Research Catalog

Title

Showtime at the Apollo / Ted Fox.

Author

Fox, Ted, 1954-

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, ©1983.

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Details

Description

xii, 322 pages : illustrations, portraits; 25 cm

Summary

Book Description: For close to 60 years the Apollo Theatre in the heart of Harlem has been one of America's foremost cultural institutions, a top showcase for black entertainers and a launching pad for some of the greatest talents of our time: Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughan, and Richard Pryor are just a few. Ted Fox has written a history of the special combination of people and atmosphere at the Apollo; he lets the theatre's stars tell a large part of the story through personal anecdotes, augmented by a splendid array of rare pictures. The author also discusses the evolution of black cultural forms in music and comedy, and in so doing, preserves routines, Apollo trademarks, and backstage lore that might otherwise be lost.

Subject

• Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
• 1900-1999
• African American theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century
• African American entertainers > Interviews
• Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > New York (State) > New York
• African American entertainers
• African American theater
• Buildings
• Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
• Theaters > Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
• Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
• New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
• New York (N.Y.) > History
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History
• New York (State) > New York
• New York (State) > New York > Harlem

Genre/Form

• History.
• Interviews.

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Introduction: The World's Most Famous Theatre 1 -- 1 Harlem's Early Years--The Apollo's Heritage 39 -- 2 The Thirties 67 -- 3 Amateur Night and the Apollo Audience 104 -- 4 The Forties 132 -- 5 The Fifties 167 -- 6 Gospel and the Blues 214 -- 7 The Sixties 239 -- 8 The Final Days of the Apollo? 285.

Call Number

MWED (New York) 84-607

ISBN

• 0030605334
• 9780030605338

LCCN

83004299

OCLC

9393699

Author

Fox, Ted, 1954-

Title

Showtime at the Apollo / Ted Fox.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, ©1983.

Edition

1st ed.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Research Call Number

MWED (New York) 84-607

Sc E 84-142

Sc E 97-253