1984, ISBN: 9780333397442

ca. 1870-1875. Original photograph, carte de visite, albumen print, 10 x 6 cm. Dame Ellen Terry, GBE (27 February 1847 - 21 July 1928) was an English stage actress who became the leading … Mehr…

ca. 1870-1875. Original photograph, carte de visite, albumen print, 10 x 6 cm. Dame Ellen Terry, GBE (27 February 1847 - 21 July 1928) was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain. Born into a family of actors, Terry began acting as a child in Shakespeare plays and continued as a teen, in London and on tour. At 16 she married the much-older artist George Frederic Watts, but they separated within a year. She was soon acting again but began a relationship with the architect Edward William Godwin and retired from the stage for six years. She returned to acting in 1874 and was immediately acclaimed for her portrayal of roles in Shakespeare and other classics. In 1878 she joined Henry Irving's company as his leading lady, and for more than the next two decades she was considered the leading Shakespearean and comic actress in Britain. Two of her most famous roles were Portia in The Merchant of Venice and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She and Irving also toured with great success in America and Britain. In 1903 Terry took over management of London's Imperial Theatre, focusing on the plays of George Bernard Shaw and Henrik Ibsen. The venture was a financial failure, and Terry turned to touring and lecturing. She continued to find acting success until 1920, while also appearing in films until 1922. Her career lasted nearly seven decades. Alice Ellen Terry (she reversed her given names by the time of her first marriage) was born in Coventry, England, the third surviving child born into a theatrical family. Her parents, Benjamin (1818-96), of Irish descent, and Sarah (née Ballard, 1819-92), of Scottish ancestry, were comic actors in a Portsmouth-based touring company, (where Sarah's father was a Wesleyan minister) and had 11 children. At least five of them became actors: Kate, Ellen, Marion, Florence, and Fred. Two other children, George and Charles, were connected with theatre management. Kate (the grandmother of John Gielgud) and Marion were particularly successful on stage. Terry made her first stage appearance at age eight opposite Charles Kean as Mamillius in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at London's Princess's Theatre in 1856. She also played the roles of Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1856), Prince Arthur in King John (1858), and Fleance in Macbeth (1859), continuing at the Princess's Theatre until the Keans' retirement in 1859. During the theatre's summer closures, Terry's father presented drawing-room entertainments at the Royal Colosseum, Regent's Park, London, and then on tour. In 1859, she appeared in the Tom Taylor comedy Nine Points of the Law at the Olympic Theatre. For the next two years, Terry and her sister Kate toured in sketches and plays, accompanied by their parents and a musician. Between 1861 and 1862, Terry was engaged by the Royalty Theatre in London, managed by Madame Albina de Rhona, where she acted with W. H. Kendal, Charles Wyndham and other famous actors. In 1862, she joined her sister Kate in J. H. Chute's stock company at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, where she played a wide variety of parts, including burlesque roles requiring singing and dancing, as well as roles in Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, and The Merchant of Venice. In 1863, Chute opened the Theatre Royal, Bath, where 15-year-old Terry appeared at the opening as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, then returned to London to join J. B. Buckstone's company at the Haymarket Theatre in Shakespearean roles as well as Sheridan and modern comedies. KEYWORDS:united kingdom/photo, Great Britain: Macmillan Press, 1987. Hardback. The British Musical Theatre. Volume II. 1915-1984. Small tear to top edge of inside flap of D/J. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume II (1915 to 1984) covers the reciprocal influences on the British musical theatre of the American style of show. It tells of the great Oscar Asche spectacles, the dance-and-laughter musicals of the 1930s, the successes of Coward, Novello and Eliis, the post-war triumphs of Sandy Wilson and Julian Slade, the classic-based hits of Oliver! and Half a Sixpence, the rock operas of the 1970s, and the renewed international pre-eminence of the British musical led by jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Cats. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revival, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes of people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1258 pp. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume I (1865 to 1914) describes the musical's roots in burlesque and opera-bouffe, the extraordinary Gilbert and Sullivan partnership, the flowering of 'musical comedy' under George Edwardes, and the all important influence of British musical theatre in America and around the world. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revivals, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes to people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1196 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Macmillan Press, 1987<

1984, ISBN: 9780333397442

London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1888. FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1888. [ Date of publication from BL Catalogue. The last leaf is dated Feb/1888. Printed in Edinburgh.]. Se… Mehr…

