Project Gutenberg 2021-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 162 Nathan, George Jean 1882 1958 17021350 Bottoms Up: An Application of the Slapstick to Satire $aUnited States :$bPhilip Goodman Company,$c1917. Charlene Taylor, SF2001, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Bottoms Up: An Application of the Slapstick to Satire" by George Jean Nathan is a theatrical critique and commentary on American drama and its trends, written in the early 20th century. The book primarily focuses on the examination of comedic elements within various dramatic forms, using satire to underscore the absurdities found in contemporary theatrical practices and society. Through humor and exaggerated characterizations, Nathan delves into the world of theatre, exploring themes of performance and the role of critics, etc. The content consists of a mixture of short plays, essays, and humorous examinations of theatre that collectively critique the shortcomings and conventions of American drama and vaudeville. Nathan cleverly satirizes melodrama, audio-visual culture, and theatrical clichés, providing readers with insights into how both writers and critics engage with the medium. He uses a variety of comedic formats, including dialogues, charades, and glossaries that encapsulate the lingo of the theatre, as well as profiles of characters to illuminate the absurdities inherent in stage presentations. Ultimately, "Bottoms Up" serves as both entertainment and an intelligent critique of the American entertainment landscape during Nathan's era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bottomsup00nathrich/page/n7/mode/2up 20200424000615nathan 1917 US Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 133922 2025-07-26T10:54:12.839800 text/html 111824 2024-10-18T17:15:16 text/html 204724 2025-07-26T10:54:17.405765 application/epub+zip 202697 2025-07-26T10:54:13.751810 application/epub+zip 126406 2025-07-26T10:54:13.280809 application/epub+zip 261712 2025-07-26T10:54:20.040781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241119 2025-07-26T10:54:16.947810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161482 2022-09-30T04:13:56.970251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106650 2025-07-26T10:54:12.368833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86540 2024-10-18T17:15:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17165 2025-07-26T10:54:20.184765 application/rdf+xml 17940 2025-07-26T10:54:13.399828 image/jpeg 3056 2025-07-26T10:54:13.340857 image/jpeg 186012 2025-07-26T10:54:12.854810 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia