Four New York press agents and newspapermen turned the free-verse fashion of 1917 on their own trade, in short poems about tenors whose lives are too dull for the papers, temperamental prima donnas, baritones, critics and the dramatist who has finally sold a play. Edward Bernays, later famous as a pioneer of public relations, is among the contributors.
A witty snapshot of the Broadway publicity machine in the year America entered the war, best for lovers of theatre history. Download the free EPUB.