Bland, Lucy. Banishing the Beast: Feminism, Sex and Morality. Tauris Parke, 2002.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | George Paston | GP
wrote several other one-act plays which were performed in London and further afield. These include Colleagues (performed at the Empire Theatre
in Kilburn on 30 January 1911) and A Great Experiment (at the Lyceum Theatre |
| Performance of text | John Oliver Hobbes | JOH
's other plays of varying length include (in addition to the collaborations discussed below) the verse drama Osbern and Ursyne, which was first performed on 28 November 1899 at the Empire Theatre
in... |
| Performance of text | John Oliver Hobbes | Hobbes
's three-act comedy titled The Wisdom of the Wise was first performed at St James's Theatre
in King Street, London, on 22 November 1900. It was first produced in the USA on 31... |
| politics | Laura Ormiston Chant | LOC
, with Lady Isabella Caroline Somerset
, attended the Empire Theatre
in Leicester Square, in the first of several incognito visits made to observe the performers and crowd, and to build a case against the theatre. Donohue, Joseph. Fantasies of Empire: The Empire Theatre of Varieties and the Licensing Controversy of 1894. University of Iowa Press, 2005. 32 |
| politics | Laura Ormiston Chant | LOC
spoke at a meeting of the Licensing Committee of London County Council
to oppose the renewal of the Empire Theatre
's licence. Bland, Lucy. Banishing the Beast: Feminism, Sex and Morality. Tauris Parke, 2002. 96 |
| politics | Laura Ormiston Chant | In addition to her other political activities, Chant was heavily involved in the activities of the National Vigilance Association
. She edited its journal, the Vigilance Record, and took a leading role (alongside Millicent Garrett Fawcett |
| Textual Features | Laura Ormiston Chant | Sellcuts' Manager cannot be isolated from Chant's then-still-notorious attack on the Empire Theatre
, as well as her belief in temperance. From Mora's narrative to the idealized Palace of Amusements that reflects Chant's earlier writings... |
| Textual Production | Laura Ormiston Chant | At the height of her fame (or infamy) as a social reformer, LOC
published her pamphlet on the theatre licensing conflict, Why We Attacked the Empire. British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo. |
| Textual Production | Laura Ormiston Chant | Chant was the long-time editor of the Vigilance Record, the journal of the National Vigilance Association
, which began publication in 1887. She contributed pieces to it that included a column titled Amused London... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Laura Ormiston Chant | Why We Attacked the Empire is an extended defence of Chant's opposition to the renewal of the Empire Theatre
's licence, and an account of the London County Council
Licensing Committee hearings and the consequent... |
Timeline
1891: The Palace Theatre of Varieties (an earlier...
Building item
1891
The Palace Theatre of Varieties
(an earlier theatre under a new name) opened at Cambridge Circus in London: its shows were more daring, more scantily dressed, than those at the Empire
.
Walkowitz, Judith R. “Women Writing / Women Performing in the Imperial Metropolis”. Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Women Writers Conference, Lawrence, KS, 17 Mar. 2001.
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