Format:
1 Online-Ressource (373 p)
ISBN:
9781862547353
Content:
George Tallis arrived in Australia as a 17-year-old immigrant in 1886, and rose to become head of J.C. Williamson Ltd, the world's largest entertainment organisation. This book is his story, an intriguing view of Australian entertainment between 1886 and 1938
Content:
The Silent Showman -- About the authors -- Title page -- Imprint page -- Contents page 1 -- Contents page 2 -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter One - With a Little Bit of Luck -- Chapter Two - The Irish Connection -- Chapter Three - The Firm -- Chapter Four - Preparation of an Irish Immigrant -- Chapter Five - Tour Manager -- Chapter Six - Partnerships -- Chapter Seven - Very Firm -- Chapter Eight - Santoi George -- Chapter Nine - The Passing of Williamson -- Chapter Ten - Faith, Hope and Charity -- Chapter Eleven - Amalgamation -- Chapter Twelve - What's This I Hear?
Content:
Chapter Thirteen - Celluloid and Ether -- Chapter Fourteen - Old Lightnin' -- Chapter Fifteen - London Calling -- Chapter Sixteen - Not So Firm -- Chapter Seventeen - Too Many Cooks -- Chapter Eighteen - Rangatira -- Chapter Nineteen - Rien ne va Plus -- Running order of shows in Melbourne theatres under the Firm's management 1886-1931 -- Theatre Royal -- Princess Theatre -- Her Majesty's Theatre -- His Majesty's Theatre -- King's Theatre -- Comedy Theatre -- Notes -- 1 With a Little Bit of Luck -- 2 The Irish Connection -- 3 The Firm -- 4 Preparation of an Irish Immigrant -- 5 Tour Manager
Content:
6 Partnerships -- 7 Very Firm -- 8 Santoi George -- 9 The Passing of Williamson -- 10 Faith, Hope and Charity -- 11 Amalgamation -- 12 What's This I Hear? -- 13 Celluloid and Ether -- 14 Old Lightnin' -- 15 London Calling -- 16 Not So Firm -- 17 Too Many Cooks -- 18 Rangatira -- 19 Rien ne va Plus -- Bibliography -- Books -- Unpublished -- Newspapers -- Periodicals -- Archives -- Photograph Acknowledgments -- Wakefield Press -- Back cover
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
Additional Edition:
9781743052167
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tallis, Michael The Silent Showman : Sir George Tallis, the man behind the world's largest entertainment organisation of the 1920s Mile End : Wakefield Press,c2006 9781862547353
Language:
English
Keywords:
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