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(More customer reviews)For anyone interested in the development of entertainment from the legitimate theater to film entertainment from the silent age to the big downtown combination film and stage theaters and through the passing of the business center and neighborhood theaters in a city like Indianapolis this is a must read. Of particular interest is that vaudeville and burlesque was still active in Indianaoplis when it had passed on in many other cities of similar or larger size. It is also most interesting of the naming of the many stage actors and productions that appeared in the city's theaters.
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Opening a window on a storied past, longtime Indianapolis televisionjournalist and lifelong theatergoer Howard Caldwell presents the story of themagnificent theaters of Indianapolis. Caldwell shares with us the pleasure thesemajestic spaces brought to thousands of Hoosiers during their glory days -- when anouting to the theater was a special event and film was still a marvel of technology.He discusses the roles played by the greatest stars of the day and relates theorigins of Indy's famous theaters: the Murat, the Circle, the Indiana, the English,and the Lyric, to name a few. Caldwell points out which theaters featured burlesqueshows and vaudeville routines, explores the traditions of regional and nationaltheater productions, notes when the first motion pictures and talkies came to town,and highlights old time musical reviews and symphonic performances. Vividlyillustrated with rare photos and anecdotes, The Golden Age of Indianapolis Theaterscelebrates the city's rich theater tradition. (2010)
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