Author: David RandallPublisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9780806967349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Royal Follies
Author: David RandallPublisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9780806967349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
“Don’t Forget The Pierrots!'' The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties
Author: Tony LidingtonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000686191
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
• The book demonstrates how a vernacular British performance form emerged as a hybrid of forms from Afro-American and minstrel, as well as French mime and Italian commedia dell’arte roots. • Theatre history is an essential part of theatre and drama courses across the UK and would be recommended reading. • There is no comparable book which makes critical analysis of British pierrot troupes and concert parties in existence – the only ones that do exist on the specific topic are written as reminiscence and anecdote.
The New Empire
Author: Oliver Aiken HowlandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Follies of God
Author: James GrissomPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101972777
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
This remarkably illuminating portrait of Tennessee Williams lifts the veil on the heart and soul of his artistic inspiration: the unspoken collaboration between playwright and actor. At a low moment in Williams’s life, he summoned to New Orleans a young twenty-year-old writer, James Grissom, who had written him a letter asking for advice. After a long, intense conversation, Williams sent Grissom on a journey on his behalf to find out if he or his work had mattered to those who had so deeply mattered to him. Among the more than seventy women and men with whom Grissom talked were giants of American theater and film: Lillian Gish, (“the escort who brought me to Blanche”), Jessica Tandy (the original Blanche DuBois on Broadway), Eva Le Gallienne (“She was a stone against which I could rub my talent and feel that it became sharper”), Maureen Stapleton, Julie Harris, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, and many more. Follies of God provides dazzling insight into how Williams conjured the dramatic characters and plays that so transformed American theater.
The Story of Follies
Author: Celia FisherPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789146364
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated history of these quirky ornamental buildings in gardens across the globe. Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this visually stunning book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest, follies in Oriental and Gothic styles, animal-related follies, waterside follies and grottoes, and, finally, follies in glass and steel. Featuring many fine illustrations, from historical paintings to contemporary photographs and prints, and taking in follies from Great Britain to Ireland, throughout Europe, and beyond, The Story of Follies is an amusing and informative guide to fanciful, charming buildings.
The Billboard
Author: History of France
Author: Jules MicheletPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Monthly Magazine
Author: The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register
Author: The Life of Henry the Eighth and History of the Schism of England. Translated from the French ... by E. G. K. Browne
Author: Jean Marie Vincent AUDINPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reformation
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description