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24 May 2016
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9781910400272
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It’s 1910. Arthur Dandoe is heading for the brave New World of American vaudeville with the famous Karno music hall company, along with his great rival, Charlie Chaplin, and Tilly Beckett, the girl who has captured both their hearts. And what better way for them all to see the wide, rolling prairies and great cities of the vast, strange continent than from the ‘Boxcar of Fun’ – the company’s own specially-appointed train carriage?
Vaudeville is booming, and the upstart mavericks of the silent cinema seem to pose little threat to its dominance. But will Karno’s star performer, Charlie Chaplin, be persuaded to take a leap into the unknown? And who is Tilly destined to be with – Arthur, Charlie, or perhaps neither one?
It’s tough when your deadly rival is destined to become the most famous man on the planet, but can Arthur still find a way to come out on top?

Old Street Publishing The Boxcar of Fun

It’s 1910. Arthur Dandoe is heading for the brave New World of American vaudeville with the famous Karno music hall company, along with his great rival, Charlie Chaplin, and Tilly Beckett, the girl who has captured both their hearts. And what better way for them all to see the wide, rolling prairies and great cities of the vast, strange continent than from the ‘Boxcar of Fun’ – the company’s own specially-appointed train carriage?
Vaudeville is booming, and the upstart mavericks of the silent cinema seem to pose little threat to its dominance. But will Karno’s star performer, Charlie Chaplin, be persuaded to take a leap into the unknown? And who is Tilly destined to be with – Arthur, Charlie, or perhaps neither one?
It’s tough when your deadly rival is destined to become the most famous man on the planet, but can Arthur still find a way to come out on top?

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"Richly enjoyable… The Fun Factory is packed with intriguing details about a vanished world of entertainment… a brilliantly readable debut" —Guardian

 
 
  • "Terrific… gets right behind the scenes of music hall theatre… a very funny evocation of the early days of comedy, just before World War I." —Daily Mail
 
 
Chris England

Chris England’s previous writing includes the stage plays (and subsequent films) An Evening With Gary Lineker and Breakfast With Jonny Wilkinson, and the book Balham to Bollywood (a Radio 4 Book of the Week). In addition, he writes the radio shows 7 Day Sunday and 7 Day Saturday for BBC Radio FiveLive.
The Boxcar of Fun is the second novel in his 'Memoirs of Arthur Dandoe' series, following the acclaimed The Fun Factory.