A seriously funny look at the roots of American Entertainment When Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born, variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America, and like Harry Houdini, Milton Berle, Mae West, and countless others, these performers got their start on the Vaudeville stage.
His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out New York , and Reason.. is top banana at the American Vaudeville Theatre.
About the Author: Trav S.
D. pulls back the curtain on the vibrant subculture That exists across the United States--a vast grassroots network of fire-eaters, human blockheads, burlesque performers, and bad comics intent on taking Vaudeville into its second century.
More than a quaint historical curiosity, Vaudeville is thriving today, and Trav S.
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He explores the many ways in which vaudeville\'s story is the story of show business in America and documents the rich history and cultural legacy of our country\'s only purely indigenous theatrical form, including its influence on everything from USO shows to Ed Sullivan to The Muppet Show and The Gong Show. chronicles vaudeville\'s far-reaching impact in No Applause--Just Throw Money .
Writer and modern-day vaudevillian Trav S.
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Its stars were America\'s first stars in the modern sense, and it utterly dominated American popular culture.
From 1881 to 1932, Vaudeville was at the heart of show business in the States.
A seriously funny look at the roots of American Entertainment When Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born, variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America, and like Harry Houdini, Milton Berle, Mae West, and countless others, these performers got their start on the Vaudeville stage
