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Vaudeville

Vaudeville. The first “Vaudeville” acts were created to clean up the Wild West saloons and make mining and frontier towns seem more “family-friendly”.

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Vaudeville

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  1. Vaudeville The first “Vaudeville” acts were created to clean up the Wild West saloons and make mining and frontier towns seem more “family-friendly”.

  2. Vaudeville shows were also known as “variety” and featured a number of different acts throughout the night. in a single evening, an audience member could expect to see an animal act, a juggling act, a tap dancer, a sword swallower, a contortionist and definitely some clowns.

  3. At its peak, Vaudeville was the largest entertainment market around. Lavish, huge auditoriums were built specifically for Vaudeville, and entrepreneurs created circuits of theatres in all the major cities. The most well-known of these circuits were The Orpheum, The Paramount and the Pantages.

  4. Different Acts that Could be Seen in Melodrama • Melodrama -- A play acted with a lot of exaggeration • Contortionist-- A person able to twist into unusual positions • Slapstick – physical comedy • Burlesque – provocative stage show • Minstrels -- Musician or singer • Acrobatics – skilled gymnastics • Equestrians – horse riders • Ventriloquists -- A person who can throw their voice

  5. Musical Theatre Melting Pot • Operetta – Gilbert and Sullivan • Minstrel Shows -- represented such an attempt through the exploitation of the humor, dance and song of the African American (started through the slaves making fun of the stereotype that the plantation owners viewed them as) • Vaudeville

  6. The Black Crook (1869) – 1st show with elements of what our musical is today • George M. Cohan – used musical theatre to push American ideas and patriotism • Show Boat – first musical to deal with social issues of the time, first dark musical

  7. Musical Theatre progression – when spoken words no longer expresses the depth of how you feel – you sing what you feel – when singing no longer expresses the depth of what you feel – you dance your feelings *Rogers and Hammerstein were the first writers to truly explore and set this standard

  8. British Invasion • Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera • Les Miserables, Cats, Miss Saigon • Emphasis on Spectacle and rock opera sound

  9. Movies vs. Stage Productions • What are the differences? • What are the similarities? • Lighting • Special Effects • Costumes • Make Up • Sets

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