| Description |
1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Work of the New Deal and the Federal Theatre Project -- The New Deal Work Ethic -- Acting Work and FTP Work -- 2. Backstage Comedies -- An Overview of Backstage Comedies -- The Torch-Bearers -- Room Service -- A Moral Entertainment -- 3. Middle-Class Work Comedies -- Middle-Class Labor and the New Deal -- Ah, Wilderness! -- To the Ladies -- 4. Comedies of Chance -- Chance, Culture, and Government -- The Show-Off -- Mississippi Rainbow -- 5. Con Artist Comedies -- The Confidence Artist and Society -- The Milky Way -- Help Yourself |
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Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439922170 |
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1439922179 |
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