Before the silver screen, there was vaudeville—the vibrant form of entertainment that captivated audiences with its variety of acts. In early 20th-century San Diego, the vaudeville scene was a ...

Entertainment is an ever-evolving industry, and vaudeville is a part of that history. Now Altoona is the setting where that history will repeat itself. “I grew up watching many of our great ...

At the turn of the 20th century, vaudeville performances exploded in growth in America, entertaining audiences with a variety of acts from magicians to comedy shows and more. In Astoria, Oregon, the ...

Before ‘talkies’ in the movies and long before television, there was vaudeville. Troupes of singers, dancers, musicians and comedians entertained live, on stage, in theaters. The Orpheum Circuit, for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Christopher Roy didn’t have a good reason to write a book about the famed Otto Moser’s pub and its accompanying history. He had about 650 reasons. Roy spent a decade volunteering in ...

It is impossible to walk into a Broadway theatre, or simply just think of a Broadway theatre, without immediately connecting a memory to it. Every Broadway theatre is filled with a rich and colorful ...

Historian and writer Trav S.D. visits Coney Island. (Photo by Bill Scurry) There truly is no business like show business. The late-19th and early-20th centuries witnessed the birth of vaudeville ...

Three years ago, when author Juliette Fay was casting a wide net to figure out what her fourth novel should be about, her father tried to offer some advice. “My dad came over for lunch one day,” she ...

Pt. 1. The singers -- Maggie Cline -- Lottie Gilson -- Eva Tanguay -- Anna Held -- Stella Mayhew -- Bonnie Thornton -- Vesta Victoria -- Ada Reeve -- Emma Carus ...