The Hanlon Brothers From Daredevil Acrobatics to Spectacle Pantomime, 1833-1931

The Hanlon Brothers is the first complete and accurate account of one of the most beloved families in nineteenth-century American theater. The Hanlons evolved a unique theatrical style that combined breath-taking acrobatics with trick scenery, novel illusions, and wild, often violent, knockabout com...

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Main Author Cosdon, Mark
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press 2009
Edition1
Subjects
PERFORMING ARTS
Theater
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Summary:The Hanlon Brothers is the first complete and accurate account of one of the most beloved families in nineteenth-century American theater. The Hanlons evolved a unique theatrical style that combined breath-taking acrobatics with trick scenery, novel illusions, and wild, often violent, knockabout comedy.
ISBN:0809329255
9780809329250