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1. VAUDEVILLE! Vaudeville was a genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. It developed from many sources, including the concert saloon, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums,...
2. Mr. Bojangles Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878-1949), U.S. tap dancer. Born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Va., Robinson became the vaudeville dancer called the King of Tapology. He danced in films and on Broadway and earned a reputation as the greatest tap dancer of...
3. Annie Oakley In an era when opportunities for women were limited, Annie Oakley's amazing ability with a gun proved that a woman could do just as well (or even better) than a man, even in traditionally "masculine fields" like shooting. Through talen...
4. Carol Burnett Carol Burnett, one of my all time favorite comedians.  I remember coming home from school and grabbing a bowl of cereal and turning on this show so I could get my dose of laughs for the day.  It was such a neat show.  You absolutely mu...
5. Fatty Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle Born: March 24, 1887-03-24 Smith Center, Kansas, U.S. Died: June 29, 1933 (age 46) New York, New York, U.S. Other name(s): Fatty Arbuckle Years active: 1909-1933 Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle, also known as Fatty Arbuckle (Ma...
6. SUPERBATONE RECORDS SUPERBATONE CDs shine the coherent light on a wide variety of historic music and entertainment ranging in time from the very dawn of recording to the end of the 78 era (1888 - 1960). SUPERBATONE'S MISSION is to startle listeners with unknown, great m...
7. The Flappers! flap*per n. 1. A broad flexible part, such as a flipper. 2. A young woman, especially one in the 1920s with disdain for conventional dress and behavior. [Sense 2, British Slang, very young female prostitute, flapper, possibly from flapper, fledgling...
8. The Jazz Age The Jazz Age describes the period from 1918-1929, the years between the end of World War I and the start of the Roaring Twenties; ending with the rise of the Great Depression, the traditional values of this age saw great decline while the American st...
9. The Pansy Craze The Pansy Craze was a period in the late 1920s and early 1930s in which gay clubs and performers (known as pansy performers) experienced a surge in underground popularity in the United States. In this period, there were drag performers such as Ray B...
10. The Talking Machine victrola (plural victrolas) In common usage, any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
11. Bob Hope Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England on May 29, 1903. His English born father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason,and his Welsh born mother, Avis Townes Hope, was a concert singer. Bob was the fifth born of the couple's seven son...
12. Vintage Sheet Music A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHEET MUSIC People have always loved music. It is said that almost anywhere one goes in the world, there will be somebody playing some kind of rhythm and tune, even if it is just hitting two sticks together! In the early 1900s, p...
13. CONFETTA ARCHIVIST. EDITOR. HISTORIAN. I love exploring the not so distant past. c. 1925 -1935 c. 1966 - 1971 This is where I get to tell you about what I love most of all. I have created lenses that fall into 5 Groups: (see below) I hope you will poke...
14. Ethel Waters Background information: Born October 31, 1896(1896-10-31) Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Died September 1, 1977 (aged 80) Chatsworth, California, USA Genre(s): Jazz Occupation(s): Actress, singer Instrument(s): Vocals Years active: 1925-1977 Associated acts: Be...
15. My favourite jugglers This lens details videos and photos of some of my favorite jugglers. In some way these performers have inspired me or just amazed me with their skills and performance abilities. I run my own group of fire performers and fire breathers and I am consta...
16. Cliff Edwards aka "Ukulele Ike" Cliff Edwards Background information: Birth name Clifton A. Edwards Also known as "Ukelele Ike" Born 14 June 1895 Origin Hannibal, Missouri Died 17 July 1971 Genre(s) Jazz Vaudeville Occupation(s) Singer Instrument(s) Vocals Uk...
17. Gypsy Gyrls Burlesque You are sure to be mesmerized by this talented troupe of extraordinary women. Consisting of professional singers, dancers, and entertainers. You will not find another show quite like this one!
18. The Vintage Vamp on Zazzle At The Vintage Vamp we obtain high quality images of vintage artwork. Then we use state of the art technology and editing to bring back to life the most compelling images from the past. Unlike a lot of posters sold on the Internet, ours have been ref...
19. Ginger Rogers         She could sing and act but it's her legs that made her Famous!
20. Bert Williams Egbert Austin Williams (November 12, 1875 - March 4, 1922) was the pre-eminent Black entertainer of his era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. Willi...