vaudeville theater
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There’s an old joke that dates back to vaudeville theater in the 19th century that comedians love putting their own spin on.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2022
Soundies are often referred to as music-video prototypes, which is true but doesn’t fully capture their hybrid charm and how they fuse vaudeville, theater, cinema and the era’s newest novelty, television.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2020
Also in 1911, as a sign of the times, the Alhambra, one of downtown Seattle’s big stock and vaudeville theater venues, converted to showing motion pictures exclusively.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
The grand structure was once home to a bustling department store, restaurant, post office, and vaudeville theater.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2016
He had made Gideon a national character, a headliner, a star of the first magnitude in the firmament of the vaudeville theater, and all in six short months.
From The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
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