Jason Wilson

Soldiers of Song

The Dumbells and Other Canadian Concert Parties of the First World War

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Produktbeschreibung

The seeds of irreverent humour that inspired the likes of Wayne and Shuster and Monty Python were sown in the trenches of the First World War, and The Dumbells-concert parties made up of fighting soldiers-were central to this process. Soldiers of Song tells their story.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781554588442
• ISBN-10: 1554588448
• Artikelnr.: 36153114

Autorenporträt

Jason Wilson is an award-winning Canadian author and musician. He is a two-time Juno Award nominee and is currently completing his Ph.D. at the University of Guelph. Author of four books, including Lord Stanley: The Man Behind the Cup (2006), Wilson has been published on various topics, including Canada and the First World War, hockey, and music.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents for
Soldiers of Song: The Dumbells and Other Canadian Concert Parties of the
First World War, by Jason Wilson
List of Figures
I Introduction
II The Music Hall and Beyond
III In the Interest of Morale: The Dumbells and the Development of the
Canadian Concert Party
IV Only a Soldier Knows: The War and Humour
V The Canadian Concert-Party Experience
VI The Dumbells in Peace
Notes on Sources and Acknowledgements
Appendices
A Dramatis Personae: CEF Concert-Party Entertainers of WWI
B Notable Concert Parties of the CEF and BEF
C Important Casts of the CEF Concert Parties
D Postwar Concert Party Revues
E North American Tour Itineraries
F Catalogue of Dumbells Sheet Music
G Catalogue of Dumbells-Related Music
H Miscellaneous Songs
I Important British Music-Hall Revues
Notes
Bibliography
Index