No Applause--Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous
by Trav S.D.
Book Summary Information
Author: Trav S.D.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-31
ISBN: 0865479585
Number of pages: 344
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Book Reviews of No Applause--Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous
Book Review: Loses Steam in the Final Third, but Well Worth the Time
Summary: 4 Stars
The whole book is informative and very, very funny, with the first third concentrating on the ancient history of vaudeville and its beginnings, the middle third concentrating on its heyday, and the final chapters dedicated to its decline. However, the text does contain some glaring errors with regard to Buster Keaton's life and abilities (probably owing to the author's unfortunate use of Marion Meade's atrocious "Cut to the Chase" as a resource). For the record, Buster Keaton was neither functionally illiterate nor abused. The final chapters are bogged down a bit with the author's own philosophy as to what is needed in vaudeville, rather than a straight telling of what has happened to it in the last 40 or 50 years. This is a shame, because the first two thirds of the book are uproariously funny and page-turningly readable, and I would have like to have seen this continue through to the conclusion. Even the acknowledgments are entertaining - not always the case.
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