In this book Brooks McNamara explores the world of the concert
saloon in New York from the Civil War to the early years of the
twentieth century. A concert saloon is defined as an establishment
offering various kinds of entertainment, including alcohol, with
some also providing gambling and prostitution. All of these saloons
employed 'waiter girls' to sell drinks and sit with male customers
and all had bad reputations. McNamara focuses on the theatrical
aspects of the concert saloon and examines the sources of saloon
shows, the changes in direction during the century, the performing
spaces and equipment, as well as the employees and patrons.
McNamara paints a picture of a lively and theatrically fascinating
environment and his work sheds light on our understanding of
American popular theatre. The book contain informative
illustrations and will be of interest to historians of theatre,
popular culture and American social history.
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