Description: Shipping: All items will be packed safely in a sturdy package for safe shipping.We ship internationally and offer combined shipping for multiple purchases. Expedited, Priority Mail and FedEx shipping available Once payment is received, we ship your item on the next business day. Some great books and Magazines on Vaudeville, Burlesque, Music Hall and the FolliesClick on this link for more Theater and Vaudeville Books!Click on this link for more Radio Television and Broadcasting Magazines and Books!Forty Years Observation Of Music And Drama Hardcoverby Robert Grau (Author)Profusely IllustratedBROADWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY835 BROADWAY, NEW YORKI take it for granted that the person who does me the honor to read these pages will concede that I have ao quired, by force Of experience alone, a little wisdom in respect to the Vaudeville business of America. That business which has engaged my earnest and almost exclusive attention for a period of about sixteen years, has undergone such wonderful ramifications in that period that, frankly speaking, I can scarcely look back upon it now without the vague feeling Of one who has lately passed through a disconnected dream.Neither from a literary nor a critical standpoint does the author of this volume seek the applause of his readers.The title of the work itself best defines its comprehensive and definite scope and purpose.The author, being the last of the Graus (descendant from Emanuel Grau), thought that a perpetuation of his recollections might not be in vain.Within the confines of a single volume, it has been possible to include only a small portion of the available data, and the same statement applies to portraits. The author wishes to explain that the absence of portraits of numerous distinguished individuals is due to the limitations of space he had to contend with. The amount of space devoted to any subject has generally been regulated by the amount of interesting data that could be recalled.Many world-famous stars and managers are omitted either because the author could recall nothing in their careers that is not generally known or because careers like those of Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Richard Mansfield, and others have been extensively covered in individual volumes by famous writers with whom this author could not hope to compete.The reader's attention is drawn to the footnotes, which provide changes and additional data due to developments that occurred while the volume was in preparation.It should be noted that the author possesses portraits and manuscript material sufficient for additional volumes of great interest, which will be promptly published in book form if the present work receives the recognition that he humbly anticipates.ROBERT GRAUMt. Vernon, N. Y.Easter, 1909.First Edition 1909 by Broadway Publishing Company 9x6". red cloth binding with gold embossed title and spine frontispiece portrait on title 378 pages w numerous b/w photos.CONDITION GOODBook in very clean condition with some wear to covers. Interior clean, no markings, no odor or animal hairs, binding and spine sound have been restored, small roughing of corners esp on back ABOUT US: 15 years of experience in online selling with high customer satisfaction . BUY WITH CONFIDENCE - If you don't like the item, just return it in the way you received it and we will gladly return the purchase price. CHAPTER I Principally Vaudeville — "Who Made Modern Vaudeville?" — Noted Careers — The White Rats and Vaudeville Syndicate. CHAPTER II Old-time Theatres and Old-time Managers — Advent of Klaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts. CHAPTER III Era of the Manageress — Mrs. John Drew — Mrs. Conway — Stories of John Stetson, Poole, and Donnelly. CHAPTER IV The Business Side of Theatricals Past and Present — Advent of Liebler & Co. — Geo. Tyler — The Record of a Great Producing Firm — Biographies. CHAPTER V Retrospective — When Madison Square Garden was the Harlem Depot — Horace Greeley and Charles Fechter — The Elder Hackett — Mario and Grisi — Jacob Grau's French Ball in Honor of Present King of England — How Maurice Grau Emulated His Uncle. CHAPTER VI A Resume of Brilliant Careers — Maurice Strakosch — The Howsons — The Brahams — Memoirs of Favorites of Long Ago. CHAPTER VII How Our Favorite Stars of Today Began Their Careers — A Hap-hazard Period. CHAPTER VIII Anecdotal History of Interesting Careers — Tetrazzini — Blanche Arral — Sembrich and Others. CHAPTER IX An Appreciation of Oscar Hammerstein — Careers of Musical Celebrities — The Violincello's Lack of Potency — Victor Herbert's Life Story — The True History of Maurice Grau from Libretto-boy to Impresario — History of English Opera in America — When Stetson Asked for Forty Apostles — Comic Opera Vicissitudes — Poor "Billy" Deutsch, Who Actually 'Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo." CHAPTER X Rubinstein's Visit in 1872 — Barnum and His Disciple — Foundation of the Circus Business in America — The Mascagni Fiasco — Ben Greet's Perseverance — Fanny Janauschek. CHAPTER XI Prodigies — When the New York Herald was Supreme — Its War with the Managers of the 60's — The Herald's Joke on the Public — Biographical Sketches — How Patti Came to Sing "The Last Farewell." CLICK HERE FOR MORE Vintage Record Catalogs and Booklets! Please check my other listings for some great vintage Turntable and Phonograph items, Phonograph and Music books! 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Author: ROBERT GRAU
Book Title: Forty Years Observation of Music and the Drama
Language: English
Topic: Classical Music, Collectibles, Artists, Comedies, Cult Movies, Cultural History, Documentaries, Dramas, Music, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Historic Figures, Hobbies, Musical Instruments, Musicals, Performing Arts, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Popular Media, Satire, Screenplays, Script/Play, Soundtracks, Television, Theater
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Publishing
Genre: Antiquarian & Collectible, Art & Culture, Business, Economics & Industry, Music, Film/TV Adaptation, History, Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle
Publication Year: 1909
Features: Illustrated, 1st Edition
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
