BIBFRAME Work

Title

The lost world of music hall

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Sculthorpe, Derek, 1966- (author)

Subject

• Entertainers--England (LCSH)
• Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--England--History. (LCSH)
• Vaudeville--England--History (LCSH)
• Performing arts--England--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Musicians--England (LCSH)
• Comedians--England (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Biographies (LCGFT)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• portraits
• illustrations

Classification

LCC: ML2831.5 S38 2021 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography
• discography
• filmography

Table of Contents

The rise and fall of the halls : a brief resume -- Nellie Wallace : the essence of eccentricity -- Lily Morris : "Why am I always the bridesmaid?" -- Billy Bennett : almost a gentlemen -- Charlie Higgins : "It's good, isn't it?" -- Alfred Lester, "Always merry and bright" -- Tom Foy : the fool of the family -- Vivian Foster : The vicar of mirth "Yes, I think so!" -- The art of the female impersonator -- Bert Errol, the Lady (?) with the tetrazzini voice -- The entertainer at the piano -- Margaret Cooper : the diva of the humorous song -- Norman Long : a smile, a song and piano.

Authorized Access Point

Sculthorpe, Derek, 1966-. The lost world of music hall

Geographic Coverage

• England

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T17:46:04.017325+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24052384

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc