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Book SynopsisThis is a day-by-day calendar of plays produced at the major London theatres from January 1, 1930 to December 31, 1939. Covering dozens of west-end theatres and including production details of thousands of plays, operas, and ballets, this revised edition provides expanded or new information about authors, actors, plots, reviews, and more.
Trade ReviewOpening a new or revised reference work is like opening an unearthed treasure. You never know what’s inside, but you know the baubles will bedazzle. The London Stage does not disappoint. Herewith each volume covers over 4,000 productions at more than three score theaters in the Bard’s hometown, so to speak. The tome—and it is a doorstopper weighing in at about seven pounds—provides first night details of plays over a decade, with one volume covering 1920-1929 and the second covering 1930-1939. Productions are arranged chronologically followed by the title of the work, genre, author, theater length of run, male and female cast members, production staff, plot précis, bibliography of reviews, and comment. The last ranges from what a reviewer might have thought, audience reception, and the like. Wearing gleaned the information from over a dozen specialized theater reviewing media, newspapers, nearly a dozen libraries and or archives, ranging from The British Library to Theatre Collection of Bristol University, and a half dozen specialized reference sources (e.g., Grove’s Who’s Who in Theatre).In other words, there may not be more comprehensive guides available. These works are a must-have for theater departments, and really any library interested in play productions. * American Reference Books Annual *
Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Introduction Acknowledgments Abbreviations References Chapter 1: Productions 1930 Chapter 2: Productions 1931 Chapter 3: Productions 1932 Chapter 4: Productions 1933 Chapter 5: Productions 1934 Chapter 6: Productions 1935 Chapter 7: Productions 1936 Chapter 8: Productions 1937 Chapter 9: Productions 1938 Chapter 10: Productions 1939 Appendix Title Index Genre Index Theatre Index General Index About the Author
