IZMEĐU SCENSKOG GLAMURA I JAVNOG NADZORA - STRANI ARTISTI U KRALJEVINI JUGOSLAVIJI 1920-1941.
BETWEEN GLAMOUR AND PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE - FOREIGN ARTISTS IN THE KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA 1920 - 1941

Summary/Abstract: In the period between the two world wars foreign artists in Yugoslavia represented the false glamour of the stage, pretentious artistic names, and open erotic charm on the one side, and miserable wages and the moral disapproval of society on the other side. The public longed for entertainment but was at the same time apprehensive of the criminal activities, which it was generally held, too frequently accompanied the world of night shows. There was also an obvious hostility to the increasing number of foreign newcomers in the ranks of the domestic artists. It is not surprising that in such an atmosphere the authorities, and artists’ associations, felt it necessary to keep a close watch on artists, some of whom did occasionally resort to illegal means to boost their incomes. Over a thousand foreign artists appeared in various Yugoslav stage shows between 1935 and 1941. Local theaters that engaged foreign artists existed in practically every part of the country, with the exception of Kosovo and Metohia and Montenegro.

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