Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940

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Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940

Adams, Katherine H./ Keene, Michael L.

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McFarland & Co Inc（2012/11発売）
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ポイント 76pt

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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 223 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780786472284
DDC分類 791.30820973

Full Description

During the years 1880 to 1940, the glory days of the American circus, a third to a half of the cast members were women--a large group of very visible American workers whose story needs telling. This book, using sources such as diaries, autobiographies, newspaper accounts, films, posters, and route books, first considers the popular media's presentation of these performers as unnatural and scandalous--as well as romantic and thrilling. Next are the stories told by circus women, which contradict and complicate other versions of their lives. Across America in those years an array of acts featured women, such as tableaux, freak shows, girlie shows, tiger acts, and aerial performances, all involving special skills and all detailed here. The book offers a unique and fascinating view of not just the circus but of what it meant to be an American woman at work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE. MEDIA DEPICTIONS: THE STORIES TOLD ABOUT CIRCUS PEOPLE

1. Circus in the Established Media: Unnatural, Scandalous, Perilous

2. Circus by Press Agents: Contradictory Extremes

3. Circus Books for Children: Gendered Romantic Dreams

4. Romanticized Books for Men and Women

5. The Complexities of Filmic Representation

PART TWO. CIRCUS DEPICTIONS: THE STORIES CIRCUS PEOPLE TOLD

6. Separation and the Status of Other

7. Entering a Circus Career

8. Behavior Rules for Women and Their Contracts

9. The Rigors of Practice

10. Life on the Road and Rails

11. Scanty Dress

12. The (Difficult) Road to Success

Between pages 92 and 93 are 8 pages containing 8 color plates.

PART THREE. THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

13. The Power of the Poster

14. The Unloading and the Parade

15. To the Menageries, Games of Chance and the Sideshows

16. Into the Dressing Tents

17. The Big Show / The Circus Gaze

18. Late-Night Girlie Shows

PART FOUR. CIRCUS WOMEN RANKED AND SEEN

19. Ballet Girls

20. Statuary/Tableaux Artists

21. Mostly Stationary Freaks

22. The Silent Assistant and the Magic Act

23. Equestrians

24. Trainers of Wild Animals

25. Aerial Artists

26. Bike/Car Tricksters

27. Sharpshooters

28. Clowns

29. Circus Managers/Owners

30. Toward the End of a Career

Conclusion

Works Cited

Index