| At the Sign of the Harlequin's Bat Contributor(s): Stoughton, Isabelle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1852731508 ISBN-13: 9781852731502 Publisher: Dance Books Ltd OUR PRICE: $16.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet |
| Dewey: 792.809 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.32 lbs) 106 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than fifity years, Cyril W. Beaumont, the British dance writer, publisher, bookseller, critic and historian ran his famous bookshop in London's Charing Cross Road. Beaumont was known to a vast number of people in almost every part of the world, and virtually every dancer in the world visited his shop at one time or another. His knowledge of ballet was formidable and for this he was greatly respected and admired. Outwardly stiff and formal and unwilling to accept what he regarded as 'bad behaviour', this demeanour concealed a kind, humorous man with something of a weakness for the ladies. In 'At the Sign of the Harlequin's Bat' Isabelle Stoughton, who worked with Mr. Beaumont in the 1950s, reveals this aspect of his character. Here you will find a picture of the whole being of Cyril Beaumont as remembered by someone who knew him well. |