平衡的行为:蕾妮·休斯顿-在电影和综艺舞台的职业生涯

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Visual Culture in Britain Pub Date : 2019-09-02 DOI:10.1080/14714787.2019.1686417

Sam Gates

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在两次世界大战之间，英国的综艺戏剧和电影发展了一种复杂的相互关系，演员们在其中应对了新的挑战:新兴技术、强大的管理结构和激烈的竞争。以蕾妮·休斯顿(1902 - 1980)的职业生涯为例，本文详细介绍了她与妹妹(比莉)的喜剧双重表演。休斯顿姐妹在当地的电影综艺节目中崭露头角，在电台、现场舞台和电影中享誉全国，而蕾妮随后的独唱生涯则描绘了流行娱乐的轨迹，这一时期引入了现代主义、有声图片、广播和女性更大的言论自由。

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A Balancing Act: Renee Houston – A Career in Film and the Variety Stage

Between the two great wars the British variety theatre and film developed a complex interrelationship in which performers negotiated new challenges: emerging technologies, strong management structures and fierce competition. Taking the career of Renee Houston (1902–80) as a case study, this article details her comedy double act with her sister (Billie) in drag. The Houston Sisters worked their way from local cine-variety to national fame on radio, the live stage and film, while Renee’s subsequent solo career mapped the trajectory of popular entertainment in a period which introduced modernism, talking pictures, radio broadcasting and greater freedom of expression for women.

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Visual Culture in Britain Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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