Musical Comedy on the West End Stage, 1890 - 1939
Description
This book offers the first full historical treatment of a music theatre that was once at the centre of London's West End. From the late Victorian period to the early 1920s, musical comedy was the single most popular form of 'legitimate' theatre entertainment. This lively account establishes musical comedy as one of the first industrial cultures and offers fascinating insights into how it functioned ideologically as a celebrated embracing of the modern condition.
Keywords
Literary CriticismPerforming ArtsTheaterHistory & CriticismHistoryEuropeGreat BritainSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceModernLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2004Book
Author(s)LEN PLATT
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403932259
LanguageEnglish
