Blockbusters of Victorian Theater, 1850-1910

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  • Blockbusters of Victorian Theater, 1850-1910 Book Detail

  • Author : Paul Fryer
  • Release Date : 2023-11-15
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Genre : Performing Arts
  • Pages : 220
  • ISBN 13 : 1476649421
  • File Size : 8,8 MB

Blockbusters of Victorian Theater, 1850-1910 by Paul Fryer PDF Summary

Book Description: This edited collection of essays details a wide-ranging selection of some of the most sensationally successful theatre productions of the long Victorian era, the real "blockbusters" of the age. Ranging from the world of operetta and music hall to spectacular drama and sensational melodrama, the productions included provide the reader with definitive proof that the phenomenon of the "smash hit" show is not restricted to modern Broadway. This is a world that encompassed the ground-breaking stage technology of Ben Hur, the wide political impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin and the sheer creative originality of L'Enfant Prodigue. Supporting the "star" system, productions featured some of the greatest names of the period - Sir Henry Irving, Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson, James O'Neill and Dion Boucicault. This was the very dawning of a new media age, which saw many of the productions transfer to the new world of silent cinema for the very first time

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