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The Dragon of Wantley, Or, Harlequin and Mother Shipton
Author | : Edward L. Blanchard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1870 |
Genre | : Pantomime (Christmas entertainment) |
ISBN | : |
Prophecy, Politics and the People in Early Modern England
Author | : Tim Thornton |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781843832591 |
Thornton also sheds light on areas where popular culture and politics were uneasily interlinked: the powerful political influence of those outside elite groups; the variations in political culture across the country; and the considerable continuing power of mystical, supernatural, and 'non-rational' ideas in British social and political life into the nineteenth century."--Jacket.
John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre
Author | : K. Newey |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2015-12-04 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0230276512 |
This is the first book to explore the involvement of John Ruskin with the popular theatre of his time. Based on original archival research, this book offers a fresh look at the aesthetic and social theories of Ruskin and his direct and indirect influence on the commercial theatre of the late nineteenth century.
The Golden Age of Pantomime
Author | : Jeffrey Richards |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 2014-10-23 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 085773587X |
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 and stars to the success of the pantomime in its golden age. This book is a treat as rich and appetizing as turkey, mince pies and plum pudding.
British Drama of the Industrial Revolution
Author | : Frederick Burwick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2015-07-28 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 110711165X |
Frederick Burwick reveals how the most volatile developments in British drama from the 1790s to 1830s took place in the industrial provinces.