**"An illustrated history of good old-fashioned entertainment from names like Tessie O'Shea, George Formby, and the early days of Bruce Forsyth." **Yours
They were supported by acts that matched the word variety: ventriloquists, drag artists, animal acts, acrobats, jugglers, magicians and many more. But the variety theater was constantly under threat, first from revue, then radio, the cinema, girlie shows, the birth of rock 'n' roll and finally television. By the end of the 1950s, the variety business seemed to have given up, but the recent and extraordinary popularity of talent shows on television has proved the public appetite is still there. Variety could be about to start all over again.
"A priceless record of the people who entertained several generations between the wars and, for a brief time, after WWII . . . thoroughly entertaining." Books Monthly