Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-273) and index.
Contents
The Bernhardt effect: self-advertising and the age of spectacle -- Mirth and girth: the politics of comedy -- The strong personality: female mimics and the play of the self -- The Americanization of Salome: sexuality, race, and the careers of the vulgar princess -- "The eyes of the enemy": female activism and the paradox of theater -- "Nationally advertised legs": how Broadway invented "the girls" -- "Like all the rest of womankind only more so": the chorus girl probllem and American culture -- Conclusion: the legacy of female spectacle.
