02504nam 2200541 a 450 991081579280332120230617010319.01-58729-643-8(CKB)1000000000477279(EBL)843117(OCoLC)181548113(SSID)ssj0000153448(PQKBManifestationID)11147433(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153448(PQKBWorkID)10405241(PQKB)10494602(MiAaPQ)EBC843117(MdBmJHUP)muse9191(Au-PeEL)EBL843117(CaPaEBR)ebr10354543(EXLCZ)99100000000047727920050224d2005 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFantasies of Empire[electronic resource] the Empire Theatre of Varieties and the licensing controversy of 1894 /Joseph DonohueIowa City University of Iowa Pressc20051 online resource (305 p.)Studies in theatre history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-960-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1: Mrs. Chant at the Empire; 2: The Licensing Committee Meets; 3: Repercussions; 4: The Council's Decision & Its Aftermath; 5: Why They Attacked the Empire; Notes; Works Cited; IndexIn the London summer of 1894, members of the National Vigilance Society, led by the well-known social reformer Laura Ormiston Chant, confronted the Empire Theatre of Varieties, Leicester Square, and its brilliant manager George Edwardes as he applied for a routine license renewal. On grounds that the Empire's promenade was the nightly resort of prostitutes, that the costumes in the theatre's ballets were grossly indecent, and that the moral health of the nation was imperiled, Chant demanded that the London County Council either deny the theatre its license or require radical changes in the EmpStudies in theatre history and culture.Performing artsEnglandLondonHistory19th centuryPerforming artsHistory791/.09421Donohue Joseph W.1935-166272MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815792803321Fantasies of Empire4049687UNINA