Beulah Annan. Belva Gaertner. Kitty Malm. Sabella Nitti. These are the real women of Chicago.
You probably know Roxie and Velma, the good-time gals of the 1926 satirical play Chicago and its wildly successful musical and movie adaptations. You might not know that Roxie, Velma, and the rest of the colourful characters of the play were inspired by real prisoners held in 'Murderess Row' in 1920s Chicago - or that the reporter who covered their trials for the Chicago Tribune went on to write the play Chicago.
Now, more than 90 years later, the Chicago Tribune has uncovered photographs and newspaper clippings telling the story of the four women who inspired the timeless characters of Chicago. But these photos tell a different story-and it's not all about glamour, fashion, and celebrity. They show a young mother in jail hugging her two-year-old daughter. They show an immigrant woman who doesn't speak the language of her judge, jury, and attorney. And they show women who used their images to sway public opinion - and their juries.
By:
Kori Rumore,
Marianne Mather
Foreword by:
Heidi Stevens
Introduction by:
Rick Kogan
Contributions by:
Chris Jones
Imprint: Surrey Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 190mm,
ISBN: 9781572842779
ISBN 10: 1572842776
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 April 2020
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by Heidi Stevens Introduction by Rick Kogan Chapter 1: Maurine Watkins Chapter 2: Beulah Annan, inspiration for Chicago’s Roxie Hart Chapter 3: Belva Gaertner, inspiration for Chicago’s Velma Kelly Chapter 4: Kitty Walters (Malm), inspiration for Go-to-Hell Kitty Chapter 5: Sabella Nitti, inspiration for Chicago’s Hunyak Chapter 6: Chicago—Making art from life by Michael Phillips and Chris Jones Chapter 7: How we pulled this together Acknowledgments Bibliographical Notes
The Chicago Tribune, founded in 1847, is the flagship newspaper of the Chicago Tribune Media Group. Its staff comprises dedicated, award-winning journalists who have authored many bestselling books.
