Description |
1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Overture -- The Road to Ruin'Dashing' Eva Lester -- The Californian GemLittle Lily Harley -- Original and RefinedKitty Fairdale -- The Crème de la Crème of Terpsichorean Serio-ComicsCharles Chaplin -- Descriptive SingerArthur West -- Topical and Extempore VocalistLeo Dryden -- The Kipling of the HallsWill Godwin -- Dramatic Sketch ArtistThe Eight Lancashire Lads -- Characteristic and Champion Clog DancersJessie Macnally -- The Dublin GirlCasey's Circus -- A Ragged BurlesqueFred Karno and his Colossal Combination of Comedians 13. The Great Calvero -- Master of Pantomime and Comic Songs |
Summary |
Charlie Chaplin grew up in and around the music hall. His parents, aunt, and their friends all earned their precarious livings on the stage and Chaplin himself started his career as a member of the Eight Lancashire Lads dance troupe. His experiences of the culture of the music hall were a significant influence, shaping his style of acting and the films he made. Chaplin?s family and the circle of fellow performers whose life stories are told in this book were appearing at a time when music hall was in a state of transition, changing from an entertainment still reminiscent of its tavern-based origins to a complex, highly-financed industry seeking legitimacy with a far wider public. As venues grew larger, performers struggled to make connections with an increasingly remote audience |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
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SUBJECT |
Chaplin, Charlie -- Career in music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) cct |
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Chaplin, Charlie -- Family. cct |
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Chaplin family. cct |
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Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 fast |
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century
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Social & cultural history.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
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England -- London
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chaplin, Michael
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ISBN |
9781786723857 |
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1786723859 |
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