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EBOOK Astaires:Fred & Adele
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199913077
EAN: 747A84DCEB
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Stron: 266
Data wydania: 2012
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Before "e;Fred and Ginger,"e; there was "e;Fred and Adele,"e; a show-business partnership        and cultural sensation like no other. In our celebrity-saturated era, it's hard to        comprehend what a genuine phenomenon these two siblings from Omaha were. At the        height of their success in the mid-1920s, the Astaires seemed to define the Jazz        Age. They were Gershwin's music in motion, a fascinating pair who wove spellbinding        rhythms in song and dance.In this book, the first comprehensive study of their        theatrical career together, Kathleen Riley traces the Astaires' rise to fame from        humble midwestern origins and early days as child performers on small-time        vaudeville stages (where Fred, fatefully, first donned top hat and tails) to their        1917 debut on Broadway to star billings on both sides of the Atlantic. They became        ambassadors of an art form they helped to revolutionize, adored by audiences, feted        by royalty, and courted socially by elites everywhere they went. From the start,        Adele was the more natural performer, spontaneous, funny, and self-possessed, while        Fred had to hone his trademark timing and elegance through endless hours of        rehearsal, a disciplined regimen that Adele loathed. Ultimately, Fred's dancing        expertise surpassed his sister's, and their paths diverged: Adele married into        British aristocracy, and Fred headed for Hollywood.The Astaires examines in depth        the extraordinary story of this great brother-sister team, with full attention to        its historical and theatrical context. It is not merely an account of the first part        of Fred's long and illustrious career but one with its own significance. Born at the        close of the 1800s, Fred and Adele grew up together with the new century, and when        they reached superstardom during the interwar years, they shone as an affirmation of        life and hope amid a prevailing crisis of faith and identity.

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