Music hall mimesis in British film, 1895-1960
Subtitle: on the halls on the screen
By: Paul Matthew St. Pierre.
Publisher: Farleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Madison, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780838641910
Subjects: Revues -- Great Britain -- History and criticism; Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Silence is silver : the transmutation of British music hall artists to the silent silver screen; title: Patriotism or propaganda : actualities of war and British music hall; title: Performing music hall on radio, television, and stage in film; title: Screening pantomime dames and principal boys; title: Narratives on the boards in film : the spectator-narratee; title: Movie star and other funny turns; title: Pantomime and music hall performative in the films of Charles Chaplin.