London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1888. FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1888. [ Date of publication from BL Catalogue. The last leaf is dated Feb/1888. Printed in Edinburgh.]. Series: Ancient and Modern Library of Theological Literature. Hardback. Original black cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover; bevelled boards. All edges red as issued. Original dark-brown end-papers. Tight, bright and clean. No owner name or internal markings. A little foxing. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 287 pages. Includes bibliographical footnotes. Index. SCARCE. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Ancient and Modern Library of Theological Literature.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo., Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1888, Great Britain: Macmillan Press, 1987. Hardback. The British Musical Theatre. Volume II. 1915-1984. Small tear to top edge of inside flap of D/J. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume II (1915 to 1984) covers the reciprocal influences on the British musical theatre of the American style of show. It tells of the great Oscar Asche spectacles, the dance-and-laughter musicals of the 1930s, the successes of Coward, Novello and Eliis, the post-war triumphs of Sandy Wilson and Julian Slade, the classic-based hits of Oliver! and Half a Sixpence, the rock operas of the 1970s, and the renewed international pre-eminence of the British musical led by jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Cats. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revival, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes of people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1258 pp. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume I (1865 to 1914) describes the musical's roots in burlesque and opera-bouffe, the extraordinary Gilbert and Sullivan partnership, the flowering of 'musical comedy' under George Edwardes, and the all important influence of British musical theatre in America and around the world. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revivals, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes to people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1196 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Macmillan Press, 1987<

1984, ISBN: 9780333397442

Dutton Childrens Books, 1983-05-01. Hardcover. Used:Good., Dutton Childrens Books, 1983-05-01, Maybe ex-library with stamps, 1 volume, please be aware of language, air mail shipment from… Mehr…

Dutton Childrens Books, 1983-05-01. Hardcover. Used:Good., Dutton Childrens Books, 1983-05-01, Maybe ex-library with stamps, 1 volume, please be aware of language, air mail shipment from Germany within 2-6 weeks, Great Britain: Macmillan Press. Very Good/Good. 1987. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0333397444 Hardback Hardback. The British Musical Theatre. Volume II. 1915-1984. Small tear to top edge of inside flap of D/J. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume II (1915 to 1984) covers the reciprocal influences on the British musical theatre of the American style of show. It tells of the great Oscar Asche spectacles, the dance-and-laughter musicals of the 1930s, the successes of Coward, Novello and Eliis, the post-war triumphs of Sandy Wilson and Julian Slade, the classic-based hits of Oliver! and Half a Sixpence, the rock operas of the 1970s, and the renewed international pre-eminence of the British musical led by jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Cats. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revival, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes of people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1258 pp. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume I (1865 to 1914) describes the musical's roots in burlesque and opera-bouffe, the extraordinary Gilbert and Sullivan partnership, the flowering of 'musical comedy' under George Edwardes, and the all important influence of British musical theatre in America and around the world. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revivals, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes to people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1196 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) ., Macmillan Press, 1987<

1987, ISBN: 0333397444

[EAN: 9780333397442], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Macmillan Press, Great Britain], NON FICTION HISTORY THE BRITISH MUSICAL THEATRE. VOLUME II. 1915-1984 0333397444, Music|History … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780333397442], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Macmillan Press, Great Britain], NON FICTION HISTORY THE BRITISH MUSICAL THEATRE. VOLUME II. 1915-1984 0333397444, Music|History & Criticism, Jacket, Hardback. The British Musical Theatre. Volume II. 1915-1984. Small tear to top edge of inside flap of D/J. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume II (1915 to 1984) covers the reciprocal influences on the British musical theatre of the American style of show. It tells of the great Oscar Asche spectacles, the dance-and-laughter musicals of the 1930s, the successes of Coward, Novello and Eliis, the post-war triumphs of Sandy Wilson and Julian Slade, the classic-based hits of Oliver! and Half a Sixpence, the rock operas of the 1970s, and the renewed international pre-eminence of the British musical led by jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Cats. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revival, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes of people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1258 pp. Winner of the 1987 Roger Machell Prize for Books on the Performing Arts. The first detailed history of the British light musical theatre, this work chronicles its progress from pre-Gilber and Sullivan to post-Webber and Rice. The result of ten years of detailed research, it deals in chronological order with every original British musical performed in London's West End between 1865 and 1984, as well as many produced in the provinces: more than 1,000 in all. Critical analyses of libretti, lyrics and music are supplemented by extracts from contemporary criticisms, a history of theatrical events, anecdotes of productions, and biographical notes on many hundreds of writers, actors and producers. Volume I (1865 to 1914) describes the musical's roots in burlesque and opera-bouffe, the extraordinary Gilbert and Sullivan partnership, the flowering of 'musical comedy' under George Edwardes, and the all important influence of British musical theatre in America and around the world. Each volume has appendices of published and recorded music. Performance details, including theatres, lengths of runs, creative credits, casts and cast changes, revivals, and American productions, are given in full at the end of each chapter. Indexes to people, shows and theatres facilitate access to this large and important reference work. 1196 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo<