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Leeds City Varieties in the 1950s and 1960s: Decline, Nudity and Nostalgia in the British Variety Industry
Intellect , 161 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1386/9781789388053_12
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References

  1. Anon. (1965), Good Old Days, commemorative brochure, Leeds: Leeds City Varieties.
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  2. Anon. (1984), Good Old Days, commemorative brochure, Leeds: Leeds City Varieties.
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  3. Bradford Telegraph and Argus (1969), newspaper clipping, 22 February, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  4. Daily Herald (1955a), ‘Are nude shows offensive? An investigation: There's more sex on the posters than on stage’, 13 June, p. 4.
  5. Daily Herald (1955b), ‘The Nude Shows – final report: They get top billing – but little money’, 14 June, p. 4.
  6. Daily Mail (1961), newspaper clipping, 23 November, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/2.
  7. Daily Mirror (1953), ‘Pass the ripe tomatoes’, 5 March, p. 2.
  8. Daily Sketch (1969), newspaper clipping, 14 February, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
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  12. Leeds Mercury (1949), newspaper clipping, 5 December, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  13. Leicester Evening Mail (1957), ‘Small demand for night life’, 11 June, p. 3.
  14. MacInnes, Colin (1967), Sweet Saturday Night, London: MacGibbon and Kee.
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  15. Mellor, Geoffrey James (1970), The Northern Music Hall, Newcastle: Frank Graham.
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  16. Mort, Frank (2007), ‘Striptease: The erotic female body and live sexual entertainment in mid-twentieth century London’, Social History, 32:1, pp. 27–53.
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  17. Osborne, John (1959), The Entertainer, London: Evans Brothers.
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  18. Purser, Philip and Wilkes, Jenny (1978), The One and Only Phyllis Dixey, London: Futura.
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  19. Riley, Peter (1997), The Amazing Varieties, Leeds: City Varieties Music Hall.
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  20. Russell, Dave (1996), ‘Varieties of life: The making of the Edwardian music hall’, in M. R. Booth and J. H. Kaplan (eds), The Edwardian Theatre: Essays on Performance and the Stage, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 61–85.
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  21. Saunders, Andy (2004), Jane: A Pin-Up at War, Barnsley: Leo Cooper.
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  22. Sunday Mirror (1956), ‘The reluctant nude …’, 22 April, p. 5.
  23. Television Mail (1969), newspaper clipping, 10 January, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  24. The Guardian (1991), ‘Obituary: Barney Colehan’, 24 September, p. 37.
  25. The Observer (1950), newspaper clipping, 17 December, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  26. The People (1954), ‘It's just no good – the nudes are preferred’, 6 June, p. 5.175
  27. The Performer (1953), newspaper clipping, 15 January, p. 2, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  28. The Performer (1955), newspaper clipping, 22 September, p. 12, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  29. The Stage (1950), ‘Variety gossip’, 25 May, p. 4.
  30. The Stage (1951a), ‘Fairs’, 26 April, p. 8.
  31. The Stage (1951b), ‘Leonard Sach's “Song Saloon”’, 1 November, p. 14.
  32. The Stage (1951c), ‘Sach's Song Saloon’, 19 April, pp. 3–4.
  33. The Stage (1954), ‘Mass posing at the Granville’, 24 June, p. 5.
  34. The Stage (1955a), ‘Calls for next week’, 12 May, p. 2.
  35. The Stage (1955b), ‘Life in the old dog yet’, 11 August, p. 11.
  36. The Stage (1955c), ‘No nudes – no business’, 28 July, p. 3.
  37. The Stage (1956a), Calls for next week’, 12 April, p. 2.
  38. The Stage (1956b), ‘Stage promptings’, 22 March, p. 4.
  39. The Stage (1956c), ‘Variety fare’, 26 April, p. 3.
  40. The Stage(1956d), ‘Variety news and gossip – Bernard Delfont's future plans’, 8 November, p. 3.
  41. The Stage (1956e), ‘Variety news and gossip – “Fancy pants” success’, 5 April, p. 3.
  42. The Stage (1957a), ‘On tour’, 19 September, p. 4.
  43. The Stage (1957b), ‘Round about’, 12 September, p. 16.
  44. The Stage (1958), ‘Too much show in the business’, 17 July, p. 4.
  45. The Stage (1962), ‘Harry Joseph’, 3 May, p. 4.
  46. The Stage (1991), ‘Obituaries: Barney Colehan’, 3 October, p. 23.
  47. TV Mirror (1954), newspaper clipping, 3 April, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  48. Weekly Dispatch (1951), newspaper clipping, 1 April, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  49. Wilmut, Roger (1985), Kindly Leave the Stage: The History of Variety 1919–1960, London: Methuen.
     [Google Scholar]
  50. Yorkshire Evening News (1949), newspaper clipping, 24 January, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  51. Yorkshire Evening News (1952), newspaper clipping, 22 January, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  52. Yorkshire Post (1952), ‘Students’ conduct at Leeds theatre’, 23 January, p. 3.
  53. Yorkshire Post (1953a), ‘City varieties, Leeds’, 20 July, p. 4.
  54. Yorkshire Post (1953b), ‘Edwardian TV audience were too enthusiastic’, 21 July, p. 10.
  55. Yorkshire Post (1953c), ‘TV show asks for noisy audience’, 11 July, p. 9.
  56. Yorkshire Post (1954), ‘Phyllis Dixey and her husband fined £25’, 17 June, p. 6.
  57. Yorkshire Post (1964), newspaper clipping, 30 March, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.

