May Irwin

May Irwin reigned as America''s queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine pop culture phenomenon, Irwin conquered the legitimate stage, composed song lyrics, and parlayed her celebrity into success as a cookbook author, suffragette, and real estate mogul.
 
Sharon Ammen''s in-depth study traces Irwin''s hurly-burly life. Irwin gained fame when, layering aspects of minstr...