Westover, Jonas - The Shuberts and Their Passing Shows

The Shubert name has been synonymous with Broadway for almost as long as Broadway entertainment itself. In The Shuberts and Their Passing Shows: The Untold Tale of Ziegfeld's Rivals, author Jonas Westover investigates beyond the Shuberts' business empire into their early revues and the centrifugal role they played in developing American theatre as an art form.

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CONTENTS

Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Examples
A List of Passing Show Personages
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Twelve-Hour Show Squeezed Into Three: The Creative Forces Behind the Passing Shows.
Chapter 2: A Matchless Melange of Mirth and Melody: The Stars of the Passing Shows.
Chapter 3: The Hebrew Messenger Boy and the Thespian: The Howard Brothers.
Chapter 4: A Downpour of Talent, A Niagara of Beauty: Chorus Girls and Chorus Boys.
Chapter 5: The Mastodon of Musical Extravaganza: Song, Dance, and Scenic Effects.
Chapter 6: A Sure Cure for the Blues: Creating the Passing Show of 1914.
Chapter 7: A Carnival of Travesty: Textual and Musical References in the Passing Shows.
Chapter 8: America's Foremost Musical Institution: The Shuberts, Ziegfeld, and their Battle for Supremacy.
Chapter 9: As New, Bright, and Welcome as the Morning Sun: The Birth of a Legend and the Demise of a Genre.
Bibliography
Appendices

Series	Broadway Legacies