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Lillian Russell: A Biography of "America's Beauty" | 
 enlarge | Author: Armond Fields
Publisher: McFarland
Category: Book
Buy New: $39.95
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Sales Rank: 3513704
Media: Paperback
Edition: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 245
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0786438681
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780786438686
ASIN: 0786438681
Publication Date: August 27, 2008
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Product Description
Colorful and boisterous first nights were the rule in New York theaters of the 1880s. Everyone, it seemed, attended, from the rich and powerful to young people who scraped together just enough to buy a ticket. And no star was more popular than Lillian Russell.
At a time when serious plays dominated the stages, Lillian Russell was one of the first to popularize musical theater. With her beauty, voice, and grace, she was the symbol of the new American woman. She used those attributes to attain power, social status and wealth, and then to become one of the earliest champions of women's equality. Her life and career are covered here in detail, with particular emphasis on the way she influenced theater history and popular culture.
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Lillian Russell: A Biography of "America's Beauty" April 5, 2008
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A wonderful biography of one of America's first devas! Well written and researched, and full of great photographs!
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