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ISBN10: 1780762933, ISBN13: 9781780762937, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London] Hardcover Hardcover. Of all the theatrical genres most prized by the Victorians, pantomime is the only one to have survived continuously into the twenty-first century. It remains as true today as it was in the 1830s, that a visit to the pantomime constitutes the first theatrical experience of most children and now, as then, a successful pantomime season is the key to the financial health of most theatres. Everyone went to the pantomime, from Queen Victoria and the royal family to the humblest of her subjects. It appealed equally to West End and East End, to London and the provinces, to both sexes and all ages. Many Victorian luminaries were devotees of the pantomime, notably among them John Ruskin, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll and W.E. Gladstone. In this vivid and evocative account of the Victorian pantomime, Jeffrey Richards examines the potent combination of slapstick, spectacle and subversion that ensured the enduring popularity of the form. The secret of its success, he argues, was its continual evolution. It acted as an accurate cultural barometer of its times, directly reflecting current attitudes, beliefs and preoccupations, and it kept up a flow of instantly recognisable topical allusions to political rows, fashion fads, technological triumphs, wars and revolutions, and society scandals. Richards assesses throughout the contribution of writers, producers, designers ...
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Hardback. New. The English Pantomime is one of the most popular, least analysed of all theatrical forms. It's been the festive mainstay of the English stage since the eighteenth century, and it has survived by its ability to evolve. ISBN 1780762933 9781780762937 [GB]
ISBN10: 1780762933, ISBN13: 9781780762937, [publisher: I.B. Tauris] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]
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ISBN10: 1780762933, ISBN13: 9781780762937, [publisher: I.B. Tauris] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 1780762933, ISBN13: 9781780762937, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover The English Pantomime is one of the most popular, least analysed of all theatrical forms. It s been the festive mainstay of the English stage since the eighteenth century, and it has survived by its ability to evolve.Inhaltsverzeichnis [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 1780762933, ISBN13: 9781780762937, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover The English Pantomime is one of the most popular, least analysed of all theatrical forms. It s been the festive mainstay of the English stage since the eighteenth century, and it has survived by its ability to evolve.Inhaltsverzeichnis [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 1780762933, ISBN13: 9781780762937, [publisher: I.B.Tauris] Hardcover First Edition FIRST EDITION, First Printing. Large Octavo; brown cloth boards with gilt details to spine, bright, clean and square. xii = 438pp; tight, bright and clean without markings or inscriptions, virtually as new. Dustwrapper is unclipped and, apart from light consistent fading to yellow background colour on spine, also virtually as new. PLEASE SEE FIVE ACCOMPANYING IMAGES. Now with clear, removable protective sleeve. FREE p&p within the U.K. Additional, appropriate postage will be requested from buyers outside the U.K. (25% of all profits from FARRAGO sales donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association) [HUDDERSFIELD, YORKS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
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