British music hall: an illustrated history
by Baker, Richard Anthony.
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BookPublisher: Sutton 2005ISBN: 9780750936859; 0750936851.Classification number: 792.7094 BAKSubject(s): Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Great Britain -- HistorySubject: Music-hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. It grew from the songs that people sang for their own entertainment in taverns at the start of the 19th century. Richard Anthony Baker provides a nostalgic glimpse of a world now passed away, presenting a slice of social history, rich in humour, tragedy and bathos.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 792.7094 BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002417971X |
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Bibliography: p. 295-299
Includes index
Music-hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. It grew from the songs that people sang for their own entertainment in taverns at the start of the 19th century. Richard Anthony Baker provides a nostalgic glimpse of a world now passed away, presenting a slice of social history, rich in humour, tragedy and bathos.
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