Rose's Royal Midgets and Other Little People of Vaudeville
by Trav S.D.
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Pub Date Dec 15 2021 | Archive Date Feb 04 2022
Vaudevisuals Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
The name Rose's Royal Midgets held an important place at theatres, circuses, and fairgrounds across three continents a century ago, even if each component of the troupe's name crumbles into dust by light of day ("Rose" was a pseudonym", the company held no Royal patent, and the word "midget" has passed out of use in polite society). This large touring production of Little People was the creation of one of show biz history's great impresarios, Ike Rose, now forgotten but once in a league with names like Barnum and Ziegfeld as men who delivered full value for the price of a ticket. Peruse these pages for a glimpse into a vanished world, one as cynical as it was magical, but one that was also always fascinating. Illustrated with over 100 color vintage postcards and personal photographs from a troupe member. Foreward by sideshow historian James Taylor.
A Note From the Publisher
James Taylor ~ Foreword
Softcover: 9780578762524
James Taylor ~ Foreword
Softcover: 9780578762524
Advance Praise
"The definitive history of Rose's Royal Midgets expands to document the 'other little people of Vaudeville," from 1890 when Ike Rose started living the legendary life of a top Vaudeville and Burlesque producer to 1957 when performer Billy Barty founded his advocacy group Little People of America."
—Dick Zigun Founder/Director Coney Island USA
"Vaudevisuals Press has put together a unique, sumptuously illustrated history of little people in American show business. The book is filled with photos, news clippings, postcards, two show programs reproduced in their entirety, and other fascinating ephemera plus interviews and essays. I particularly enjoyed the reproductions of beautiful cartes de visites by early NYC studio photographer Charles Eisenmann that conclude the book: these are exquisite images, dramatic, poignant, and beautifully staged, that convey all kinds of emotions on both the subjects' and viewers' parts."
—Amazoomer ~ Amazon Reader
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780578847078 |
| PRICE | $29.95 (USD) |
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