@phdthesis{333,
  keywords = {Berlin (Ontario), Kitchener, Cultural identity, Music},
  author = {Linda Pieper},
  title = {Culture and community, Kitchener, 1911-1939: Music, radio, film, and theatre},
  abstract = {This thesis is an investigation of the ethnically unique community of Berlin/Kitchener and its reaction to the coming of mass cultural influences. German culture was more dominant when this period began but it declined during the war and was not a factor as the following decades of peace were inundated with the movies and radio. The band was less popular. The Ladies Band was short-lived. The more amateur Boys' Band, however, thrived. Music was stressed in the schools but the graduates had fewer opportunities to use their talents except for local amateur groups such as the Philharmonic Choir and the Little Theatre. Even in culture that appealed to a smaller audience, the opportunities for local talent to succeed nearly disappeared as the Community Concert Association brought in performers from outside Canada. From 1911 to 1939 local culture gave way to mass entertainment in several significant ways.},
  year = {1996},
  edition = {M.A.},
  number = {Dissertation/Thesis},
  publisher = {University of Guelph},
  language = {English},
}