Book contents
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Reviews
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I From One Year to the Next
- 1 Legacies
- 2 Transnational Connections
- 3 Playing on the Past
- 4 Getting Ready for 1924
- Part II From Winter to Spring
- Part III From Summer to Autumn
- Part IV From December Onwards
- Select Discography and Videography
- Permissions
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
3 - Playing on the Past
from Part I - From One Year to the Next
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 September 2024
Book contents
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Reviews
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I From One Year to the Next
- 1 Legacies
- 2 Transnational Connections
- 3 Playing on the Past
- 4 Getting Ready for 1924
- Part II From Winter to Spring
- Part III From Summer to Autumn
- Part IV From December Onwards
- Select Discography and Videography
- Permissions
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Many of the musicals that opened in 1923 and played into 1924 hearkened back, somewhat nostalgically, for simpler times, though the stories were often fraught with deceit and sometimes could be a bit salacious. The lead female characters in such works ranged from a young waif who ends up travelling with a circus (Poppy) to a Russian empress (Catherine), a royal mistress (Madame Pompadour) and a young Spanish woman who finds herself in a complex labyrinth of romantic entailments (Doña Francisquita).
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- The Year that Made the Musical1924 and the Glamour of Musical Theatre, pp. 35 - 46Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024