| Description |
1 online resource (x, 192 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (1 color) |
| Contents |
Introduction: English ballet at the crossroads -- The Alhambra Ballet. I. Ballet comes to Leicester Square (1860-72). II. Improving the image (1872-84). III. The return of the narrative ballet (1884-94). IV. Changing fortunes (1894-1901). V. The Edwardian years (1902-10). VI. The last years of the Alhambra ballet (1911-12) -- The Empire Ballet. VII. The Empire Theatre's beginnings (1884-86). VIII. Katti Lanner. IX. The Empire becomes the home of ballet (1887-91). X. The emergence of the up-to-date ballet (1891-97). XI. The Genee years (1897-1908). XII. The final phase (1908-15) -- App. A Ballets produced at the Alhambra, 1860-1912 -- App. B Light opera divertissements at the Alhambra, 1872-84 -- App. C Principal dancers in the Alhambra ballets, 1860-1912 -- App. D Alhambra ballets: selected scenarios -- App. E Ballets produced at the Empire, 1884-1915 -- App. F Principal dancers in the Empire ballets, 1884-1915 -- App. G Empire ballets: selected scenarios -- App. H Wilhelm's scenario for 'High Jinks' |
| Analysis |
Ballet History |
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London (England) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Ballet -- England -- London -- History
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Ballet
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England -- London
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
185273034X |
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9781852730345 |
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