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OverviewThis book tells the story of producer, actor, and author Oscar Asche, one of the most commercially successful actor/managers in the first half of the 20th century. Though virtually written out of theatre history because of his triumph on the musical comedy stage, he is most frequently remembered today as having had a successful career as an actor and producer of Shakespeare. Asche was an innovator in stage lighting and one of the first to use it as a language of the stage rather than as mere illumination. During World War I, he captured the public imagination and provided audiences with escapist musicals set in fictional orients. Oscar Asche excelled in many theatre genres, including musical comedy, pantomime, music hall, melodrama, and Shakespeare. He provided exotic erotica in orientalist musicals from Kismet to Mecca and brought unprecedented numbers of spectators to the theatre at its most difficult time. He was responsible for extending the life of musical comedy and orientalism in the theatre before cinemas would appropriate both genre and style. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brian SingletonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780275979294ISBN 10: 0275979296 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 July 2004 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsRecommended. Comprehensive collections supporting work at the upper-division undergraduate level and above; all performing arts collections. -Choice [W]ell researched, accurate and balanced. -Australasian Drama Studies YWell researched, accurate and balanced. -Australasian Drama Studies ?[W]ell researched, accurate and balanced.??Australasian Drama Studies ?[W]ell researched, accurate and balanced.?-Australasian Drama Studies ?[W]ell researched, accurate and balanced.?- Australasian Drama Studies ?Recommended. Comprehensive collections supporting work at the upper-division undergraduate level and above; all performing arts collections.?-Choice ?Recommended. Comprehensive collections supporting work at the upper-division undergraduate level and above; all performing arts collections.?-Choice Recommended. Comprehensive collections supporting work at the upper-division undergraduate level and above; all performing arts collections. -Choice [W]ell researched, accurate and balanced. -Australasian Drama Studies �W�ell researched, accurate and balanced. -Australasian Drama Studies ?[W]ell researched, accurate and balanced.??Australasian Drama Studies ?[W]ell researched, accurate and balanced.?-Australasian Drama Studies ?[W]ell researched, accurate and balanced.?- Australasian Drama Studies ?Recommended. Comprehensive collections supporting work at the upper-division undergraduate level and above; all performing arts collections.?-Choice Author InformationBRIAN SINGLETON is Head of the School of Drama, Trinity College, Dublin, and Vice-President of the International Federation for Theatre Research. He has published widely in journals such as Modern Drama, Theatre Journal, Theatre Research International, and others. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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