Entertainment in Malta during the first half of the twentieth century : a study of the beginning and development of entertainment sectors within the Maltese society

Abstract

The aim of this dissertation is to give a view of the different entertainment sectors in Malta during the beginning and the middle of the twentieth century. In my work I study the beginning and development of these sectors, and the role which different entertainment sectors played within Maltese social life. The interest in this subject commenced during my first year of studies when together with three fellow students we made a presentation about entertainment in Malta during the inter-war period. Immediately as I started to research the subject I noted that there were different sectors of entertainment which people from different levels of society attended. This topic started to fascinate me more and although the period which I had to tackle was entertainment during the inter-war period I still furthered my readings about this topic during different periods. For this reason, since I found this subject so much interesting, I decided that the topic of my dissertation would be about entertainment in Malta during the beginning and middle of the twentieth century.