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Grace, Beauty and Banjos: Peculiar Lives and Strange Times of Music Hall and Variety Artistes

By (author) Michael Kilgarriff

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Peculiar Lives and Strange Times of Music Hall and Variety Artistes. What was the vulgar dressing-room practice of Jack Haig, Nutty but Nice, that so dismayed his fellow artists? How did the mysterious Werth, Banana Skin and Stone Manipulator, display his art? What anatomical peculiarity was enjoyed, although never displayed, by Stanelli and his Hornchestra? Find out the answers to these and other fascinating conundrums in this saucy backstage look at music hall, variety and vaudeville, illustrated with the posters and photographs of the time.

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Normally shipped | This title will take longer to obtain, and should be delivered in 6-8 weeks
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published date | 4 Jan 2008
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 320
Dimensions | 240 x 160 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-8400-2116-5
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BISAC | performing arts / theater / history & criticism


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