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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Heaviest of SwellsA life and times in the Music Hall Volume III 1877-1884Volume II of Christopher Beeching's highly praised biography of the Lion Comique George Leybourne ended with the erroneous reporting of Leybourne's death. Volume III picks up with this false news being rapidly and cruelly spread around the music halls and in all the major newspapers, with the publication of a fake 'Memorial' poem.In Volume III of The Heaviest of Swells, Beeching continues to delve into the trials and tribulations of Leybourne, as he struggles with yet more ill health, and the vagaries of life as a star of the Victorian music hall. Leybourne's continual arguments with his agents and alleged committal to a mental asylum ultimately led to diminished bookings and disgruntled managements, exacting a huge toll on Leybourne's professional and personal life, hastening his premature death at the age of forty-two. In unravelling and dissecting Leybourne's life and songs, Beeching, in his unique and entertaining style, brings their relevance to both the Victorian period and today into sharp focus. As George himself sang in 1877, "There's Nothing New Under the Sun." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The life of British Music Hall's first Super Star, George Leybourne [1842-1884], also known as Champagne Charlie, has always been shrouded in mystery. This book puts the record straight.Delving deeper than ever before Beeching takes a 'detective-like' approach and comes up with some surprising results, unlocking family secrets, as well as other revelations.Drawing from his own theatrical career, contemporary descriptions, song covers illustrations of the 1860' to 1880's, he analyses Leybourne's performance methods, conditions, as well as the deterioration in Leybourne's health as constant touring took their toll culminating in his death at the age of 42.Written with style & humour The Heaviest of Swells shows a glimpse of life from the slums of Gateshead where Leybourne was born, to the drawing rooms of the Victorian Middle classes, giving a fascinating account of Leybourne's life as a music hall artiste, his career, and the many problems to be encountered by any music hall performer of the period.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Covering the years 1871-1876, Volume II of The Heaviest of Swells picks up Leybourne's life-story after the sudden announcement that he would be departing for America. In five years full of incident, Beeching delves deeper into Leybourne's attempted new ventures; as an actor; on a long tour of one-night stands with a classical actor and his unwise forays into management. As Leybourne continues his exhausting rounds of the Halls through bouts of illness, and his need to create new songs for the edification of his fans, Leybourne becomes the centre of attention in a scandalous court case.By unravelling forgotten slang terms and dissecting these songs and their covers in detail, Beeching in his unique and entertaining style brings their relevance of the Victorian period and today into sharp focus.…

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