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- Title
'A Licensed Dealer in Legs': John Hollingshead and the 'Principal Boys' of the Gaiety Theatre, London 1868 - 1886.
- Authors
Innes, Eilidh
- Abstract
The article features 19th century journalist John Hollingshead (1827-1904) and his management of the Gaiety Theatre in London, England. Topics include how women performers were allegedly exploited under Hollingshead, the theory of patriarchy conceptualized by Sylvia Walby, and the intersectionality of class and gender based on the feminist exploration of Marina Warner on Hollingshead's use of women images to promote the theatre.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; THEATER management; THEATERS; HOLLINGSHEAD, John; THEATRICAL managers; WOMEN in the theater; PATRIARCHY
- Publication
Women's History (2059-0156), 2020, Vol 2, Issue 16, p4
- ISSN
2059-0156
- Publication type
Article