"Don't forget the Pierrots!" : the complete history of British Pierrot troupes & concert parties /: the complete history of British Pierrot troupes & concert parties. (2022)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- "Don't forget the Pierrots!" : the complete history of British Pierrot troupes & concert parties /: the complete history of British Pierrot troupes & concert parties. (2022)
- Main Title:
- "Don't forget the Pierrots!" : the complete history of British Pierrot troupes & concert parties
- Further Information:
- Note: Tony Lidington.
- Authors:
- Lidington, Tony
- Contents:
- List of figures Thanks! Support for writing and illustrations Acknowledgements Note about cover images Preface: “The Pierrot fable” Introduction 1 “Here we are again!”: Current practice 2 “Trope to troupe”: The origins of Pierrot in Britain 3 Minstrels: White and black 4 “The Seaside Minstrels” 5 Proliferation 6 “Bringing Blighty to the Boys with troupes for the troops”: Pierrot troupes and concert parties in the First World War 7 Ambiguities in the evolution of the form and its developments during the inter-war years 8 Khaki-clad pierrot heroes: British concert parties/pierrot troupes in the Second World War 9 “It’s that troupe again …”: Concert party adaptations for the airwaves and post-war British pop culture 10 “Impacts and reverberations”: The ways in which the seaside troupe format has directly affected contemporary culture 11 Conclusion: Pierrots and concert parties provide a portal to past, present and future popular culture Appendices Appendix 1: Timeline of pierrot/concert-party projects by Tony Lidington Appendix 2: Programme for Moore & Burgess Minstrels, April 14th 1877 Appendix 3: early members of Clifford Essex’s troupe Appendix 4: Table illustrating the date of the first connections to seaside resorts by steamer and railway Appendix 5: Spreadsheet of troupes with the words “Royal” or “Imperial” in the title Appendix 6: List of troupes formed prior to the First World War Appendix 7: Song books & publishers for pierrot troupes and concert parties Appendix 8:List of figures Thanks! Support for writing and illustrations Acknowledgements Note about cover images Preface: “The Pierrot fable” Introduction 1 “Here we are again!”: Current practice 2 “Trope to troupe”: The origins of Pierrot in Britain 3 Minstrels: White and black 4 “The Seaside Minstrels” 5 Proliferation 6 “Bringing Blighty to the Boys with troupes for the troops”: Pierrot troupes and concert parties in the First World War 7 Ambiguities in the evolution of the form and its developments during the inter-war years 8 Khaki-clad pierrot heroes: British concert parties/pierrot troupes in the Second World War 9 “It’s that troupe again …”: Concert party adaptations for the airwaves and post-war British pop culture 10 “Impacts and reverberations”: The ways in which the seaside troupe format has directly affected contemporary culture 11 Conclusion: Pierrots and concert parties provide a portal to past, present and future popular culture Appendices Appendix 1: Timeline of pierrot/concert-party projects by Tony Lidington Appendix 2: Programme for Moore & Burgess Minstrels, April 14th 1877 Appendix 3: early members of Clifford Essex’s troupe Appendix 4: Table illustrating the date of the first connections to seaside resorts by steamer and railway Appendix 5: Spreadsheet of troupes with the words “Royal” or “Imperial” in the title Appendix 6: List of troupes formed prior to the First World War Appendix 7: Song books & publishers for pierrot troupes and concert parties Appendix 8: List of troupes operating in the First World War Appendix 9: Pierrot troupe list for 1918–1939 Appendix 10: Numbers of ENSA performances (from information provided by Basil Dean) Appendix 11: Annual budgetary expenditures for ENSA Appendix 12: List of seaside shows opening 1946–1961 Appendix 13: The Roosters Glossary of terms References Index … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- London : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2022
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 791.33
Clowns -- Great Britain -- History
Theatrical companies -- Great Britain -- History
Pierrot (Fictitious character) - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781000686197
9781000686142
9781003043539 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780367489205
9780367489182 - Notes:
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