Mary Barton goes to London : Elizabeth Gaskell, Stage Adaptation and Working Class Audiences
Maunder, Andrew
(2011)
Mary Barton goes to London : Elizabeth Gaskell, Stage Adaptation and Working Class Audiences.
Gaskell Journal, 25.
pp. 1-18.
An examination of the first stage production in 1850 of Elizabeth Gaskell's controversial industrial novel. Adapted for the audience of the Victoria Theatre, London (the `Old Vic') the article discusses the censorship imposed by the Lord Chamberlain's office and the concessions made to local, working-class theatre-goers.
Item Type | Article |
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Keywords | elizabeth gaskell, mary barton, theatre, adaptation, dion boucicault |
Date Deposited | 15 May 2025 12:21 |
Last Modified | 30 May 2025 23:49 |
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