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What was Vaudeville, Anyway?

April 26, 2017vaudeville

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What was Vaudeville, Anyway?

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The precursor of vaudeville was the first attempt to take common music hall entertainment out of the saloons and remove it from the alcoholic and bawdy atmosphere that spawned it. Although performers were handsomely paid, virtually all of them had to book their acts through Keith agencies.