Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque and the Oral Tradition (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
Book Details
Author(s)A. Davis
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN / ASIN1137378727
ISBN-139781137378729
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,796,087
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known mostly for striptease, and explores how these sketch performers approached their craft.

