A concert party, also called a Pierrot troupe, is the collective name for a group of entertainers, or Pierrots, popular in Britain during the first half of the 20th century. The variety show given by a Pierrot troupe was called a Pierrot show.[1][2]
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Concert parties were travelling shows of songs and comedy, often put on at the seaside and opening with a Pierrot number.[3]
- ^ "Papers relating to English concert parties and pierrot shows". Archives Hub. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Theatre: End of the pierrot show". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Jefferson Hunter (2010). English filming, English writing. Indiana University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0253004147.
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