Jacky Bratton, Ann Featherstone

The Victorian Clown

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Produktbeschreibung

The Victorian Clown unlocks the secrets of Victorian comedy, letting us into the gaudy world of the circus through the life and works of two professional clowns. James Henry Frowde ran away at 16 to join the famous Henglers circus, and this volume contains his previously unpublished account of life on the road. Also included is the gag book of another professional clown, Thomas Lawrence, dating from 1871, providing a unique insight into his nightly performances in gas-lit tents all over Victorian England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9780521816663
• ISBN-10: 0521816661
• Artikelnr.: 21302430

Autorenporträt

Jacky Bratton is Professor of Theatre and Cultural History in the Department of Drama and Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London. She is the author of New Readings in Theatre History (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and, with Julie Hankey, is Joint Series Editor of the Shakespeare in Production series published by Cambridge University Press. She also discusses theatre history on BBC radio.

Inhaltsangabe

The Victorian Clown: 1. The Victorian travelling shows
2. Circus buildings
3. A micro-history from two manuscripts
The Autobiography of James Frowde, a Victorian Clown: 1. Childhood and youth, 1831-49
2. Running away to join the circus, 1847-9
3. Out into the world to learn his trade, 1849
4. At last a clown with Hengler's, 1850-1
5. A spell with Cooke's Circus, 1851
6. The end of the story, 1851-7
Lawrence's Repertoire: Popular Humour Unmediated
Thomas Lawrence's gagbook: a collection of Victorian wheezes.