Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Venues and the Shows 7
7. 2. Music Halls for Tout-Paris 31
8. 3. Creative Artists: Authors, Composers, and Choreographers 55
9. 4. The Ballet-Divertissement 75
10. 5. Real Pantomime-Ballets: The Choreographic Conventions of 1890s Music-Hall Ballet 97
11. 6. Music as Storyteller: The Musical Conventions of 1890s Music-Hall Ballet 115
12. 7. As Pleasing to the Ear as to the Eye: A Popular Musical Style 133
13. 8. The Stories of Music-Hall Ballet: Romance, Flirtations, and Other Pleasures 161
14. 9. A Delight to Behold: Glitter, Glamour, and Girls 176
15. Appendix A: Tables of Ballets Staged by the Folies-Bergère, the Olympia, and the Casino de Paris 207
16. Appendix B: Synopses of Ballets Staged at the Folies-Bergère, the Olympia, and the Casino de Paris 234
17. Notes 285
18. Bibliography 333
19. Index 347