Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen
Author:   Paul Matthew St. Pierre
Publisher:   Associated University Presses
ISBN:  

9781611473995


Pages:   262
Publication Date:   01 April 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen


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St. Pierre examines strategies of representing British music hall performance and the performance of the body in British cinema in the silent era and the sound era. The focus is on films of Fred and Joe Evans, Frank Randle, Will Hay, George Formby,Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, Cicely Courtneidge, Jessie Matthews, Norman Evans, Max Miller, Stanley Holloway, Jack Warner, Gracie Fields, and Charles Chaplin. Consideration is given to themes such as war propaganda and gender impersonation.

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Author:   Paul Matthew St. Pierre
Publisher:   Associated University Presses
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781611473995


ISBN 10:   1611473993
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   01 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Paul Matthew St. Pierre is associate professor of English at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver.

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