The nance /

In the 1930s, burlesque impresarios welcomed the hilarious comics and musical parodies of vaudeville to their decidedly lowbrow niche. A headliner called "the nance," usually played by a straight man, was a stereotypically camp homosexual and master of comic double entendre. The Nance recr...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Beane, Douglas Carter, 1959- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dramatists Play Service, [2016]
Subjects:	Burlesque (Theater) > Drama. Gay men > Drama. Vaudeville > Drama. Stage presence > Drama.