Puccini’s unlikely Spaghetti Western of 1910 – it’s generally regarded as the first of that genre – is miles away in both location and theme from Madame Butterfly. It’s easy to see how ...

The dance hall girls, known by their real names and respected more than trollops, received admiration and friendship from their often-lonely male dance partners.

Ray Young’s parents first started to go to Tin Hall Dance Hall & Saloon before he was born. ... After 6,000 hours behind the wheel of F2 cars, he finally experienced the real deal.