15 Facts About Vaudeville

Vaudeville developed from many sources, including the concert saloon, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums, and literary American burlesque.

Vaudeville was characterized by traveling companies touring through cities and towns.

Vaudeville incorporated these various itinerant amusements into a stable, institutionalized form centered in America's growing urban hubs.

Vaudeville only began to use the term "vaudeville" in place of "variety" in early 1876.

Vaudeville eventually instituted a set of guidelines to be an audience member at his show, and these were reinforced by the ushers working in the theatre.

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Vaudeville went to extreme measures to maintain this level of modesty.

Vaudeville's eventually worked on Broadway, where she had a great desire to become a serious actress but was advised to remain in comedy.

Vaudeville's went on to star in a few films but again returned to vaudeville, her original career.

Vaudeville's then changed her approach to vaudeville, performing African-American-influenced songs, even later writing her songs.

Vaudeville's introduced her signature in vaudeville, “The Bully Song”, which was performed in a Broadway show.

Vaudeville's had a famous catchphrase; “You know Trixi with her bag of tricks.

Vaudeville's worked largely in comedy and gained acclaim and success due to her willingness to step into other's roles who had fallen ill, and were otherwise unable to perform.

Vaudeville's used many of her performances as ways to raise money to support the poor or disenfranchised and went on record publicly numerous times to support these social causes.

Vaudeville suffered due to the rise of broadcast radio following the greater availability of inexpensive receiver sets later in the decade.

Vaudeville was instrumental in the success of the newer media of film, radio, and television.