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Music hall was the most dynamic and successful popular theatre genre of the 19th century. This text explores all aspects of the Scottish music hall industry, from the lives and professional culture of performers and impresarios to the place of music hall in Scottish life and national identity.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
General editor’s foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The development of music hall, 1850-1885
3. ‘A time for amusement’: the introduction of variety 1880-1914
4. Performers I: the Scottish ‘pro’s’
5. Performers II: the music hall community in Glasgow
6. Performers III: ‘Deceitful Minnie Reeve’: respectability and the profession
7. Patriotism, empire and the Glasgow music hall
8. The Scottish music hall and the public
9. Conclusion
Appendices
Select bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 5/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719061479, 978-0719061479
      ISBN10: 0719061474

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Music hall was the most dynamic and successful popular theatre genre of the 19th century. This text explores all aspects of the Scottish music hall industry, from the lives and professional culture of performers and impresarios to the place of music hall in Scottish life and national identity.

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      General editor’s foreword
      Acknowledgements
      1. Introduction
      2. The development of music hall, 1850-1885
      3. ‘A time for amusement’: the introduction of variety 1880-1914
      4. Performers I: the Scottish ‘pro’s’
      5. Performers II: the music hall community in Glasgow
      6. Performers III: ‘Deceitful Minnie Reeve’: respectability and the profession
      7. Patriotism, empire and the Glasgow music hall
      8. The Scottish music hall and the public
      9. Conclusion
      Appendices
      Select bibliography
      Index

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