Böcker av Andrew Lamb

An illustrated history of popular musical theatre, offering details about the origins and development of the genre over a century and a half. Andrew Lamb moves from country to country, showing how different cultures interpreted and were influenced by different types of musical theatre.

Tells the fascinating story of the rise and fall from fame of Leslie Stuart, whose success with the musical Floradora in the 1900s led to extravagant spending on gambling, drinking and entertaining and left him bankrupt.

This book takes advantage of new and often surprising biographical research on the Loder family as a whole and its four main figures, using them to illustrate aspects of music history in the 19th century.