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Chaplin's music hall : the Chaplins and their circle in the Limelight /

Charlie Chaplin grew up in and around the music hall. His parents, aunt, and their friends all earned their precarious livings on the stage and Chaplin himself started his career as a member of the Eight Lancashire Lads dance troupe. His experiences of the culture of the music hall were a significan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Anthony, Barry
Other Authors: Chaplin, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Charlie Chaplin grew up in and around the music hall. His parents, aunt, and their friends all earned their precarious livings on the stage and Chaplin himself started his career as a member of the Eight Lancashire Lads dance troupe. His experiences of the culture of the music hall were a significant influence, shaping his style of acting and the films he made. Chaplin?s family and the circle of fellow performers whose life stories are told in this book were appearing at a time when music hall was in a state of transition, changing from an entertainment still reminiscent of its tavern-based origins to a complex, highly-financed industry seeking legitimacy with a far wider public. As venues grew larger, performers struggled to make connections with an increasingly remote audience.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
ISBN:9781786723857
1786723859