It is rare to find a reference book that one wants to sit and read: this is one such.

Roy Hudd must be the leading expert upon the subject of Music Hall and Variety. In this book, he lists many acts, from the famous; Norman Evans, Frankie Howerd et al to such luminaries as the Four Botunds. Each is treated with equal respect and Hudd's light, humorous style. This is one of those books which is useful as a directory of acts and the sort of tome that, on a cold wet day, when one is feeling gloomy, sends shafts of nostalgic sunshine into the room. ( )