- Title Pages
- Praise for Charles Walters
- Frontispiece
- Dedication
- Preface
-
1 The Anaheim Hoofer -
2 A “New Face” in Town -
3 Beginning the Beguine -
4 The Show is On -
5 Broadway’s “Ranking Dancing Juvenile” -
6 Backstage -
7 “You Think Like a Director” -
8 Putting His Best Foot Forward -
9 A Company Man -
10 Good News -
11 A Swell Couple -
12 Fred and Ginger -
13 Metro-Goldwyn-Schary -
14 Get Happy -
15 “A Dear Dame” -
16 Playing the Palace -
17 Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo -
18 “A Masterpiece of Modern Moisture” -
19 “Two-Faced Woman” -
20 Cinderella Stories -
21 In High Society -
22 Branching Out -
23 A Virgin and a Housewife -
24 Spoiled Spinster -
25 “What Elephant?” -
26 Ain’t Down Yet -
27 After the Lion -
28 Final Ovation -
Appendix - Acknowledgments
- Index
Backstage
Backstage
- Chapter:
- (p.49) 6 Backstage
- Source:
- Charles Walters
- Author(s):
Brent Phillips
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
Under the auspices of top producer Vinton Freedley, Walters begins his choreographic career. He stages dances for Broadway productions Let’s Face It and Banjo Eyes. This chapter documents Walters’ development as a choreographer and Robert Alton’s influences. John Darrow’s career as a theatrical agent is given a boost when he receives a permit from Actors’ Equity to work in Hollywood. Walters and Darrow build a house on the West Coast.
Keywords: Vinton Freedley, producer, Choreographer, Let’s Face It, Banjo Eyes, Theatrical agent, Hollywood
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- Title Pages
- Praise for Charles Walters
- Frontispiece
- Dedication
- Preface
-
1 The Anaheim Hoofer -
2 A “New Face” in Town -
3 Beginning the Beguine -
4 The Show is On -
5 Broadway’s “Ranking Dancing Juvenile” -
6 Backstage -
7 “You Think Like a Director” -
8 Putting His Best Foot Forward -
9 A Company Man -
10 Good News -
11 A Swell Couple -
12 Fred and Ginger -
13 Metro-Goldwyn-Schary -
14 Get Happy -
15 “A Dear Dame” -
16 Playing the Palace -
17 Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo -
18 “A Masterpiece of Modern Moisture” -
19 “Two-Faced Woman” -
20 Cinderella Stories -
21 In High Society -
22 Branching Out -
23 A Virgin and a Housewife -
24 Spoiled Spinster -
25 “What Elephant?” -
26 Ain’t Down Yet -
27 After the Lion -
28 Final Ovation -
Appendix - Acknowledgments
- Index