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Sep 1, 2013 · It is tempting to read My Old Man in terms of the son's personal history as a socially mobile career politician, playing Prince Charming to his mentor Margaret Thatcher, who was more like the pantomime dame crossed with the Wicked Witch of the West. Despite his father's successful career on the boards, John Major rightly disclaims any inherited ...
- Peter Bailey
- 2013
Music hall was one of the glories of Victorian England. Sentimental, vulgar, class-conscious, but always patriotic and on the side of the underdog, it held a mirror to the audiences hopes and fears, and sometimes the general absurdity of life. Includes bibliographical references and index.
My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall. Paperback – Sept. 26 2013. Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the story of the British music hall.
My old man : a personal history of music hall. by. Major, John Roy, 1943- author. Publication date. 2013. Topics. Major, Tom, 1879-1960, Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Great Britain -- History, Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.), Great Britain.
In ‘My Old Man’, the former prime minister tells his father’s story as a springboard for an entertaining history of the music hall, from its origins in Elizabethan times through to its...
Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the story of the British music hall.
- John Major
- 2 min
My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall. Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the story of the British music hall.
