lydia thompson and burlesque theatre

lydia thompson and burlesque theatre

1. her career

   • sucsess
     • harlequin and the three bears
       • first critic sucsess
       • played the character "silverhair"
     • tour of Europe
       • appealing due to her talent and sex appeal
       • in Gernmany, she was intdroduced to the Emperor
         • most popular in Germany
       • aslo toured America
         • phenomenon in America
     • the spanish dancers sucsess
     • Title role in pantomime little bo peep
   • before sucsess
     • joined her magesties theatre dance chorus
     • preformed in childrens show "living marronettes" 1853

2. theatre

   • backstage
     • converting serious plays into comedy
     • literaracy references usally used.
       • audience assumed to know litterate works
       • preformers need to know these literacy terms
   • in preformance
     • humour
     • drag
     • big sex appeal in the dance
     • physical
       • lots of dance

3. history

   • born in London (covent gardens 19th feb 1838
   • family
     • mother was fond of the stage
     • her dad died before she got onto the stage
       • she was 14 years old when she joined a dance chorus (her magesties theatre)
     • dispute over whether lydia and her brother were actually her dads children
   • died 17th novermebr 1908