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The road to Mars
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Eric Idle |
On a tour of planets in the 24th century, two comedians are caught in a terrorist plot to sabotage a spaceship. They are rescued by their robot, the third member of their act. |
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Selling hope
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Kristin O'Donnell Tubb |
In 1910, just before the earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet, thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels, whose father is a magician in a traveling vaudeville show, tries to earn enough money to qu… |
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Staged life
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Lija O'Brien |
This story takes place in the 1900s. Nancy Dodd grew up a privileged life until her father died, leaving her orphaned. An overbearing uncle becomes her legal guardian. Nan ends up playing on vaudevil… |
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The Comedians
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Kliph Nesteroff |
Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berl… |
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The Tumbling Turner sisters
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Juliette Fay |
"In 1919, the four Turner sisters and their parents are barely scraping along. Their father is a low-paid boot stitcher in Johnson City, NY, and the Turners are always one paycheck away from eviction… |
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Vaudeville on the Diamond
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David M. Sutera |
Over the last couple of decades, minor league baseball games have shown substantial attendance figures, with more than forty-one million spectators in both 2010 and 2011. With all the high-tech, live… |
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Women vaudeville stars
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Armond Fields |
"This book tells the stories of 80 women who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th and early 20th century. The author summarizes the history of women in the performance industry and tra… |
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Pinocchio's sister
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Jan Slepian |
Feeling humiliated after a family scandal, a ventriloquist on the vaudeville circuit turns inward, neglecting his ten-year-old daughter and lavishing attention on his puppet. |
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When Vaudeville came to Joplin
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Cynthia S. Gillard |
When Vaudeville Came to Joplin is the first in a series of historical fiction novels based upon a 100 year old scrapbook that chronicles the lives of Vaudeville performers during the turn of the 20th… |
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The prettiest girl on stage is a man
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Kathleen B Casey |
"From the 1890s through the 1920s, vaudeville reigned as one of the most popular entertainment forms in urban America. Through drama, humor, and satire, it invited its socially, economically, and eth… |
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I Love Her, That's Why!
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Cynthia Hobart Lindsay,George Burns,Jack Benny |
Comedian George Burns' first autobiography (as told to and penned by Cynthia Hobart Lindsay) chronicles his penniless childhood, his rise through vaudeville and - most importantly - his love affair w… |
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100 years, 100 stories
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George Burns,George Burns |
The incredible George Burns celebrates his one hundredth birthday with a priceless gift to his fans - a collection of the stories that have made him one of America's national treasures. George Burns'… |
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