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- For the town in France, see Vaudeville, Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. An evening's "bill" (or schedule of performances) could run the gamut from acrobats to mathematicians, from song-and-dance duos to trick high divers. Indeed, the scope of the presentations was unique in the history of American live performance: music, comedy, feats of athleticism, magic, animal acts, opera, Shakespeare, banjo, acrobatics and gymnastics, and lectures by celebrities and intellectuals of every scale.
A bill usually began with a dumb act (e.g., acrobats, trick bicyclists), allowing late arriving audience members to find their seats without interrupting important dialogue; peaked in the penultimate spot with the "headliner" (the biggest draw on the bill and focus of that week's publicity effort); and might conclude with a "chaser", an act considered admirable enough to feature but dull enough to chase the audience from the theatre, an important role in houses that offered continuously revolving performances.
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American Variety Stage - Vaudeville and popular entertainment from 1870-1920. Site from the Library of Congress.
Meta Description: [ The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870 - 1920, collection is a multiformat collection of selected materials from the popular stage and allied arts. Photographs and memorabilia of Houdini; English playscripts; Yiddish playscripts; a selection of playbills and progra... ]
American Vaudeville Museum - Site devoted to biographies of famous Vaudeville performers.
Arthur Lloyd - Biographical information on Arthur Lloyd, major 19th century UK music hall performer and song writer, with details on related Halls and Theatres.
Meta Description: [ Music hall site dedicated to Arthur Lloyd, star of the halls 1839 - 1904, with a great deal more Theatre and Music Hall information contained within, including subjects such as Variety, Vaudeville, Pantomime, and some of their related Artistes. There is also a vast amount of information and imag... ]
Betsy's Backyard Follies - Vaudeville entertainment from the 30's and 40's.
Meta Description: [ Betsy's Backyard Follies. Vaudeville entertainment from the 30's and 40's. ]
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Legends of Vaudeville - Musical comedy tribute show starring Jeff Gardner who recreates famous routines by Jimmy Durante, Al Jolson, Abbott and Costello, and Groucho Marx.
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Vaudeville - Movies, MP3s, and links.
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