The Victorian Music Hall Culture, Class and Conflict [Hardcover]

This book is the first serious study of the Victorian Music Hall from a national perspective.This book is the first serious study of the Victorian Music Hall from a national perspective. It outlines the history of the halls, their programmes and the particular composition of their audiences. It then goes on to deal with specific conflicts in London and the regions in terms of class and culture, whereby the London scene is shown as being untypical for the nation as a whole. As such it presents the reader with an entirely new perspective and a wealth of previously unpublished source material.This book is the first serious study of the Victorian Music Hall from a national perspective. It outlines the history of the halls, their programmes and the particular composition of their audiences. It then goes on to deal with specific conflicts in London and the regions in terms of class and culture, whereby the London scene is shown as being untypical for the nation as a whole. As such it presents the reader with an entirely new perspective and a wealth of previously unpublished source material.This book is the first serious study of the Victorian Music Hall from a national perspective. It outlines the history of the halls, their programs and the particular composition of their audiences. It then goes on to deal with specific conflicts in London and the regions in terms of class and culture, whereby the London scene is shown as being untypical for the nation as a whole. As such it presents the reader with an entirely new perspective and a wealth of previously unpublished source material.Part I. The English Music Hall: 1. History; 2. The music-hall programme; 3. The audience; Part II. Cultures in Conflict: 4. 18401865: rivalry in leisure; 5. 18601877: the 'demon drink'; 6. 18751888: programmes and purifiers; 7. The special case of London, 18401888; 8. Controversies in the 1890s. ...very solid and meticulously researched achievement...firmly based in the scholarly literaturelÓÒ