{"product_id":"book-natural-born","title":"Book - Natural Born","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRose's Royal Midgets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e held an important place at theatres, circuses and fairgrounds across three continents a century ago, even if each component of the troupe's name crumbles into dust by light of day (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Rose\" was a pseudonym\", the company held no Royal patent, and the word \"midget\" has passed out of use in polite society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e). This large touring production of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLittle People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was the creation of one of show biz history's great impresarios, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIke Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, now forgotten but once in a league with names like Barnum and Ziegfeld as men who delivered full value for the price of a ticket. Peruse these pages for a glimpse into a vanished world, one as cynical as it was magical, but one that was also always fascinating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"What’s great about this book are, well, a number of things.  The care and detail in which the facts, artifacts, and interviews are presented is \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003every evident, and the skill in which other troupes are mentioned and how this particular troupe is place in the context of vaudeville, of sideshow, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eand of the greater movement away from Little People exploitation is just well-done.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eYou will finish reading this relatively short book with a thorough appreciation of times gone by, and a desire to find out more about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eother aspects of vaudeville.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e","brand":"Vaudevisuals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261080272985,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2267\/2485\/files\/AF308EB7-CE43-425A-B8C3-9DF8C960F533.jpg?v=1777236937","url":"https:\/\/coney-island-usa.myshopify.com\/products\/book-natural-born","provider":"Coney Island USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}