Variety shows, music hall, cabaret books

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

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

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

Step below the pavements of Soho’s Beak Street, and discover the untold tale of the exotic – and scandalous – Murray’s...  Read More >>

Insecurity: Perils and Products of Theatres of the Real begins with the premise that although the inclusion of real...  Read More >>

A couture of the risque evolved on a bridge of fashion from Paris nightclubs to Las Vegas casinos. A one-time writer...  Read More >>

This gem of a Victorian autobiography introduces one of Britain’s greatest showmen: circus pioneer `Lord’ George...  Read More >>

For more than sixty years Ken Dodd discomknockerated audiences in packed venues across Britain with his unique blend...  Read More >>

"Australian entrepreneur, Robert Stigwood was the first media mogul in Britain to be dubbed 'Mr Showbiz"". After...  Read More >>

Abdur Rahim Khan-i- Khanan (1556-1627) was referred to in Mughal records as the `noble of nobles', and was praised...  Read More >>

The heartwarming, hilarious story of the legendary entertainer  Read More >>

"The League of Exotic Dancers (LED) are a group of mid-twentieth century burlesque dancers who continue to perform...  Read More >>

The book A chupar del bote –whose title, a phrase that translates roughly as “living off the public teat,” comes...  Read More >>

George Mitchell was a shy man, yet created the phenomenon of the Black and White Minstrels, now seen as racist and...  Read More >>

May Irwin reigned as America's queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine pop culture...  Read More >>

May Irwin reigned as America's queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine pop culture...  Read More >>

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

Full of hilarious celebrity yarns, sequinned characters like the remarkable Stella Minge, and a lot of shameless...  Read More >>

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

Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge opens with a bored twenty-seven-year old Cliff Simon staring out at the...  Read More >>

Featuring the likes of Bianca Del Rio and Courtney Act, this collection is a bold, bright, and beautiful celebration...  Read More >>

In the 1920s and 1930s, Edwyna “Salt” Evelyn and Jewel “Pepper” Welch learned to tap dance on street corners in...  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated history and critical appraisal of The Builders Association, an award-winning intermedia performance...  Read More >>

"Lili St. Cyr was, in the words of legendary reporter Mike Wallace, the ""highest paid stripteaser in America.""...  Read More >>

Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in...  Read More >>