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Overview"Theatrical producer Andre Charlot brought Parisian revue to Great Britain in 1912 and dominated his field for 25 years. He greatly influenced American musical theater with Charlot's London Revue in New York in 1924. He created the kind of intimate revue the world came to identify as British, and was known for discovering and nurturing some of the greatest personalities in the century's theater, including Beatrice Lillie, Gertrude Lawrence, Jack Buchanan, and Noel Coward. This biography, researched from sources including his personal memoirs, covers Charlot's life and career from his youth in Paris to his time in Edwardian and interwar London, concluding with his final years in Hollywood playing all-purpose Europeans in B-movies and his death in 1956. Two unpublished essays by Andre Charlot are included as appendices: ""Beverly Hills, 1937"" and ""A Quiet Game of Bridge."" The work is illustrated with family photographs from all periods of Charlot's life, production photographs from his revues, contemporary charicatures from Tatler Magazine, and production stills of Charlot as an actor from Hollywood films." Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Ross MoorePublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9780786417742ISBN 10: 0786417749 Pages: 197 Publication Date: 15 July 2005 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Paris, 1882–1908: “Raring to Go” 2. Paris and London, 1908–1912: ""Brimming with Confidence” 3. London, 1912–1914: “Let’s Put on a French Revue” 4. London, 1914–1919: Perfecting Intimate Revue 5. 1919–1923: Transatlantic Days 6. London, New York and Hollywood, 1924–1926: Crest of the Wave 7. 1926–1937: A Tale of Four Cities 8. Hollywood, 1937–1956: Trying to Repeat the Past Epilogue Appendix 1. Beverly Hills, 1937 by André Charlot Appendix 2. A Quiet Game of Bridge by André Charlot Selected Bibliography Index "ReviewsAuthor InformationThe late James Ross Moore was an author, columnist, and writer and narrator for BBC national radio. He lived in Cambridge, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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