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245 10 a| Oscar Asche, orientalism, and British musical comedy /c| Brian Singleton.;

260 a| Westport, CT :b| Praeger Publishers,c| 2004.;

300 a| xiv, 219 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

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490 1 a| Contributions in drama and theatre studies,x| 0163-3821 ;v| no. 106.a| Lives of the theatre;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.;

505 0 a| Popularizing Shakespeare -- Early exoticism in poetical drama -- Kismet -- Return to the natives -- Chu Chin Chow -- From Mecca to Cairo -- Two maids and a mountain -- Appendix A. Oscar Asche's production career ; Appendix B. Oscar Asche's career in context.;

520 a| This book tells the story of producer, actor, and author Oscar Asche, one of the most commercially successful actor/managers in the first half of the 20th century. Though virtually written out of theatre history because of his triumph on the musical comedy stage, he is most frequently remembered today as having had a successful career as an actor and producer of Shakespeare. Asche was an innovator in stage lighting and one of the first to use it as a language of the stage rather than as mere illumination. During World War I, he captured the public imagination and provided audiences with escapist musicals set in fictional orients. Oscar Asche excelled in many theatre genres, including musical comedy, pantomime, music hall, melodrama, and Shakespeare. He provided exotic erotica in orientalist musicals from Kismet to Mecca and brought unprecedented numbers of spectators to the theatre at its most difficult time. He was responsible for extending the life of musical comedy and orientalism in the theatre before cinemas would appropriate both genre and style.;

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Oscar Asche, orientalism, and British musical comedy / Brian Singleton.

Author/creator	Singleton, Brian, 1960-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Westport, CT : Praeger Publishers, 2004.
Description	xiv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Asche, Oscar, 1871-1936. Musicals--England. --History and criticism. Orientalism in music--England.

Series	Contributions in drama and theatre studies, 0163-3821 ; no. 106. Lives of the theatre Contributions in drama and theatre studies ; no. 106. ^A137224 Contributions in drama and theatre studies. Lives of the theatre. ^A388744
Contents	Popularizing Shakespeare -- Early exoticism in poetical drama -- Kismet -- Return to the natives -- Chu Chin Chow -- From Mecca to Cairo -- Two maids and a mountain -- Appendix A. Oscar Asche's production career ; Appendix B. Oscar Asche's career in context.
Abstract	This book tells the story of producer, actor, and author Oscar Asche, one of the most commercially successful actor/managers in the first half of the 20th century. Though virtually written out of theatre history because of his triumph on the musical comedy stage, he is most frequently remembered today as having had a successful career as an actor and producer of Shakespeare. Asche was an innovator in stage lighting and one of the first to use it as a language of the stage rather than as mere illumination. During World War I, he captured the public imagination and provided audiences with escapist musicals set in fictional orients. Oscar Asche excelled in many theatre genres, including musical comedy, pantomime, music hall, melodrama, and Shakespeare. He provided exotic erotica in orientalist musicals from Kismet to Mecca and brought unprecedented numbers of spectators to the theatre at its most difficult time. He was responsible for extending the life of musical comedy and orientalism in the theatre before cinemas would appropriate both genre and style.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.
LCCN	2004005242
ISBN	0275979296

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