"Don't Forget The Pierrots!'' The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties

"Don't Forget The Pierrots!'' The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties

The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties

Lidington, Tony

Taylor & Francis Ltd

09/2022

406

Mole

Inglês

9780367489182

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgements

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Preface: "The Pierrot fable"

Introduction

1 "Here we are again!": Current practice

2 "Trope to troupe": The origins of Pierrot in Britain

3 Minstrels: White and black

4 "The Seaside Minstrels"

5 Proliferation

6 "Bringing Blighty to the Boys with troupes for the troops": Pierrot troupes and concert parties in the First World War

7 Ambiguities in the evolution of the form and its developments during the inter-war years

8 Khaki-clad pierrot heroes: British concert parties/pierrot troupes in the Second World War

9 "It's that troupe again ...": Concert party adaptations for the airwaves and post-war British pop culture

10 "Impacts and reverberations": The ways in which the seaside troupe format has directly affected contemporary culture

11 Conclusion: Pierrots and concert parties provide a portal to past, present and future popular culture

Appendices

Appendix 1: Timeline of pierrot/concert-party projects by Tony Lidington

Appendix 2: Programme for Moore & Burgess Minstrels, April 14th 1877

Appendix 3: early members of Clifford Essex's troupe

Appendix 4: Table illustrating the date of the first connections to seaside resorts by steamer and railway

Appendix 5: Spreadsheet of troupes with the words "Royal" or "Imperial" in the title

Appendix 6: List of troupes formed prior to the First World War

Appendix 7: Song books & publishers for pierrot troupes and concert parties

Appendix 8: List of troupes operating in the First World War

Appendix 9: Pierrot troupe list for 1918-1939

Appendix 10: Numbers of ENSA performances (from information provided by Basil Dean)

Appendix 11: Annual budgetary expenditures for ENSA

Appendix 12: List of seaside shows opening 1946-1961

Appendix 13: The Roosters

Glossary of terms

References

Index
Afro-America;Britain;Italian commedia dell'arte;French Mime;History;Pierrot Troupes;Performance;Theatre;Concert Party;Concert Parties;Al Fresco;Blackface Performance;Pierrot Costume;Author's Collection;Young Men;Pierrot Shows;Seaside Entertainment;Minstrel Troupes;Pier Pavilion;Blackface Minstrelsy;Intangible Cultural Heritage;Blackface Minstrel;Floral Hall;Home Town;Max Miller;Summer Show;Pop Star;Arlecchino;Half Hot Mum;Make Up;ENSA;De Bear;Full Costume