In the decades before the Second World War, popular musical theatre was one of the most influential forms of entertainment. This is the first book to reconstruct early popular musical theatre as a transnational and highly cosmopolitan industry that included everything from revues and operettas to dance halls and cabaret. Bringing together contributors from Britain and Germany, this collection moves beyond national theatre histories to study Anglo-German relations at a period of intense hostility and rivalry. Chapters frame ...
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In the decades before the Second World War, popular musical theatre was one of the most influential forms of entertainment. This is the first book to reconstruct early popular musical theatre as a transnational and highly cosmopolitan industry that included everything from revues and operettas to dance halls and cabaret. Bringing together contributors from Britain and Germany, this collection moves beyond national theatre histories to study Anglo-German relations at a period of intense hostility and rivalry. Chapters frame the entertainment zones of London and Berlin against the wider trading routes of cultural transfer, where empire and transatlantic song and dance produced, perhaps for the first time, a genuinely international culture. Exploring adaptations and translations of works under the influence of political propaganda, this collection will be of interest both to musical theatre enthusiasts and to those interested in the wider history of modernism.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Size: 6x0x9; A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, complete with original dustjacket, just showing a few very minor rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. Also, no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.
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New. Contains: Halftones, black & white, Halftones, Printed music items. 15 b/w illus. 4 music examples. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. This is the first book to reconstruct early popular musical theatre as a transnational and highly cosmopolitan entertainment industry. Editor(s): Platt, Len; Becker, Tobias; Linton, David. Num Pages: 227 pages, 15 b/w illus. 4 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; AVGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626. 2014. Illustrated. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
