Fall of the big top : the vanishing American circus / David Lewis Hammarstrom.
Språk: Engelska Utgivning: Jefferson, N.C. McFarland & Company, Inc. [2008]Utgivningstid: ©2008Beskrivning: 231 sidor illustrationerInnehållstyp:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781476691350
- 791.30973 23/swe
- Iköe
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| Book | Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Öppen samling, seminarieytan | B34.009 | Available | 26201879131 |
The big one falls -- Back before Barnum -- American heyday -- Brother, can you spare a ring? -- Spectacles unsublime -- Mavericks on the midway -- Cirque du invasion -- Encore for the eighties -- Vanishing visions -- Laliberte latitudes -- Ringling in retreat -- Reparations for Jumbo? -- Gunther in black -- There go the Shriners -- And the band did not play on -- Minus Clyde Beatty -- This way to the ballet -- Bumpin' back with a voice -- Big apple delicious -- And in the only ring that matters
""Explores circus history from 1793 to the present and addresses the cultural forces pushing big top shows toward "circus ballet." Numerous photographs and in-depth interviews conducted with show owners, performers and directors reveal a contrast between circuses of yesterday and today, and honor the outstanding performers who created and sustained the appeal of the circus." -- Utgivarens hemsida.