Noun
vaudeville- A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.
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Etymology
The origin of the term is obscure, but is often explained as being derived from the expression voix de ville, or "voice of the city." Another plausible etymology finds origins in the French Vau de Vire, a valley in Normandy noted for its style of satirical songs with topical themes. The term vaudeville, referring specifically to North American variety entertainment, came into common usage after 1871 with the formation of Sargent's Great Vaudeville Company of Louisville, Kentucky. It had little, if anything, to do with the "vaudeville" of the French theatre. "Vaudeville", American Studies, University of Virginia, accessed 22 Sep 2009 Variety showman M.B. Leavitt claimed the word originated from the French vaux de ville ("worth of the city, or worthy of the city's patronage.") As Albert McLean suggests, the name may have been selected "for its vagueness, its faint, but harmless exoticism, and perhaps its connotation of gentility." Read full entryThis entry is from Wikipedia,the leading user-contributed encyclopedia.It may not have been reviewed by professional editors(See full disclaimer)
- 1.Vaudeville - Wikipedia
- User-created history of vaudeville, the multi-act variety entertainment form that flourished in America in the first third of the 20th century.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V
audeville
- 2.Vaudeville - American Masters
- Official site for the PBS special detailing the history of vaudeville in America.
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americ
anmasters/database/vaudeville. html
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Vaudeville?
What were some popular
vaudeville acts/ ensembles
between the late nineteenth
century- early twentieth
century?
(please be specific)
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Bob Hope, Laural and Hardy,Marks brothers,W C Felds,May West |
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Did performers really fall back in the vaudeville era
when you got booed u would get
pulled off stage by the hook.
but you see in old cartoons
people getting dumped through
stage trapdoors for sucking.
did this really happen? if so
couldnt the person have been
hurt?
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yes and yes. |
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what are some popular i have to do it for an
assignment
but i cant find anything
i heard that 'when shes coming
round the mountain' is one
but i have to find 5 artists
and 5 songs.... or vaudeville
so anything will help
kthanks =]
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Eddie Cantor Buster Keaton Al Jolson Jimmy Durante Daisy and Violet Hilton Harry Houdini The Three Stooges The Marx Brothers The Nicholas Brothers Those are a few I could think of off the top of my head, but I found a HUGE list of performers you might like to go through. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C ategory:Vaudeville_performers Also, you should know that The Palace was THE theater everybody wanted to play, and they never wanted to go on after the animal acts. (They were always a tough act to follow! So cute!) I hope that was coherent, I'm pretty tired right now. You can also find some stuff on You Tube. You can probably find songs by picking some performers and googling what they were famous for. |
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