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200 10$aFantasies of Empire$b[electronic resource] $ethe Empire Theatre of Varieties and the licensing controversy of 1894 /$fJoseph Donohue
210   $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (305 p.)
225 1 $aStudies in theatre history and culture
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-87745-960-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; 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; Index
330   $aIn the London summer of 1894, members of the National Vigilance Society, led by the well-known social reformer Laura Ormiston Chant, confronted the Empire Theatre of Varieties, Leicester Square, and its brilliant manager George Edwardes as he applied for a routine license renewal. On grounds that the Empire's promenade was the nightly resort of prostitutes, that the costumes in the theatre's ballets were grossly indecent, and that the moral health of the nation was imperiled, Chant demanded that the London County Council either deny the theatre its license or require radical changes in the Emp
410  0$aStudies in theatre history and culture.
606   $aPerforming arts$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory$y19th century
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700   $aDonohue$b Joseph W.$f1935-$0166272
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