Joseph P. Eckhardt

Dan Mason

From Vaudeville to Broadway to the Silent Screen

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Produktbeschreibung

"In a career that spanned 57 years, Dan Mason (1853-1929) went from performing German dialect routines in variety halls to appearing in Broadway musicals to playing character roles in silent films. Along the way he also wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own plays. Best remembered for his role as the irascible "Skipper" in the Toonerville Trolley silent comedies, Mason created dozens of unique and colorful characters on stage and screen. This first-ever biography of the American comedian explores the roots of his craft and the challenges he faced navigating the rapidly changing world of popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9781476683416
• ISBN-10: 1476683417
• Artikelnr.: 74404564

Autorenporträt

Joseph P. Eckhardt is a retired college professor of history. His previous works include biographies of film pioneer Siegmund Lubin, nineteenth century artist William T. Trego, and Woodstock artists Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason. He lives in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface Part One: Dan Mason on Stage
1.
The Dutch Boy from Syracuse
2.
The Trouper
3.
The Traveling Family Man
4.
The Two Dans
5.
Broadway Part Two: Dan Mason on Screen
6.
The Pictures
7.
The Toonerville Trolley
8.
Plum Center
9.
Hollywood 10.
"Characters, Comic or Otherwise" 11.
The Idle List Appendix A. Afterpieces, Plays and Scenarios by Dan Mason Appendix B. The Crowded Hotel by Dan Mason and Dan Sully Appendix C. Dan Mason, Raconteur Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index