Vaudeville Humor: The Collected Jokes, Routines, and Skits of Ed Lowry
by Levitt, Paul M. (editor and introduction by)
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0809327201
- ISBN 13
- 9780809327201
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Souther Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 464 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. In fine unread condition. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Vaudeville Humor: The Collected Jokes, Routines, and Skits of Ed Lowry contains vaudeville jokes, skits, and routines from the first three decades of the twentieth century originally compiled by comedian Ed Lowry (1896-1983). Although occasionally found in bits and pieces in anthologies and in some period dramatic comedies, vaudeville humor has never before been available in one collection--performers rarely if ever kept a record of their jokes and routines. Fortunately, Ed Lowry was an inveterate collector. He kept copious notebooks of jokes and routines that he not only commissioned but also stole from other comics, clipped from newspapers, and copied from now defunct popular magazines of the day. Editor Paul M. Levitt has reorganized the material into categories that preserve some of the flavor of Lowry's scrapbooks yet provide for finer distinctions. Part one, "Jokes," is organized by subject matter and cataloged by genre, dialects, and wordplay. From "Accidents" to "Work," this exhaustive catalog of humor features over one thousand jokes with topics that range from city slickers and country hicks through midgets and old maids to Swedes and tattoos. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Theatre, Entertainment & Plays; United States; 1900-1940; ISBN: 0809327201. ISBN/EAN: 9780809327201. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10431. . 9780809327201
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- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10431
- Title
- Vaudeville Humor: The Collected Jokes, Routines, and Skits of Ed Lowry
- Author
- Levitt, Paul M. (editor and introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0809327201
- ISBN 13
- 9780809327201
- Publisher
- Souther Illinois University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carbondale, IL
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- BZDB137 vaudeville, history, jokes, comedy, america, lowry, Theatre, Entertainment & Plays; United States; 1900-1940; Unbranded ISBN: 0809327201 EAN: 9780809327201 Levitt, Paul M. (editor and introduction by) Vaudeville Humor: The Collected Jokes,
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