The Victorian Music Hall: Culture, Class and Conflict

ISBN-13: 9780521474726 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 256 str.

Dagmar Kift; Roy Kift

Opis

This book is the first serious study of the Victorian Music Hall from a national perspective. It outlines the history of the halls, their programs and the particular composition of their audiences. It then goes on to deal with specific conflicts in London and the regions in terms of class and culture, whereby the London scene is shown as being untypical for the nation as a whole. As such it presents the reader with an entirely new perspective and a wealth of previously unpublished source material.

Recenzje

"...providing a mine of knowledge and resources for future scholarship." Essays in Theatre

Spis treści

Part I. The English Music Hall: 1. History; 2. The music-hall programme; 3. The audience; Part II. Cultures in Conflict: 4. 1840–1865: rivalry in leisure; 5. 1860–1877: the 'demon drink'; 6. 1875–1888: programmes and purifiers; 7. The special case of London, 1840–1888; 8. Controversies in the 1890s.