Cabaret Performance: Europe, 1890-1920. Volume 1: Sketches, Songs, Monologues, Memoirs

by Laurence Senelick (Editor)

A splendid introduction to the world of the European cabaret in the first period of its meteoric rise as a form of artistic creativity."--Harold Segel, author of Turn-of-the-Century Cabaret.

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1983

About the author

Laurence Senelick is Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory at Tufts University and a recipient of the George Jean Nathan Prize for dramatic criticism. His award-winning books include The Age and Stage of George L. Fox; The Chekhov Theatre: A Century of the Plays in Performance; and The Changing Room: Sex, Drag and Theatre. He is also a professional actor, director, and translator who has staged a number of American premieres.

See Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series Volume 91, pg. 371-372 for an excellent overview.

See also for an interview: http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/....

Reviews

[Alan Culler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of a series of books I read for a research project on cabaret.