Ebenstein Joanna - Mel Gordon's Cabarets Of Death Death Dance And Dining In Early 20th Century Paris - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Three idiosyncratically macabre cabaret - restaurants in Monmartre each with its own grotesque portrayal of the afterworlds of Hell Heaven and Nothingness. From 1892 until 1954, three cabaret - restaurants in the Montmartre district of Paris captivated tourists with their grotesque portrayals of death in the afterworlds of Hell Heaven and Nothingness. Each had specialized cuisines and morbid visual displays with flashes of nudity and shocking optical illusions. These cabarets were considered the most curious and widely featured amusements in the city. Entrepreneurs even hawked graphic postcards of their ironic spectacles and otherworldly interiors. Cabarets of Death documents the dinner shows the character interactions with guests and the theatrical goings - on in these unique establishments. Presenting original images and drawings from contemporary journals postcards tourist brochures and menus Mel Gordon leads a tour of these idiosyncratically macabre institutions and grants us unique access to a form of popular spectacle now gone.
Title: Mel Gordon's Cabarets Of Death Death Dance And Dining In Early 20th Century Paris
Author(s): Ebenstein Joanna
Publisher: Strange Attractor Press
Barcode: 9781907222269
Pages: 200 Pages, 200 Colour Photos
Publication Date: 2/13/2024
Category: Plays, Playscripts