing for royalty, and much, much more. Along the way, you will find a cast of colourful and often remarkable people, none more so than the author himself.
Download or read book Circus of Wonders written by Elizabeth Macneal and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the “lush, evocative Gothic” (The New York Times Book Review) The Doll Factory comes an atmospheric and spectacular novel about a woman transformed by the arrival of a Victorian circus of wonders—“as moving as it is deeply entertaining” (Daniel Mason, New York Times bestselling author). Step up, step up! In 1860s England, circus mania is sweeping the nation. Crowds jostle for a glimpse of the lion-tamers, the dazzling trapeze artists and, most thrilling of all, the so-called “human wonders.” When Jasper Jupiter’s Circus of Wonders pitches its tent in a poor coastal town, the life of one young girl changes forever. Sold to the ringmaster as a “leopard girl” because of the birthmarks that cover her body, Nell is utterly devastated. But as she grows close to the other performers, she finds herself enchanted by the glittering freedom of the circus, and by her own role as the Queen of the Moon and Stars. Before long, Nell’s fame spreads across the world—and with it, a chance for Jasper Jupiter to grow his own name and fortune. But what happens when her fame begins to eclipse his own, when even Jasper’s loyal brother Toby becomes captivated by Nell? No longer the quiet flower-picker, Nell knows her own place in the world, and she will fight for it. Circus of Wonders is a beautiful story about the “complex dance between exploitation and empowerment, and the question of what it really means to have control over your own life” (Naomi Ishiguro, author of Escape Routes).
