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Ballet in Leicester Square: the Alhambra and the Empire, 1860-1915

Guest, Ivor Forbes.

Year: 1992.

Publisher: Dance Books.

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Frontmatter

Introduction: English ballet at the crossroads

The Alhambra Ballet

I Ballet coomes to Leicester Square (1860-72)

II Improving the image (1872-84)

III The return of the narrative ballet (1884-94)

IV Changing fortunes (1894-1901)

V The Edwardian years (1902-10)

VI the last years of the Alhambra ballet (1911-12)

The Empire Ballet

7 The Empire Theatre's beginnings (1884-86)

VIII Katti Lanner

IX The Empire becomes the hoome of ballet (1887-91)

X The emergence of the up-to-date ballet (1891-97)

XI The Genee years

XII The final phase (1908-15)

Appendix A Ballets produced at the Alhambra, 1860-1912

Appendix B Light opera divertissements at the Alhambra, 1872-84

Appendix C Principal dancers in the Alhambra ballets, 1860-1912

Alhambra ballets: selected scenarios

Appendix E Ballets produced at the Empire, 1884-1915

Appendix F Principal dancers in the Empire ballets, 1884-1915

Appendix G Empire ballets: selected scenarios

Appendix H Wilhelm's scenario for "High Jinks"

Bibliography

Index

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Title:

Ballet in Leicester Square : the Alhambra and the Empire, 1860-1915 Ivor Guest.

Author:

Guest, Ivor Forbes

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Ballet in Leicester Square : the Alhambra and the Empire, 1860-1915 Ivor Guest.
Guest, Ivor Forbes
London: Dance Books, 1992.

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• Ballet -- England -- London -- History

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