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British Music Hall: An Illustrated History
Richard Anthony Baker
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Description for British Music Hall: An Illustrated History
Paperback. Music Hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. This book is a hugely engaging slice of social history, rich in humour, tragedy and bathos Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 images integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
'The music hall ...had no place for reticence; it was downright, it shouted, it made noise, it enjoyed itself and made the people enjoy themselves as well.' W.J. MACQUEEN POPE Music Hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. With stars such as Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder and Dan Leno, it reached its glorious, brassy height between 1890 and the First World War. In the first book on this subject for many years, Richard Anthony Baker whisks us off on a colourful and nostalgic tour of the rise and fall of British music hall. At the beginning ... Read more
'The music hall ...had no place for reticence; it was downright, it shouted, it made noise, it enjoyed itself and made the people enjoy themselves as well.' W.J. MACQUEEN POPE Music Hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. With stars such as Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder and Dan Leno, it reached its glorious, brassy height between 1890 and the First World War. In the first book on this subject for many years, Richard Anthony Baker whisks us off on a colourful and nostalgic tour of the rise and fall of British music hall. At the beginning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
654g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783831180
SKU
V9781783831180
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About Richard Anthony Baker
During 30 years at the BBC, Richard Anthony Baker wrote and presented music hall and variety programmes for Radios Two and Three. For Radio Five Live, he devised the world's first obituaries programme, Brief Lives, producing its first 300 editions. In 1990, he published a slim biography of Marie Lloyd and in 2011 An Old Time Variety followed. He contributes ... Read more
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