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Satan in the dance hall : Rev. John Roach Straton, social dancing, and morality in 1920s New York City
- Title
- Satan in the dance hall : Rev. John Roach Straton, social dancing, and morality in 1920s New York City / Ralph G. Giordano.
- Author
- Giordano, Ralph G.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *MGR 09-1936 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- xv, 249 p., [38] p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Purchased for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by the Linda A. & James H. Ellis Fund, in memory of James H. Ellis
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The war, the flu, and New York City -- Dr. Straton tells of buying drinks -- The dance of death and Satan's circus -- The dance masters respond to issues of morality -- Flappers and the dance of life -- The devil's music and the Scopes trial -- Searching for Satan in the dance hall -- Fighting the devil in modern Babylon -- Eulogy for the last dragon slayer.
- Call Number
- *MGR 09-1936
- ISBN
- 9780810861466 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0810861461 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008022525
- OCLC
- 230729645
- vendorOCN230729645
- Author
- Giordano, Ralph G.
- Title
- Satan in the dance hall : Rev. John Roach Straton, social dancing, and morality in 1920s New York City / Ralph G. Giordano.
- Imprint
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index.
- Research Call Number
- *MGR 09-1936