Burlesque era Victoria

Burlesque era Victoria, terkadang dikenal sebagai travesty atau extravaganza,According to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "the various genre terms were always applied freely", and by the 1860s their use had become "arbitrary and capricious": see "Burlesque," Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, accessed 3 February 2011 . In an 1896 article on Burlesque in The Theatre, the three terms are used interchangeably: see Adams, W. Davenport. "Burlesque: Old v. New", The Theatre, 1 March 1896, pp. 144–45 adalah sebuah genre hiburan teatrikal yang populer di Inggris pada era Victoria dan di teater New York pada pertengahan abad ke-19. Para pengarang yang menulis burlesque meliputi J. R. Planché, H. J. Byron, G. R. Sims, F. C. Burnand, W. S. Gilbert and Fred Leslie.

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 Referensi 
 Adams, William Davenport (1904) A Dictionary of the Drama. London: Chatto & Windus
 Frye, Northrop. (1957) Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays. Princeton: Princeton University Press
 Gilbert, W. S. (1869). The Pretty Druidess, London
 Hollingshead, John. (1903) Good Old Gaiety: An Historiette & Remembrance. London: Gaiety Theatre Co.
 Kenrick, John, "A History of The Musical Burlesque", Musicals 101, accessed 3 Februari 2011



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 Information about Burlesque from the Victoria & Albert Museum
 History of Burlesque at Musicals101.com, The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film
 "A Guide to Classical Burlesque - Funny Ha Ha or Funny Peculiar?"  Allan, K., The Curious Adventures of Kittie

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