Gebr. - American Entertainment a Unique History - 14 Angebote vergleichen

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd.
Billboard A G. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books.
Watson-Guptill Publications. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd [53572034], Dunfermline, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
May have shelf wear or edge rubbing. Pages are clean and free of textual notes or other markings. Hardcover, Unabridged.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BookHolders.
[ Edition: First ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub Date: 1/1/1978 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 448.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, ezslides [6876818], Harleysville, PA, U.S.A.
Here, for the first time in one comprehensive volume, is a history of popular show business in America-told through a thoroughly researched text, a comprehensive chronology, and hundreds of articles, advertisements and photographs reproduced from the pages of Billboard, America's oldest entertainment publication, The whole glittering panorama of American show business comes to life as we follow the colorful activities of the showmen and the stars, the inventors and the promoters-from the earliest wagon shows to today's super circus; from minstrel shows and early vaudeville to musical extravaganzas and rock concerts; from cylindrical records to quadraphonic disks; from nickelodeons to movie palaces; and from penny peep shows to satellite television. Part One covers the entertainment which existed in the period from before the Revolutionary War until after the Civil War. Although Billboard was not published until 1894, its early issues carried many articles about showmen and their activities in pre-Colonial and Colonial times. In Part Two (1894-1904), the nation's tremendous growth is flamboyantly mirrored in the many types of entertainment that travelled the country-such as the first theatrical troupes, circuses, early vaudeville and minstrel shows, wild west spectaculars, carnivals and other attractions which played at parks and fairs. Part Three (1905-1918) deals with the struggles for control of vaudeville, theatre and motion pictures by powerful trusts-and the remarkable effects these conflicts had on creating the stars of the era, such as Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin. The period also witnessed the emergence of movies from their one- and two-reel infancy into multiple-reel features, and the record industry's own first war-the battle for dominance between Thomas Edison's cylinder and Emile Berliner's flat disk. At the end of the era, radio was about to be launched as a new, major mechanical force in show business. Part Four (1919-1946) describes the growth of radio from the first stations and "cat's whiskers" receivers to the development of the networks. It tells how Ed Wynn, Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Alien, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bing Crosby, Kate Smith and other stars attracted millions of listeners and created radio's golden age. The story of radio's devastating initial impact on the record industry (and its gradual impact on motion pictures, until Al Jolson's Jazz Singer brought in the talkies' era) is dramatically told. Another fascinating development in this era was the heyday of the Big Bands and their soon-to-be-star vocalists, such as Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Perry Como and many others. Part Five (1947-1977) tells the complex story of the modern era of American entertainment-the incredible technological advances; the mushrooming of billion dollar conglomerates; the development of the greatest number of stars and superstars show business had ever seen. The strange evolution of television, from its early "ice age" to its present dominance and its impact on all' other areas of American show business, is detailed-from the time of the original action/adventure shows such as Man Against Crime, and variety hits such as Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theatre, to Alex Haley's Roots and Fonzie's Happy Days. How radio solved the secret of prospering in the face of television; how movies finally met the new medium's challenge - these are part of the story. Other elements of the multi-faceted tale are the phenomenal growth of Las Vegas as the live entertainment capital of the world; the birth, decline and resurgence of the discotheques; the Disney-inspired development of the theme park; the billion dollar expansion of pre-recorded music on records and tapes into a major entertainment entity; and finally the emergence of satellite, cable and pay television, and the new videocassette and videodisk players and recorders, which hold promise of creating new dimensions for television as home entertainment. 44.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ergodebooks.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, medimops [55410863], Berlin, Germany.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wonder Book.
Watson-Guptill Publications. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket.

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