Gates, S. (2019) A balancing act: Renee Houston - a career in film and the variety stage. Visual Culture in Britain, 20(3), pp. 239-260. (doi: 10.1080/14714787.2019.1686417)
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Abstract
Between the two great wars the British variety theatre and film developed a complex interrelationship in which performers negotiated new challenges: emerging technologies, strong management structures and fierce competition. Taking the career of Renee Houston (1902–80) as a case study, this article details her comedy double act with her sister (Billie) in drag. The Houston Sisters worked their way from local cine-variety to national fame on radio, the live stage and film, while Renee’s subsequent solo career mapped the trajectory of popular entertainment in a period which introduced modernism, talking pictures, radio broadcasting and greater freedom of expression for women.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Gates, Sam |
Authors: | Gates, S. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Theatre Film and TV Studies |
Journal Name: | Visual Culture in Britain |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
ISSN: | 1471-4787 |
ISSN (Online): | 1941-8361 |
Published Online: | 19 December 2019 |
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