Child labor in the British Victorian entertainment industry : 1875-1914 / Dyan Colclough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colclough, Dyan, 1952- author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child actors--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Child actors.

Child actors--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Child labor--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Child labor.

Child labor--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Child labor--Law and legislation--Great Britain--History.

Child labor--Law and legislation.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

"The Victorian preoccupation with childhood fed a desire to see children perform. Quick to respond, theatrical entrepreneurs recruited thousands of girls and boys to work in the industry. Although exploited, beguiled by wages and the possibility of fame, children coveted the opportunities the stage offered. This book tells their story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Raw Material, Labor, and the Finished Product: the Theatrical Child as Employee

2. Laboring Fairies: The Theatrical Child as a Family Resource and a Resourceful Child

3. The Performing Child and its Audience

4. Performing Their Duty: Child Savers and the Theatrical Child

5. Protective Legislation and the Theatrical Child

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index.

ISBN:

9781137503176

1137503173

OCLC:

932004546