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Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960

On the Halls on the Screen

Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960( )
Author: St. Pierre, Paul Matthew
ISBN:978-1-61147-399-5
Publication Date:Apr 2009
Publisher:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $114.00
Book Description:

St. Pierre examines strategies of representing British music hall performance and the performance of the body in British cinema in the silent era and the sound era. The focus is on films of Fred and Joe Evans, Frank Randle, Will Hay, George Formby,Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, Cicely Courtneidge, Jessie Matthews, Norman Evans, Max Miller, Stanley Holloway, Jack Warner, Gracie Fields, and Charles Chaplin. Consideration is given to themes such as war propaganda and gender impersonation.

Book Details
Pages:262
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.59 x 9.73 x 0.81 Inches
Book Weight:1.125 Pounds



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