Variety shows, music hall, cabaret books

258 books were found.

Shoulda Been Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of Triple J's Hottest 100

Shoulda Been Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of Triple...

Author: Tom Clarke
ISBN: 9781922779076
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The Hottest 100 is a national institution. Every year since 1993, Australia's national youth broadcaster triple...  Read More >>

Jimmy Sharman's Boxers: Australia's legendary travelling boxing troupe

Jimmy Sharman's Boxers: Australia's legendary travelling...

Author: Stephen McGrath
ISBN: 9781922896865
Format: Paperback
$32.99

"Jimmy Sharman is a conundrum.  Raised in a large poor catholic family, becoming a tent boxer at age eleven.  He...  Read More >>

Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask

Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask

Author: Harriet J. Manning
ISBN: 9781032056500
Format: Hardback
$284.00

In this expanded, all-new edition, this book argues for the tangible relationship between Jackson and blackface...  Read More >>

Children's Entertainment - The Business: A complete course in entertaining children

Children's Entertainment - The Business: A complete...

Author: David A Ralph
ISBN: 9783991310310
Format: Paperback
$65.97

This book is invaluable for developing children’s entertainment into a thriving enterprise. Included is advice on...  Read More >>

T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’ Booking Association in Jazz-Age America

T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’...

Author: Michelle R. Scott
ISBN: 9780252086984
Format: Paperback
$60.99

Black vaudevillians and entertainers joked that T.O.B.A. stood for “tough on black artists.” But the Theater Owner’s...  Read More >>

T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’ Booking Association in Jazz-Age America

T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’...

Author: Michelle R. Scott
ISBN: 9780252044885
Format: Hardback
$239.00

Black vaudevillians and entertainers joked that T.O.B.A. stood for “tough on black artists.” But the Theater Owner’s...  Read More >>

Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring '20s

Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring...

Author: Raphael Cormack
ISBN: 9780863569364
Format: Paperback
$28.44

The thrilling story of Cairo's decadent nightlife in the early 20th century, told with women at the centre.  Read More >>

Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris...

Author: Mark Braude
ISBN: 9781324006015
Format: Hardback
$79.20

One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 One of The New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2022 One of Art News's...  Read More >>

An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove: The Life of Joan Rhodes

An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove: The Life of Joan Rhodes...

Author: Triona Holden
ISBN: 9780750996792
Format: Hardback
$42.99

The first-ever biography of a trailblazing star of yesteryear, 'a colourful tale, full of grit and glamour' (Kate...  Read More >>

Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring `20s

Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring...

Author: Raphael Cormack
ISBN: 9780863563133
Format: Hardback
$51.75

The fascinating story of the women of Cairo's decadent interwar nightlife and entertainment industry, which celebrates...  Read More >>

On the Queerness of Early English Drama: Sex in the Subjunctive

On the Queerness of Early English Drama: Sex in the...

Author: Tison Pugh
ISBN: 9781487508746
Format: Hardback
$115.00

This book probes occluded depictions of queerness in early English drama, ranging from medieval morality plays to...  Read More >>

I Was Never Alone or Oporniki: An Ethnographic Play on Disability in Russia

I Was Never Alone or Oporniki: An Ethnographic Play...

Author: Cassandra Hartblay
ISBN: 9781487588403
Format: Paperback
$47.99

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Royal Albert Hall: A celebration in 150 unforgettable moments

Royal Albert Hall: A celebration in 150 unforgettable...

Author: Royal Albert Hall
ISBN: 9781529103748
Format: Hardback
$80.00

The most iconic concert hall in the world celebrates 150 years with a stunning review of history's finest performances...  Read More >>

A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald: A captivating love story set in 1920s New York, from the New York Times bestseller

A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald: A captivating love story...

Author: Natasha Lester
ISBN: 9780751573138
Format: Paperback
$23.26

Captivating and inspirational, A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald is a love story starring a woman ahead of her time, set...  Read More >>

Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race

Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race

Author: Richard Carlin (Independent scholar, Independent scholar) ,  Ken Bloom (President, President, Harbinger Records)
ISBN: 9780190635930
Format: Hardback
$91.95

Drawing from a rich trove of archival sources, Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race tells the extraordinary story...  Read More >>

She Wrote the Songs

She Wrote the Songs

Author: Patricia Hammond
ISBN: 9781908853585
Format: Hardback
$41.37

Parlour songs were the pop hits of the Victorian era, and some of the biggest hit-makers of the day were women....  Read More >>

American Vaudeville: A Celebration

American Vaudeville: A Celebration

Author: David Soren
ISBN: 9781792400759
Format: Paperback
$219.00

What was it like to live the life of a vaudevillian? David Soren grew up as a featured performer on CBS and ABC...  Read More >>

Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall

Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall

Author: Manuel Betancourt (Independent Scholar, USA)
ISBN: 9781501355103
Format: Paperback
$19.99

"""An overview of Garland's iconic performance that highlights her overwhelming connection with her fans and her...  Read More >>

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall and Cosmopolitan Entertainment Culture

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall and Cosmopolitan...

Author: Paul Maloney
ISBN: 9781349693566
Format: Paperback
$169.00

Focusing on Glasgow’s earliest surviving music hall, the Britannia, later the Panopticon, this book explores the...  Read More >>

BY RAIL TO THE MUSIC HALLS: Recollections of the relationship between rail travel and trips to music halls and theatres across the country

BY RAIL TO THE MUSIC HALLS: Recollections of the relationship...

Author: David Hindle ,  Gary Morecambe
ISBN: 9781857945416
Format: Hardback
$64.69

Gary Morecambe writes in his Foreword: `David J. Hindle is an author and social historian with a particular interest...  Read More >>

Drag: The Complete Story

Drag: The Complete Story

Author: Simon Doonan
ISBN: 9781786274236
Format: Hardback
$69.99

An international, flamboyant, humorous and poignant celebration of drag culture  Read More >>

Sorrow of the Earth: Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull and the Tragedy of Show Business

Sorrow of the Earth: Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull and...

Author: Eric Vuillard ,  Ann Jefferson
ISBN: 9781782273004
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Fascinating, brilliant and angry: the tale of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and the tragic fate of its Native American...  Read More >>

Entertaining the Troops: 1939–1945

Entertaining the Troops: 1939–1945

Author: Kiri Bloom Walden
ISBN: 9781784423513
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The fascinating story of the entertainment used to keep up the troops' spirits in the Second World War.  Read More >>

Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal Town

Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal...

Author: Erin O’Brien ,  Bob Perkoski
ISBN: 9780804012195
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Rust Belt Burlesque traces the history of burlesque in Cleveland from the 1800s to the present, while also telling...  Read More >>

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