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245 00 a| Music hall :b| performance and style /c| edited by J.S. Bratton.;

260 a| Milton Keynes, England ;a| Philadelphia :b| Open University Press,c| 1986.;

300 a| xv, 175 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Popular music in Britain;

504 a| Includes bibliography (pages 152-170) and index.;

505 0 a| Music in the halls / Anthony Bennett -- Jones and the working girl: class marginality in music-hall song 1860-1900 / Jane Traies -- Champagne Charlie: performance and ideology in the music-hall swell song / Peter Bailey -- White skin, black masks: 'nigger' minstrelsy in Victorian Britain / Michael Pickering -- Jenny Hill: sex and sexism in Victorian music hall / J.S. Bratton -- Joe Wilson: 'comic dialectical singer' or class traitor? / Dave Harker -- 'Harmless nonsense': the comic sketch and the development of music-hall entertainment / Lois Rutherford.;

520 a| The idea of music hall performance conjures up an image of the nostalgic version of old time music hall which continues to thrive in Britain today. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors look at music hall in its original nineteenth century context, teasing out the now obscured questions of what performance and style in the Victorian music hall actually were. Examining the songs, characters and sketches presented, the careers of some of the performers, and the culture of music hall itself, these essays explore how the halls were created and used by working and middle class Victorians. Throughout, the essays look not only at performance and style but at how these related to the audience, the entertainment industry, and the construction of ideologies of class, gender and race.;

545 a| "J S Bratton is Reader in Theatre and Cultural Studies at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. After reading English at Oxford she completed a D Phil on popular culture, and taught English literature for some years before pursuing the wider study of culture. Her publications include The Victorian Popular Ballad and The Impact of Victorian Children's Literature."--Back cover.;

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Music hall : performance and style / edited by J.S. Bratton.

Other author	Bratton, J. S. (Jacqueline S.), editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Milton Keynes, England ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1986.
Description	xv, 175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Popular music--Great Britain. --To 1901. --History and criticism. Songs, English--Great Britain. --19th century. --History and criticism. Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--Great Britain. --History. --19th century. Revues--Great Britain. --19th century. --History and criticism. Performing arts--Great Britain. --History. --19th century. Entertainers--Great Britain.

Series	Popular music in Britain Popular music in Britain. ^A281097
Contents	Music in the halls / Anthony Bennett -- Jones and the working girl: class marginality in music-hall song 1860-1900 / Jane Traies -- Champagne Charlie: performance and ideology in the music-hall swell song / Peter Bailey -- White skin, black masks: 'nigger' minstrelsy in Victorian Britain / Michael Pickering -- Jenny Hill: sex and sexism in Victorian music hall / J.S. Bratton -- Joe Wilson: 'comic dialectical singer' or class traitor? / Dave Harker -- 'Harmless nonsense': the comic sketch and the development of music-hall entertainment / Lois Rutherford.
Abstract	The idea of music hall performance conjures up an image of the nostalgic version of old time music hall which continues to thrive in Britain today. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors look at music hall in its original nineteenth century context, teasing out the now obscured questions of what performance and style in the Victorian music hall actually were. Examining the songs, characters and sketches presented, the careers of some of the performers, and the culture of music hall itself, these essays explore how the halls were created and used by working and middle class Victorians. Throughout, the essays look not only at performance and style but at how these related to the audience, the entertainment industry, and the construction of ideologies of class, gender and race.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 152-170) and index.
Biographical note	"J S Bratton is Reader in Theatre and Cultural Studies at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. After reading English at Oxford she completed a D Phil on popular culture, and taught English literature for some years before pursuing the wider study of culture. Her publications include The Victorian Popular Ballad and The Impact of Victorian Children's Literature."--Back cover.
LCCN	86012608
ISBN	0335152775 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780335152773 (pbk.)
ISBN	0335151310 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780335151318 (hbk.)

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