Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and index.
Contents
Silence is silver : the transmutation of British music hall artists to the silent silver screen -- Patriotism or propaganda : actualities of war and British music hall -- Performing music hall on radio, television, and stage in film -- Screening pantomime dames and principal boys -- Narratives on the boards in film : the spectator-narratee -- Movie star and other funny turns -- Pantomime and music hall performative in the films of Charles Chaplin.
