The Victorian Marionette Theatre
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The Victorian Marionette Theatre
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Author : John Mccormick
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2004-04
The Victorian Marionette Theatre written by John Mccormick and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04 with Art categories.
In this fascinating and colorful book, researcher and performer John McCormick focuses on the marionette world of Victorian Britain between its heyday after 1860 and its waning years from 1895 to 1914. Situating the rich and diverse puppet theatre in the context of entertainment culture, he explores both the aesthetics of these dancing dolls and their sociocultural significance in their life and time. The history of marionette performances is interwoven with live-actor performances and with the entire gamut of annual fairs, portable and permanent theatres, music halls, magic lantern shows, waxworks, panoramas, and sideshows. McCormick has drawn upon advertisements in the Era, an entertainment paper, between the 1860s and World War I, and articles in the World’s Fair, a paper for showpeople, in the first fifty years of the twentieth century, as well as interviews with descendants of the marionette showpeople and close examinations of many of the surviving puppets. McCormick begins his study with an exploration of the Victorian marionette theatre in the context of other theatrical events of the day, with proprietors and puppeteers, and with the venues where they performed. He further examines the marionette’s position as an actor not quite human but imitating humans closely enough to be considered empathetic; the ways that physical attributes were created with wood, paint, and cloth; and the dramas and melodramas that the dolls performed. A discussion of the trick figures and specialized acts that each company possessed, as well as an exploration of the theatre’s staging, lighting, and costuming, follows in later chapters. McCormick concludes with a description of the last days of marionette theatre in the wake of changing audience expectations and the increasing popularity of moving pictures. This highly enjoyable and readable study, often illuminated by intriguing anecdotes such as that of the Armenian photographer who fell in love with and abducted the Holden company’s Cinderella marionette in 1881, will appeal to everyone fascinated by the magic of nineteenth-century theatre, many of whom will discover how much the marionette could contribute to that magic.
The Italian Puppet Theater
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Author : John McCormick
language : en
Publisher: McFarland Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Italian Puppet Theater written by John McCormick and has been published by McFarland Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
"This first English-language study traces the history of Italian puppetry from its evolution in the 16th century. Topics include: the golden ages of marionettes, glove puppets, fantoccini, pupi, and other forms; descriptions of episodic, dramatic performances known as rappresentanti figurati; and in-depth studies of two marionette companies, Turin's Lupi and Catania's Fratelli Napoli"--Provided by publisher.
Lewis Carroll And The Victorian Stage
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Author : Richard Foulkes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Lewis Carroll And The Victorian Stage written by Richard Foulkes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
Author of the enduringly popular Alice books, mathematician, Anglican cleric, and pioneer photographer, Lewis Carroll maintained a lifelong enthusiasm for the theatre. Lewis Carroll and the Victorian Stage is the first book to focus on Carroll's irresistible fascination with all things theatrical, from childhood charades and marionettes to active involvement in the dramatisation of Alice, influential contributions to the debate on child actors, and the friendship of leading players, especially Ellen Terry. As well as being a key to his complex and enigmatic personality, Carroll's interest in the theatre provides a vivid account of a remarkable era on the stage that encompassed Charles Kean's Shakespeare revivals, the comic genius of Frederick Robson, the heyday of pantomime, Gilbert and Sullivan, opera bouffe, the Terry sisters, Henry Irving, and favourite playwrights Tom Taylor, H. A. Jones, and J. M. Barrie. With attention to the complex motives that compelled Carroll to attend stage performances, Foulkes examines the incomparable record of over forty years as a playgoer that Carroll left for posterity.
The History Of The English Puppet Theatre
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Author : George Speaight
language : en
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications
Release Date : 1990
The History Of The English Puppet Theatre written by George Speaight and has been published by Trans-Atlantic Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
The Marionette Theatre
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Author : Edmond Glesener
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
The Marionette Theatre written by Edmond Glesener and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with categories.
Popular Puppet Theatre In Europe 1800 1914
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Author : John McCormick
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-08-04
Popular Puppet Theatre In Europe 1800 1914 written by John McCormick and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-04 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
The first comparative study in English of all aspects of puppetry in nineteenth-century Europe.
Holdens
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Author : JOHN. MCCORMICK
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Holdens written by JOHN. MCCORMICK and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Everybody S Marionette Book
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
Everybody S Marionette Book written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Puppet plays categories.
Children And Theatre In Victorian Britain
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Author : A. Varty
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-12-14
Children And Theatre In Victorian Britain written by A. Varty and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-14 with History categories.
The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. Fierce public debate and lasting legislation grew out of the conflict between a desire for juvenile display and a determination to stop exploitation. This study explores the social and artistic context of their lives and their developing professionalism as actors.
The Victorian Clown
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Author : Jacky Bratton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-27
The Victorian Clown written by Jacky Bratton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-27 with Drama categories.
The Victorian Clown is a micro-history of mid-Victorian comedy, spun out of the life and work of two professional clowns. Their previously unpublished manuscripts - James Frowde's account of his young life with the famous Henglers' circus in the 1850s and Thomas Lawrence's 1871 gag book - offer unique, unmediated access to the grass roots of popular entertainment. Through them this book explores the role of the circus clown at the height of equestrian entertainment in Britain, when the comic managed audience attention for the riders and acrobats, parodying their skills in his own tumbling and contortionism, and also offered a running commentary on the times through his own 'wheezes' - stand-up comedy sets. Plays in the ring connect the circus to the stage, and both these men were also comic singers, giving a sharp insight into popular music just as it was being transformed by the new institution of music hall.