When Broadway was the runway

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John Russell Brown

Reaching back in time and across the world, this authoritative and wide-ranging new history draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievements over 4,500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to international multi-cultural theatre in the late twentieth century. Beginning with the origins of theatre in Greece and Rome, and in the early civilizations of Africa and the Americas, the book then guides the reader through the full spectrum of dramatic representation in Europe - from medieval mystery cycles and miracle plays to the Renaissance in Italy, Spain, England, and France; from Lope de Vega and Calderon to Shakespeare, Corneille, Moliere, and Racine; the Golden Age in Spain to Restoration London. In Part Three the focus widens in four period surveys: the Eighteenth Century, the Nineteenth Century, Modern Theatre 1890-1920, and Theatre After Two World Wars. Finally, there are three stimulating essays on the main theatres of Asia and a concluding account of theatre since 1970. . Throughout the book, the chronological record is related to a number of general themes, including theatre's changing role within society, the reasons for popularity or failure, varieties of form and means of production, interactions with other art forms and with contemporary currents of thought. In addition, the text gives due weight to technical, practical, and organizational issues - backstage personnel and equipment; musicians; light and sound technicians; set designers; and financiers - and to the role of audiences and critics.

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Persia Walker

"Lanie Price, a 1920s Harlem society columnist, witnesses the brutal nightclub kidnapping of the "Black Orchid," a sultry, seductive singer with a mysterious past. When hours pass without a word from the kidnapper, puzzlement grows as to his motive. After a gruesome package arrives at Price's doorstep, the questions change. Just what does the kidnapper want--and how many people is he willing to kill to get it?" -- Publisher.

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Catherine Horwood

"The British have always been concerned about accent, appearance and class, but at no time during the twentieth century was 'keeping up appearances' more important than during the 1920s and 1930s. Drawing on a range of original sources, Catherine Horwood records the experiences of clothes selection during the interwar years, and reveals the importance of dress codes to both men and women whether at home, at work or at leisure."--BOOK JACKET.

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traduit du manuscrit tch que par Gilberte Rodrigue

Neuf cent quatre-vingt-quinze documents iconographiques en noir et blanc et 32 planches en couleurs, tous accompagnés d'une légende explicative, illustrent les pages de cette somptueuse encyclopédie. Le texte et l'illustration de la première section passent en revue, par tranche de l'histoire universelle, 4000 ans d'histoire du costume et de la mode. La deuxième section se présente comme un répertoire des divers vêtements et accessoires. Chacun de ses 21 articles porte sur un élément de l'ornementation vestimentaire : coiffures, barbes, chapeaux, cols, manches, jupes, etc. Il comporte un lexique alphabétique des variétés de cet ornement. Par exemple, à l'article chapeaux, on définit les termes baigneuse, balzo, batwat, béret, bicorne, bonnet, etc. Cette section est aussi illustrée que la première.