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AUTHOR |
Kenrick, John. |
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TITLE |
Musical theatre : a history / John Kenrick. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Continuum, 2008. |
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DESCRIPTION |
408 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-393) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Introduction. Let's start at the very beginning -- Ancient times to 1850: playgoers, I bid you welcome! -- Continental operetta (1840-1900): typical of France -- American explorations (1624-1880): the music of something beginning -- Gilbert and Sullivan (1880-1900): object all sublime -- The birth of musical comedy (1880-1899): It belong¡¦d to my father before I was born -- A new century (1900-1913): whisper of how I'm yearning -- American ascendance (1914-1919): in a class beyond compare -- Al Jolson: the world's greatest entertainer -- The jazz age (1920-1929): I want to be happy -- Depression era miracles (1930-1940): trouble's just a bubble -- A new beginning (1940-1950): they couldn't pick a better time -- Broadway takes stage (1950-1963): the street where you live -- Rock rolls in (1960-1970): soon it's gonna rain -- New directions (1970-1979): vary my days -- Spectacles and. |
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SUBJECT |
Musicals -- History and criticism. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Music. |
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ISBN |
9780826428608 (hbk.). |