Popular Theatres of Nineteenth Century France
Author:   John McCormick
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415514903


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   11 November 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Popular Theatres of Nineteenth Century France


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This is the only book to provide an account of how popular theatre developed from the fairground booths of the eighteenth century to become a vehicle of mass entertainment in the following century. Whereas other studies offer a traditional approach to the theatres of high culture, John McCormick takes the role of impartial historian, uncovering the popular theatres of the boulevards, suburbs and fairgrounds. He focuses on the social and economic context in which vaudevilles, pantomimes and melodramas were performed, and explores the audiences who enjoyed them.

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Author:   John McCormick
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780415514903


ISBN 10:   0415514908
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   11 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I 1. Les theatres secondaires 2. Equestrians and acrobats 3. Away from the centre - the suburbs and the provinces 4. 'Forains' and fit-ups 5. audiences 6. Economics and economic problems 7. Censorship Part II 8. The vaudeville 9. Pantomime 10. The Feerie 11. The early melodrama 12. The social melodrama 13. Popular fiction and the theatre Conclusion Notes Index

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'Lucid, tightly argued and highly readable ...' - Theatre Research Intl


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