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UP IN THE GALLERY

 

Robert D. Morritt

 

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          Music Halls produced a wide variety of entertainment.With acts that catered to the lower middle class often in a noisy atmosphere interspersed with the odd act that would stand vocally on its own merit and be requested to reappear regularly depending on how it was received by the ‘masses’.  For working people it gave them some respite from their dismal daily life and poor working conditions. Conversely it also produced ‘Stars’ who became prominently popular and were the forerunners of the ’Star’ system we all have so often witnessed in our own age.  For the vintage record collector I have assimilated much discographical information where possible in the form of a dating guide to the repertoire of many of the early recording artists.  As the curtin rises, I present you with "Up In The Gallery".  The advent and establishment of British Music halls and very early recording stars.