Gender, Culture, and Performance : Marathi Theatre and Cinema Before Independence

"This book presents a lucid, comprehensive, and entertaining narrative of culture and society in late 19th- and early 20th-century Maharashtra through a perceptive study of its theatre and cinema. An intellectual tour de force, it will be invaluable to scholars and researchers of modern Indian history, theatre and film studies, cultural studies, sociology, gender studies as well as the interested general reader."--Provided by publisher Part, One Theatre -- chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Vishnudas Bhave's Stylised Mythologicals (1843) -- chapter 2 Prose Plays -- Reinventing and Founding Traditions (c. 1860) -- chapter 3 B.P. Kirloskar's Musical Plays (1880) -- chapter 4 New Paradigms of Social Realism (1930s) -- section I Phases of Evolution -- chapter 5 The Kirloskar Trio -- Deval, Kolhatkar, Gadkari -- chapter 6 'Natyacharya' Khadilkar -- Ideology and Entertainment -- chapter 7 Selected Renowned Playwrights -- section II Plays and Playwrights -- chapter 8 Major Theatre Companies -- chapter 9 The Theatre World -- section III Theatrescapes -- chapter 10 Enter Women -- Pioneering Women Dramatists and Actresses -- chapter 11 Bal Gandharva -- From Female Impersonator to Icon of New Womanhood -- chapter 12 Drama as a Mode of Discourse -- section IV Gender, Performance, and Discursive Interventions -- part, Two Cinema -- chapter 13 Silent Films and Talkies -- chapter 14 The Early Silver Stars -- section V Motion Pictures Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Plates Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Theatre Section I: Phases of Evolution 1. Vishnudas Bhave’s Stylised Mythologicals (1843) 2. Prose Plays: Reinventing and Founding Traditions (c. 1860) 3. B.P. Kirloskar’s Musical Plays (1880) 4. New Paradigms of Social Realism (1930s) Section II: Plays and Playwrights 5. The Kirloskar Trio: Deval, Kolhatkar, Gadkari 6. ‘Natyacharya’ Khadilkar: Ideology and Entertainment 7. Selected Renowned Playwrights Section III: Theatrescapes 8. Major Theatre Companies 9. The Theatre World Section IV: Gender, Performance, and Discursive Interventions 10. Enter Women: Pioneering Women Dramatists and Actresses 11. Bal Gandharva: From Female Impersonator to Icon of New Womanhood 12. Drama as a Mode of Discourse Part Two: Cinema Section V: Motion Pictures 13. Silent Films and Talkies 14. The Early Silver Stars References About the Author Index