Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEAn entertaining record of a life and a timeEd Lowry joined the vaudeville circuit in 1910 at the age of fourteen. He never achieved stardom equal to the likes of Fred Allen; Jack Benny; George Burns; Buster Keaton; or Eddie Cantor; and he never considered himself an ldquo;artiste.rdquo; Instead; he saw himself as a hoofer and comic simply trying to make a living on the vaude scene. My Life in Vaudeville recounts Lowryrsquo;s long career in entertainment from the viewpoint of a foot soldier with a big dream.Lowryrsquo;s story begins in the heyday of vaudeville in the early twentieth century and follows its gradual decline. Unlike many of his associates; he recognized that movies and other forms of entertainment were the future; and thus branched out into other venues. He took gigs in radio in Philadelphia; Newark; New York; and Los Angeles; explored revues; cabarets; burlesque; and film; and organized USO road shows. With wit and perception; he reveals his stage roots as an entertainer playing to his audience; and editor Paul M. Levittrsquo;s introduction beautifully sets the stage for Lowryrsquo;s gags-to-riches tale; providing much-needed historical perspective.My Life in Vaudeville is an unpretentious record of a time when thousands of young people went into show business to escape the boredom of daily life; and Lowryrsquo;s story is a view of vaudeville not often encountered. Lowry does much more than recall the daily life of a working actor; musician; and comedian. His story brings vaudeville to life and places it within the larger narratives of popular culture and popular entertainment of the twentieth century.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great!By SeagaiaLoved this; each chapter was full of lots of interesting ideas that I think are still applicable to art-making today. The writing is clear and easy to understand and there are tons of notes and references for further reading of journals and films from the 60s/70s. Hope to see more from Furuhata! Definitely check this one out if youre looking for some good writing on Avant-Garde Japanese Film. The ideas of remediation and how the different artists used these ideas into their films feels applicable nowadays in a world of endless and confusing images and videos.