Dance marathons were a phenomenally popular fad during the manic 1920s and depressive 1930s. What began as a craze soon developed into a money-making business which lasted 30 years. Some 20,000 contestants and show personnel participated in these events; audiences, the majority women, totalled in the millions. ""A Poor Man's Nightclub,"" dance marathons were the dog-end of American show business, a bastard form of entertainment which borrowed from vaudeville, burlesque, night club acts and sports.
By:
Calabria Imprint: The Popular Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 350g ISBN:9780879725709 ISBN 10: 0879725702 Pages: 226 Publication Date:15 June 1993 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active