On Wed, 14 Sep 1994 14:21:07 +1000 Ina Bertrand said:
>I have a student working on a thesis about the interface between film and
>vaudeville in Australia in the twenties and thirties. She is seeking
>information about the programmes, the people on the `small vaudeville'
>circuits, the cinemas in which they performed. We would like to contact
>anyone else working in a similar field, not only in Australia. Also, any
>suggestions for sources would be appreciated. Thankyou.
 
In the U.S., Robert C. Allen has published a book on burlesque--which
is close to vaudeville, I suppose.  The title is:
 
Horrible Prettiness : Burlesque and American Culture (UNC Press, I believe)
 
His e-mail address is [log in to unmask]  He teaches at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
 
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