Read Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours

Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours

A.J. Marriot

4.9/5 (9794 ratings)

Description:LAUREL & HARDY - The British Tours is the first documentary of their three post-war tours. It covers their shows in detail, including the critical reviews at the time. Every theatre engagement and every act they worked with during the two years in total spent in Britain is recorded. Readers are also given a full account of their travel arrangements, the hotels they stayed in, the people they met, and of Stan's visits to his former homes and the theatres he played as a juvenile.Television and radio appearances; previously undocumented charity shows; public appearances; the contents of rare film footage are fascinatingly disclosed. Show business celebrities Norman Wisdom, Ray Alan and Peter Goodwright, along with support acts from the Laurel and Hardy shows, give anecdotes about these two most respected of comedians; and large contributions were made by the two men responsible for introducing Laurel and Hardy to the British Variety Theatre - Lord Delfont and Billy Marsh.But the book is more than just an extended date-sheet; it is an account of the love which the British retained for the two Hollywood comedians after Hollywood had turned its back on them. It is a story of two brilliant performers who had to learn to adapt from film- to stage-work, and survive through the changing modes of comedy and the changing moods of theatre audiences.It is also a story of two men, handicapped by age and illness, overcoming the exhaustion of touring and performing up to thirteen shows per week. All is brought to light in this engaging book. The early chapters reveal many little-known details of the first twenty-two years of Laurel's life spent in his home country of England, especially his years touring the British music halls, when he was the unknown comedian Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Many previously unrecorded dates and theatrical reviews of his appearances including those with The Fred Karno Company of Comedians, as understudy to Charlie Chaplin are listed.The short publicity tour of Britain which Laurel and Hardy made in 1932 is also featured. This whirlwind tour of public appearances between London and Glasgow is recounted so well that the reader will feel he is travelling with them. The crowds of thousands who mobbed Laurel and Hardy, and left them reeling from the onslaught, are graphically described; and the resultant feelings of the two recipients, on discovering for the first time that they were famous outside of America, is admirably narrated.To compile LAUREL & HARDY - The British Tours the author spent hundreds of hours poring over old newspapers, and an equal amount of time in interviewing waitresses, taxi drivers, receptionists, hoteliers, theatre managers, stage staff, and Laurel's relatives. Journalists who, in turn, interviewed Laurel and Hardy, and members of the public who met them, all help to complete the picture of this missing period in the careers of the world's greatest comedy duo.LAUREL & HARDY - The British Tours is extensively illustrated with scores of previously unpublished photographs, and is the book that every true fan has been awaiting.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours. To get started finding Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0952130807

Description: LAUREL & HARDY - The British Tours is the first documentary of their three post-war tours. It covers their shows in detail, including the critical reviews at the time. Every theatre engagement and every act they worked with during the two years in total spent in Britain is recorded. Readers are also given a full account of their travel arrangements, the hotels they stayed in, the people they met, and of Stan's visits to his former homes and the theatres he played as a juvenile.Television and radio appearances; previously undocumented charity shows; public appearances; the contents of rare film footage are fascinatingly disclosed. Show business celebrities Norman Wisdom, Ray Alan and Peter Goodwright, along with support acts from the Laurel and Hardy shows, give anecdotes about these two most respected of comedians; and large contributions were made by the two men responsible for introducing Laurel and Hardy to the British Variety Theatre - Lord Delfont and Billy Marsh.But the book is more than just an extended date-sheet; it is an account of the love which the British retained for the two Hollywood comedians after Hollywood had turned its back on them. It is a story of two brilliant performers who had to learn to adapt from film- to stage-work, and survive through the changing modes of comedy and the changing moods of theatre audiences.It is also a story of two men, handicapped by age and illness, overcoming the exhaustion of touring and performing up to thirteen shows per week. All is brought to light in this engaging book. The early chapters reveal many little-known details of the first twenty-two years of Laurel's life spent in his home country of England, especially his years touring the British music halls, when he was the unknown comedian Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Many previously unrecorded dates and theatrical reviews of his appearances including those with The Fred Karno Company of Comedians, as understudy to Charlie Chaplin are listed.The short publicity tour of Britain which Laurel and Hardy made in 1932 is also featured. This whirlwind tour of public appearances between London and Glasgow is recounted so well that the reader will feel he is travelling with them. The crowds of thousands who mobbed Laurel and Hardy, and left them reeling from the onslaught, are graphically described; and the resultant feelings of the two recipients, on discovering for the first time that they were famous outside of America, is admirably narrated.To compile LAUREL & HARDY - The British Tours the author spent hundreds of hours poring over old newspapers, and an equal amount of time in interviewing waitresses, taxi drivers, receptionists, hoteliers, theatre managers, stage staff, and Laurel's relatives. Journalists who, in turn, interviewed Laurel and Hardy, and members of the public who met them, all help to complete the picture of this missing period in the careers of the world's greatest comedy duo.LAUREL & HARDY - The British Tours is extensively illustrated with scores of previously unpublished photographs, and is the book that every true fan has been awaiting.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours. To get started finding Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours

Laurel & Hardy - The British Tours

More Books

Laurel and Hardy: The US Tours

Laurel and Hardy: The US Tours

Laurel and Hardy: The US Tours by A. J. Marriot (2011-12-12)

Laurel and Hardy: The US Tours by A. J. Marriot (2011-12-12)

The Lighter Side of Laurel & Hardy

The Lighter Side of Laurel & Hardy

Chaplin: Stage by Stage

Chaplin: Stage by Stage

LAUREL and HARDY - The European Tours

LAUREL and HARDY - The European Tours

LAUREL and HARDY – The British Tours (part 2)

LAUREL and HARDY – The British Tours (part 2)

LAUREL and HARDY – The British Tours (Part 1 – Screen to Stage 1926 to 1951)

LAUREL and HARDY – The British Tours (Part 1 – Screen to Stage 1926 to 1951)

LAUREL – Stage by Stage

LAUREL – Stage by Stage