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Daly's : the biography of a theatre / D. Forbes-Winslow.

By: Forbes-Winslow, D.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : W. H. Allen & Co., [1944]Description: 220 p. : plates, ports. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899 | Daly's Theatre (London, England)DDC classification: 725.822
Contents:
A magician waves his wand -- Daly's conquest of London -- Queens of the stage -- A new era begins -- The Guv'nor's formula -- The Guv'nor at work - and play -- Success of "The geisha" -- Fifty years a leading lady -- Some great contemporaries -- A glamorous night -- More melodious money makers -- The Guv'nor's greatest triumph -- Another musical masterpiece -- A master of stagecraft -- Loving cup for the Guv'nor -- A reply to the critics -- Performance in mufti -- When royalty goes to the show -- The Guv'nor's last curtain -- The new Gaiety -- Brides for the nobility -- The tradition maintained -- Triumph of "The maid" -- More Daly's recruits -- How stars are born -- Some costly flops -- 'Jimmy' White - the mentor -- The show goes on -- A quarter of a million deal -- Revivals - then pantomime -- The final curtain.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 725.822 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00167854
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 725.822 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00165947
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

A magician waves his wand -- Daly's conquest of London -- Queens of the stage -- A new era begins -- The Guv'nor's formula -- The Guv'nor at work - and play -- Success of "The geisha" -- Fifty years a leading lady -- Some great contemporaries -- A glamorous night -- More melodious money makers -- The Guv'nor's greatest triumph -- Another musical masterpiece -- A master of stagecraft -- Loving cup for the Guv'nor -- A reply to the critics -- Performance in mufti -- When royalty goes to the show -- The Guv'nor's last curtain -- The new Gaiety -- Brides for the nobility -- The tradition maintained -- Triumph of "The maid" -- More Daly's recruits -- How stars are born -- Some costly flops -- 'Jimmy' White - the mentor -- The show goes on -- A quarter of a million deal -- Revivals - then pantomime -- The final curtain.