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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>???Victorian Blockbusters???: box office
hits of the late 19<sup>th</sup> and early 20<sup>th</sup>
centuries.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The phenomenal box-office hits of the
Broadway and West End stages did not begin with <i>Les
Mis??rables</i>, <i>Phantom of the Opera</i> and <i>Miss
Saigon.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Victorian and Edwardian theatre staged
sensational and spectacular successes which would challenge
the popularity of even contemporary productions such as <i>Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child</i> (which has resurrected and
updated numerous special effects and aspects of stage
technology originating in the 19<sup>th</sup> century).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These ???blockbusters??? might include such
productions as:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Klaw and Erlanger???s spectacular adaptation
of <i>Ben Hur</i> (1899)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Drury Lane production of <i>The Whip</i>
(1909)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Irving???s productions at the Lyceum of plays
such as <i>The Bells</i> (in which he starred numerous times
between 1871 and 1905) and <i>Faust</i> (1886).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">James O???Neill in the stage adaptation of <i>The
Count of Monte Cristo</i> (which he played over 6000 times!)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The many successes of Dion Boucicault,
including <i>The Corsican Brothers</i> (originally staged by
Charles Kean in 1852).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">George Aiken???s adaptation of <i>Uncle
Tim???s Cabin</i> (originating in 1852) which dominated
theatre listings for over half a century.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am now seeking proposals from authors for
inclusion in a new collection of essays, provisionally titled
<i>Victorian Blockbusters: box office hits of the late 19<sup>th</sup>
and early 20<sup>th</sup> centuries</i>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each essay (of approximately 5000/6000
words length) should concentrate primarily on one specific
play (musical theatre will also be included), originally
produced between 1850 and 1910. The deadline for submission is
yet to be established, but will likely be late 2020/early
2021.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Proposals should include a short abstract
(300 words) and a brief biographical note, and should be sent
to the editor, Paul Fryer (<a
href="mailto:paul@paulfryer.me.uk" moz-do-not-send="true">paul@paulfryer.me.uk</a>)
to arrive by <u>Monday 16<sup>th</sup> September</u>.</p>
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Prof. Paul Fryer PhD, FRSA, FHEA.
Visiting Professor, School of Performance and Creative Industies, University of Leeds.
Visiting Professor, School of Arts and Creative Industries, London South Bank University.
Hon. Visiting Professor, School of Arts and Digital Industries, University of East London.
Director, The Stanislavsky Research Centre.
Editor-in-Chief, Stanislavski Studies (Taylor & Francis).
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