Publisher's description:
 
"Raise the tabs for I proudly present the most popular, most scintillating and devastatingly dependable traditional music hall. A cornucopia of captivating conviviality, packed with song and dance, novelty acts, special guest turns, side-splitting banter, and audience participation for your sincere unmitigated enjoyment and delight..."

This book charts the history of music hall in Preston from the early days in the back rooms of Victorian pubs and 'gin palaces to the days of lavish variety theatres such as the huge King's Palace Theatre, Preston, which opened in 1913. With chapters on the history of music hall, the somewhat rowdy reception experienced by local acts and famous visits to the area made by legends of the stage, this fascinating book also explores the local rivals to music hall such as cinema and the arrival of the medium that was to change everything the television.

With a foreword by Coronation Street's Betty Driver, now familiar as an actress but formerly a music-hall star herself, and a preface by Preston North End legend Sir Tom Finney, this is an essential guide to the history of provincial music hall, not just in Preston but across the entire country.
 
Condition: New, though with minor shelf wear and some yellowing to page edges. 
 
Binding: Paperback
Year: 2007
Publisher: Tempus Publishing
Pages: 128
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 24 X 17cm