The interwar period was the quintessential transitional stage for shaping the modern face of the contemporary Greek scene, and its theater was predominantly musical.

In an era where the circulation of new songs, the launch of new fashion items, the learning of modern dances, and the adoption of good manners all occurred in the same space, on the stage of Operetta and Variety, the study of the lives of these two genres becomes interesting, not only theatrically but more broadly socially.

The first volume of this study examines the events that marked this evolutionary course, both purely theatrical and the broader social, economic, and political aspects, as well as the legislative framework that deeply influenced light musical theater.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]