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The book presents a varied picture of Rotterdam in the period 1918-1940. It contains nine thematic essays that deal with the cultural life in this city, of both the elite and the average Rotterdammer, including the following topics (linked to specific locations in the city): theater, cabaret, variety, film and the Rotterdam theaters; nightlife; art circles and artist groups; exhibitions and events; music stages and musicians; architecture and urban planning; journalistic circles and the Rotterdam newspapers. The book also contains a hundred biographies of leading figures of the time: artists, musicians, writers, poets, journalists, architects, designers, actors, comedians, theater owners, patrons and other cultural trendsetters. The publication Interbellum Rotterdam, Art and culture 1918-1940 was in line with the exhibition that could be seen from the end of August 2001 in Pakhuis Las Palmas in Rotterdam.
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