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The Victorian Clown

BuchGebunden
288 Seiten
Englisch
Cambridge University Presserschienen am21.05.2014
The Victorian Clown, first published in 2006, is a micro-history of mid-Victorian comedy, spun out of the life and work of two professional clowns. Their previously unpublished manuscripts - James Frowde's account of his young life with the famous Henglers' circus in the 1850s and Thomas Lawrence's 1871 gag book - offer unique, unmediated access to the grass roots of popular entertainment. Through them this book explores the role of the circus clown at the height of equestrian entertainment in Britain, when the comic managed audience attention for the riders and acrobats, parodying their skills in his own tumbling and contortionism, and also offered a running commentary on the times through his own 'wheezes' - stand-up comedy sets. Plays in the ring connect the circus to the stage, and both these men were also comic singers, giving a sharp insight into popular music just as it was being transformed by the new institution of music hall.mehr
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KlappentextThe Victorian Clown, first published in 2006, is a micro-history of mid-Victorian comedy, spun out of the life and work of two professional clowns. Their previously unpublished manuscripts - James Frowde's account of his young life with the famous Henglers' circus in the 1850s and Thomas Lawrence's 1871 gag book - offer unique, unmediated access to the grass roots of popular entertainment. Through them this book explores the role of the circus clown at the height of equestrian entertainment in Britain, when the comic managed audience attention for the riders and acrobats, parodying their skills in his own tumbling and contortionism, and also offered a running commentary on the times through his own 'wheezes' - stand-up comedy sets. Plays in the ring connect the circus to the stage, and both these men were also comic singers, giving a sharp insight into popular music just as it was being transformed by the new institution of music hall.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-521-81666-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2014
Erscheinungsdatum21.05.2014
Seiten288 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 157 mm, Höhe 235 mm, Dicke 20 mm
Gewicht573 g
Artikel-Nr.14022451

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Victorian Clown: 1. The Victorian travelling shows; 2. Circus buildings; 3. A micro-history from two manuscripts; The Autobiography of James Frowde, a Victorian Clown: 1. Childhood and youth, 1831-49; 2. Running away to join the circus, 1847-9; 3. Out into the world to learn his trade, 1849; 4. At last a clown with Hengler's, 1850-1; 5. A spell with Cooke's Circus, 1851; 6. The end of the story, 1851-7; Lawrence's Repertoire: Popular Humour Unmediated; Thomas Lawrence's gagbook: a collection of Victorian wheezes.mehr

Autor

Jacky Bratton is Professor of Theatre and Cultural History in the Department of Drama and Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London. She is the author of New Readings in Theatre History (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and, with Julie Hankey, is Joint Series Editor of the Shakespeare in Production series published by Cambridge University Press. She also discusses theatre history on BBC radio.