Making American Culture

Bradley, Patricia

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“…As sociocultural historian Patricia Bradley writes, "there was something subversive about vaudeville-too much flesh, too many immigrants, and a bit too much freedom." 85 The new immigrant and their ethnic roots of eastern and southern Europe, as seen in the new humor of the vaudeville-inspired films of the Marx Brothers, reinforced the fears of Progressive reformers and critics that the freedom and subversive nature of the new humor was a threat and a danger to Anglo-American dominance and authority.…”

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“…84 Her act, according to the same review, consisted of "a howling travesty of the chesty elocutionist," and "an exquisite lampoon on the 'classy' prima donna"; the "beauty of her method" requiring "just enough accuracy and truth in her burlesques to make the picture ridiculously plain." 85 Ultimately, this at times canny review falls into the objectification of the grotesque female comedian, ending with the conclusion that "the Joe Weber amazon is a great big vaudeville hit." 86 Reduced to being Joe Weber's "amazon" the paradox of the truth of her performance is confronted with the suggestion that the real success of Dressler's comedy is her being tall, overweight, loud, and mannish.…”

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The New Humor in the Progressive Era

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2014

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