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Description:Excerpt from Pure Folly: The Story of Those Remakable People the Follies Fourteen years ago, when the entertainments provided on piers and in special enclosures for the amusement of visitors to the smaller seaside resorts were for the most part barely tolerable, though generously tolerated by uncritical audiences, a company of pierrots at Worthing attracted particular attention. Their performance was distinguished by a freshness of style, a natural spirit of humour, and an ingenuous enjoyment of their own entertainment, which suggested the amateur, rather than the professional, artist; and amateurs they were, in the sense that none of the company bad had any professional experience. They had come to stay - to create and establish in England a new school of humour, a new interpretation of the art of burlesque, a form of entertainment worthy of something more than the term " entertainment," a vogue which has gradually developed into an institution. To-day, instead of touring seaside towns, staying a night here, two nights somewhere else, or at the most a week in one place, the Follies have from month to month been drawing crowded audiences, representing all classes, to one of the principal West End theatres of London. While other playhouses suffer from the effects of temporary adverse influences, the Follies defy the effects of trade depression, the usual summer exodus from town, heat, snow, and fog. Theatre managers and playwrights, who regarded them with tolerant approval two years ago, have now discovered in this company of nine a real power, the influence of which cannot be ignored and has to be reckoned with. ..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 Pure Folly: The Story of Those Remarkable People, the Follies. To get started finding Pure Folly: The Story of Those Remarkable People, the Follies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 131

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: London: Mills & Boon

Release: 1909

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Description: Excerpt from Pure Folly: The Story of Those Remakable People the Follies Fourteen years ago, when the entertainments provided on piers and in special enclosures for the amusement of visitors to the smaller seaside resorts were for the most part barely tolerable, though generously tolerated by uncritical audiences, a company of pierrots at Worthing attracted particular attention. Their performance was distinguished by a freshness of style, a natural spirit of humour, and an ingenuous enjoyment of their own entertainment, which suggested the amateur, rather than the professional, artist; and amateurs they were, in the sense that none of the company bad had any professional experience. They had come to stay - to create and establish in England a new school of humour, a new interpretation of the art of burlesque, a form of entertainment worthy of something more than the term " entertainment," a vogue which has gradually developed into an institution. To-day, instead of touring seaside towns, staying a night here, two nights somewhere else, or at the most a week in one place, the Follies have from month to month been drawing crowded audiences, representing all classes, to one of the principal West End theatres of London. While other playhouses suffer from the effects of temporary adverse influences, the Follies defy the effects of trade depression, the usual summer exodus from town, heat, snow, and fog. Theatre managers and playwrights, who regarded them with tolerant approval two years ago, have now discovered in this company of nine a real power, the influence of which cannot be ignored and has to be reckoned with. ..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 Pure Folly: The Story of Those Remarkable People, the Follies. To get started finding Pure Folly: The Story of Those Remarkable People, the Follies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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