Dancing on the edge /
Set in a time of immense change, Dancing on the Edge tells the story of a black jazz group, the Louis Lester Band, as they rise to fame, entertaining guests at exclusive high society gatherings in 1930s London. While many recoil at the presence of black musicians in polite society, the capital'...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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| Series: | Screen and Cinema
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Cast and Credits; Dancing on the Edge; PART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; PART FOUR; PART FIVE; INTERVIEWING LOUIS; Author biography; Also by Stephen Poliakoff; List of Photo Stills; 2. The band passing the front entrance of the Imperial.; 3. The band entering by the back entrance of the Imperial.; 4. Jessie and Carla singing in the garden for Prince George.; 5. Sarah, Julian, Pamela, Donaldson, Stanley and the Prince watching the band perform; 6. Wesley in the Imperial Ballroom; 7. The picnic: the characters pose for Sarah in front of Masterson's private train.8. Sarah about to photograph Louis at the picnic.; 9. Masterson and Julian together at the picnic.; 10. Jessie and Carla singing 'Dead of Night Express'.; 11. The Prince of Wales and Pamela dance to the band's music.; 12. Lady Cremone watching the band play at the funeral.; 13. Stanley in the basement club.; 14. The private performance for Prince George and the BBC.; 15. The night of the hailstorm.; Photo Stills; 1. Louis Lester on stage at the Imperial.
- 16. Masterson at the German Embassy. 'I need to find out more about this new lot.'17. Donaldson at the New Year's Eve party.; 18. Louis and Sarah, Stanley and Pamela walk in the woods.; 19. The reception at the German Embassy.; 20. Stanley introduces Louis and causes outrage at the German Embassy.; 21. Lady Cremone tells Louis Jessie is dead.; 22. Stanley preparing the edition of Music Express dedicated to Jessie.; 23. The Masonic dinner at which Louis has been invited to play.; 24. Julian finds the loaded gun among the toys; 25. Louis approaching the Music Express office on the night he goes on the run.26. The band about to board the night train to Paris; 27. Pamela at the Imperial, her first day out after her brother's death.; 28. Carla sings Jessie's lament at the end of the story.; eCopyright.