References

  1. Anon. (1965), Good Old Days, commemorative brochure, Leeds: Leeds City Varieties.
     [Google Scholar]
  2. Anon. (1984), Good Old Days, commemorative brochure, Leeds: Leeds City Varieties.
     [Google Scholar]
  3. Bradford Telegraph and Argus (1969), newspaper clipping, 22 February, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  4. Daily Herald (1955a), ‘Are nude shows offensive? An investigation: There's more sex on the posters than on stage’, 13 June, p. 4.
  5. Daily Herald (1955b), ‘The Nude Shows – final report: They get top billing – but little money’, 14 June, p. 4.
  6. Daily Mail (1961), newspaper clipping, 23 November, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/2.
  7. Daily Mirror (1953), ‘Pass the ripe tomatoes’, 5 March, p. 2.
  8. Daily Sketch (1969), newspaper clipping, 14 February, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  9. Faulk, Barry J. (2004), Music Hall and Modernity: The Late Victorian Discovery of Popular Culture, Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
     [Google Scholar]
  10. Fields, Caroline (2013), The Book of Memories, Leeds: First Edition.
  11. Illustrated (1950), newspaper clipping, 8 November, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  12. Leeds Mercury (1949), newspaper clipping, 5 December, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  13. Leicester Evening Mail (1957), ‘Small demand for night life’, 11 June, p. 3.
  14. MacInnes, Colin (1967), Sweet Saturday Night, London: MacGibbon and Kee.
     [Google Scholar]
  15. Mellor, Geoffrey James (1970), The Northern Music Hall, Newcastle: Frank Graham.
     [Google Scholar]
  16. Mort, Frank (2007), ‘Striptease: The erotic female body and live sexual entertainment in mid-twentieth century London’, Social History, 32:1, pp. 27–53.
     [Google Scholar]
  17. Osborne, John (1959), The Entertainer, London: Evans Brothers.
     [Google Scholar]
  18. Purser, Philip and Wilkes, Jenny (1978), The One and Only Phyllis Dixey, London: Futura.
     [Google Scholar]
  19. Riley, Peter (1997), The Amazing Varieties, Leeds: City Varieties Music Hall.
     [Google Scholar]
  20. Russell, Dave (1996), ‘Varieties of life: The making of the Edwardian music hall’, in M. R. Booth and J. H. Kaplan (eds), The Edwardian Theatre: Essays on Performance and the Stage, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 61–85.
     [Google Scholar]
  21. Saunders, Andy (2004), Jane: A Pin-Up at War, Barnsley: Leo Cooper.
     [Google Scholar]
  22. Sunday Mirror (1956), ‘The reluctant nude …’, 22 April, p. 5.
  23. Television Mail (1969), newspaper clipping, 10 January, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  24. The Guardian (1991), ‘Obituary: Barney Colehan’, 24 September, p. 37.
  25. The Observer (1950), newspaper clipping, 17 December, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  26. The People (1954), ‘It's just no good – the nudes are preferred’, 6 June, p. 5.175
  27. The Performer (1953), newspaper clipping, 15 January, p. 2, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  28. The Performer (1955), newspaper clipping, 22 September, p. 12, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.
  29. The Stage (1950), ‘Variety gossip’, 25 May, p. 4.
  30. The Stage (1951a), ‘Fairs’, 26 April, p. 8.
  31. The Stage (1951b), ‘Leonard Sach's “Song Saloon”’, 1 November, p. 14.
  32. The Stage (1951c), ‘Sach's Song Saloon’, 19 April, pp. 3–4.
  33. The Stage (1954), ‘Mass posing at the Granville’, 24 June, p. 5.
  34. The Stage (1955a), ‘Calls for next week’, 12 May, p. 2.
  35. The Stage (1955b), ‘Life in the old dog yet’, 11 August, p. 11.
  36. The Stage (1955c), ‘No nudes – no business’, 28 July, p. 3.
  37. The Stage (1956a), Calls for next week’, 12 April, p. 2.
  38. The Stage (1956b), ‘Stage promptings’, 22 March, p. 4.
  39. The Stage (1956c), ‘Variety fare’, 26 April, p. 3.
  40. The Stage(1956d), ‘Variety news and gossip – Bernard Delfont's future plans’, 8 November, p. 3.
  41. The Stage (1956e), ‘Variety news and gossip – “Fancy pants” success’, 5 April, p. 3.
  42. The Stage (1957a), ‘On tour’, 19 September, p. 4.
  43. The Stage (1957b), ‘Round about’, 12 September, p. 16.
  44. The Stage (1958), ‘Too much show in the business’, 17 July, p. 4.
  45. The Stage (1962), ‘Harry Joseph’, 3 May, p. 4.
  46. The Stage (1991), ‘Obituaries: Barney Colehan’, 3 October, p. 23.
  47. TV Mirror (1954), newspaper clipping, 3 April, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  48. Weekly Dispatch (1951), newspaper clipping, 1 April, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  49. Wilmut, Roger (1985), Kindly Leave the Stage: The History of Variety 1919–1960, London: Methuen.
     [Google Scholar]
  50. Yorkshire Evening News (1949), newspaper clipping, 24 January, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  51. Yorkshire Evening News (1952), newspaper clipping, 22 January, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/1.
  52. Yorkshire Post (1952), ‘Students’ conduct at Leeds theatre’, 23 January, p. 3.
  53. Yorkshire Post (1953a), ‘City varieties, Leeds’, 20 July, p. 4.
  54. Yorkshire Post (1953b), ‘Edwardian TV audience were too enthusiastic’, 21 July, p. 10.
  55. Yorkshire Post (1953c), ‘TV show asks for noisy audience’, 11 July, p. 9.
  56. Yorkshire Post (1954), ‘Phyllis Dixey and her husband fined £25’, 17 June, p. 6.
  57. Yorkshire Post (1964), newspaper clipping, 30 March, Leeds: West Yorkshire Archives, WYL 2410/3/3.

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