Michael Kilgarriff--for thirty years a music hall chairman, producer, and musical director--has compiled a wealth of information on popular song in Britain during the 60 years from 1860 to 1920, comprehensively cross-indexed under performer, lyricist, composer, and year. This invaluable and long-awaited addition to the Music Hall literature is unrivalled in its magnitude and unique in its scope.

A backstage look at music hall, variety and vaudeville, illustrated with the posters and the photographs of thetime.