Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905 by Jennifer Mooney

Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905

Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

Jennifer Mooney

253 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage w...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...