Showtime!
Nunn, Judy2021
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In the second half of the 19th century, Melbourne is a veritable boom town, as hopefuls from every corner of the globe flock to the gold fields of Victoria. And where people crave gold, they also crave entertainment. Enter stage right: brothers Will and Max Worthing and their wives Mabel and Gertie. The family arrives from England in the 1880s with little else but the masterful talents that will see them rise from simple travelling performers to sophisticated entrepreneurs. Enter stage left: their rivals, Carlo and Rube. Childhood friends since meeting in a London orphanage, the two men have literally fought their way to the top and are now producers of the bawdy but hugely popular 'Big Show Bonanza'. The fight for supremacy begins. Waiting in the wings: Comedy, tragedy, passion and betrayal; economic depression, the Black Death and the horrors of World War One...
Main title:
Showtime! / Judy Nunn.
Author:
Nunn, Judy, author
Imprint:
[North Sydney, NSW] : William Heinemann Australia, 2021.©2021
Collation:
xvi, 508 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
Notes:
'Comedy, tragedy, passion, betrayal...onstage and off.'--On cover.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781761042539 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.3
Language:
English
Subject:
Theater -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- FictionTheaters -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- FictionTheatrical producers and directors -- FictionMusic-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Australia -- History -- FictionImmigrants -- Australia -- 19th century -- FictionEnglish -- Australia -- FictionSocial classes -- FictionCircus performers -- Victoria -- FictionGold mines and mining -- Victoria -- FictionEntertainers -- FictionOrphans -- FictionEnemies -- FictionAustralian fictionMelbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionAustralia -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- FictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
251242