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The Making of the West End Stage - Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830-1870 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,300
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The Making of the West End Stage - Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830-1870 (Hardcover): Jacky...

The Making of the West End Stage - Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830-1870 (Hardcover)

Jacky Bratton

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All roads lead to London - and to the West End theatre. This book presents a new history of the beginnings of the modern world of London entertainment. Putting female-centred, gender-challenging managements and styles at the centre, it redraws the map of performance history in the Victorian capital of the world. Bratton argues for the importance in Victorian culture of venues like the little Strand Theatre and the Gallery of Illustration in Regent Street in the experience of mid-century London, and of plays drawn from the work of Charles Dickens as well as burlesques by the early writers of Punch. Discovering a much more dynamic and often woman-led entertainment industry at the heart of the British Empire, this book seeks a new understanding of the work of women including Eliza Vestris, Mary Ann Keeley and Marie Wilton in creating the template for a magical new theatre of music, feeling and spectacle.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2011
First published: October 2011
Authors: Jacky Bratton
Dimensions: 235 x 160 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-51901-4
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 0-521-51901-2
Barcode: 9780521519014

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