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245 14 a| The year that made the musical :b| 1924 and the glamour of musical theatre /c| William A. Everett.;

260 a| Cambridge :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2024.;

300 a| xxvii, 238 pages, 16 pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230), discography, videography, and index.;

505 0 a| From one year to the next. Legacies ; Transnational connections ; Playing on the past ; Getting ready for 1924 -- From winter to spring. A new year begins ; A tale of two operettas ; The coming of spring ; The resplendence of the revue -- From summer to autumn. Summertime frolics ; September sensibilities ; An abundant autumn ; November pairings -- From December onward. The first day of the last month of 1924 ; In the days and weeks that followed ; Legacies of 1924.;

520 a| Whether they appeared on Broadway or the Strand, the shows appearing in 1924 epitomized the glamor of popular musical theatre. What made this particular year so distinctive--so special--was the way it brought together the old and the new, the venerated and the innovative, and the traditional and the chic. The author, in his compelling new book, reveals this remarkable mid-Roaring Twenties stagecraft to have been truly transnational, with a stellar cast of producers, performers and creators boldly experimenting worldwide. Revues, musical comedies, zarzuelas and operettas formed part of a thriving theatrical ecosystem, with many works--and their leading artists--now unpredictably defying genres. The author demonstrates how fresh approaches became highly successful, with established leads like Marie Tempest and Fred Stone appearing in new productions even as youthful talents such as Florence Mills, Fred and Adele Astaire, Gertrude Lawrence and George Gershwin now started to make their mark.;

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The year that made the musical : 1924 and the glamour of musical theatre / William A. Everett.

Author/creator	Everett, William A., 1962- author.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Description	xxvii, 238 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects	Musicals--History and criticism. Nineteen twenty-four, A.D.

Contents	From one year to the next. Legacies ; Transnational connections ; Playing on the past ; Getting ready for 1924 -- From winter to spring. A new year begins ; A tale of two operettas ; The coming of spring ; The resplendence of the revue -- From summer to autumn. Summertime frolics ; September sensibilities ; An abundant autumn ; November pairings -- From December onward. The first day of the last month of 1924 ; In the days and weeks that followed ; Legacies of 1924.
Abstract	Whether they appeared on Broadway or the Strand, the shows appearing in 1924 epitomized the glamor of popular musical theatre. What made this particular year so distinctive--so special--was the way it brought together the old and the new, the venerated and the innovative, and the traditional and the chic. The author, in his compelling new book, reveals this remarkable mid-Roaring Twenties stagecraft to have been truly transnational, with a stellar cast of producers, performers and creators boldly experimenting worldwide. Revues, musical comedies, zarzuelas and operettas formed part of a thriving theatrical ecosystem, with many works--and their leading artists--now unpredictably defying genres. The author demonstrates how fresh approaches became highly successful, with established leads like Marie Tempest and Fred Stone appearing in new productions even as youthful talents such as Florence Mills, Fred and Adele Astaire, Gertrude Lawrence and George Gershwin now started to make their mark.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230), discography, videography, and index.
LCCN	2024011590
ISBN	9781009316514 (hardback)
ISBN	1009316516 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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