Oorspronkelijke Abstract
The Good Old Days was one of the BBC's most popular light entertainment shows which ran for thirty years. The show began in 1953 and was televised from the City Varieties Theatre in Leeds. The Good Old Days finely ended in 1983. Present-day performers would dress up and perform in the style of the Victorian-Edwardian music hall. The audience dressed in period costume and joined in the singing. Leonard Sachs was the show's compere and he was famous for his long winded introductions. He always made a point of using unknown or unusual words which drew 'oohs and aahs' from the audience. All the performers would be built up in his introduction, even if they didn't quite match up to it!
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Engelse abstract
The Good Old Days was one of the BBC's most popular light entertainment shows which ran for thirty years. The show began in 1953 and was televised from the City Varieties Theatre in Leeds. The Good Old Days finely ended in 1983. Present-day performers would dress up and perform in the style of the Victorian-Edwardian music hall. The audience dressed in period costume and joined in the singing. Leonard Sachs was the show's compere and he was famous for his long winded introductions. He always made a point of using unknown or unusual words which drew 'oohs and aahs' from the audience. All the performers would be built up in his introduction, even if they didn't quite match up to it!
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Omschrijving
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The Good Old Days had a very basic format which was to recreate the Victorian music hall atmosphere. The show was recorded in a replica Victorian theatre and audiences and performers were dressed in Victorian costume. Many of the performers all came from a background which had roots in music hall or early radio. For example, Arthur Askey, Roy Hudd and Danny La Rue. The audience was very much an integral part of the performance. Many would make their own costumes or raid their grandmothers wardrobes for appropriate costumes. Audiences loved the 'Good Old Days' and in the mid-seventies waiting lists were longer for the show than those for 'Top Of The Pops'. Each show combined classic gag telling comedies, novelty acts and old fashioned sing-alongs which the audience took part in because they knew all the words to the old style music hall numbers. The show always ended with the singing of ?Down at the Old Bull and Bush?.
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Auteur
BBC
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Uitgever
BBC
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Onderwerp
Variety programmes
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Thematische trefwoorden
Music/Ballet/Dance
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Television Programming
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Entertainment
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Hosted show
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mixed music
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Theatrical music
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Variety programmes
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Geografische trefwoorden
Europe
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Northwestern Europe
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United Kingdom
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Eigenaar
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Source
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Medewerkers
Leonard Sachs
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Rechten [+]
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Media type
Image
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Productiedatum
1953-07-20
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Publicatiedatum
2005-11-14
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English
Nederlands
Deutsch
Francais
