The Revue in Twentieth-Century Budapest: From Cosmopolitan Night-Clubs to Stalinist Dogma
Author:   Dániel Molnár
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009298193


Pages:   90
Publication Date:   22 May 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Revue in Twentieth-Century Budapest: From Cosmopolitan Night-Clubs to Stalinist Dogma


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Since the introduction of modern revues in 1925, the genre faced near-constant political scrutiny in Budapest. Yet by the 1930s, the city had become the capital of Central European cosmopolitan nightlife. The closure of Hungary's borders after World War II ended any hope of reclaiming this international status. Under communism and the Stalinist totalitarian regime, the revue—despite its popularity—remained politically stigmatized. For the first time, entertainment was treated as a cultural matter rather than merely a law enforcement issue, but it was forced to conform to ideological expectations. Three attempts to legitimize the genre in the 1950s ultimately failed, shaping the trajectory of live entertainment in the era. By the 1960s, revues were officially accepted, yet their cultural significance had faded amid the rise of new entertainment forms.

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Author:   Dániel Molnár
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009298193


ISBN 10:   1009298194
Pages:   90
Publication Date:   22 May 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1. Sources, methods, contexts; 2. From local importance to international fame: 'Budapest Broadway', 1920–1944; 3. Revues in crisis; 4. The socialist revue experiments; 5. Changes in set and costume design: the politics of visual representation; 6. The recuperation and stabilisation of revues in socialist Hungary after 1953; 7. Epilogue: the legacy of the Stalinist-era revue in Hungary; References.

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