Dan Mason

From Vaudeville to Broadway to the Silent Screen

Joseph P. Eckhardt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

203 Seiten

2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8341-6 (ISBN)

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In a career that spanned 57 years, Dan Mason (1853-1929) went from German dialect routines in variety halls to Broadway musicals to silent films. This biography of the comedian explores the roots of his craft and the challenges he faced navigating the rapidly changing world of popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In a career that spanned 57 years, Dan Mason (1853-1929) went from performing German dialect routines in variety halls to appearing in Broadway musicals to playing character roles in silent films. Along the way he also wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own plays. Best remembered for his role as the irascible "Skipper" in the Toonerville Trolley silent comedies, Mason created dozens of unique and colorful characters on stage and screen.

This first-ever biography of the American comedian explores the roots of his craft and the challenges he faced navigating the rapidly changing world of popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Joseph P. Eckhardt is a retired college professor of history. His previous works include biographies of film pioneer Siegmund Lubin, nineteenth century artist William T. Trego, and Woodstock artists Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason. He lives in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsviii

Preface

Part One: Dan Mason on Stage

1. The Dutch Boy from Syracuse

2. The Trouper

3. The Traveling Family Man

4. The Two Dans

5. Broadway

Part Two: Dan Mason on Screen

6. The Pictures

7. The Toonerville Trolley

8. Plum Center

9. Hollywood

10. “Characters, Comic or Otherwise”

11. The Idle List

Appendix A. Afterpieces, Plays and Scenarios by Dan Mason

Appendix B. The Crowded Hotel by Dan Mason and Dan Sully

Appendix C. Dan Mason, Raconteur

Filmography

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	25.01.2021
Zusatzinfo	47 photos, appendices, filmography, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	277 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-4766-8341-7 / 1476683417
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8341-6 / 9781476683416
Zustand	Neuware