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    2012: A Bad Year For Vaudeville

    MAY 3, 2012 2:45PM

    By Mike Calahan


    Topics: economy, business, media trends, theater, vaudeville, satire, humor

    • 1 Ratings
    • 151 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Interview with Paula Meseroll, co-author of Little Hot Mama

    JUNE 16, 2011 5:13PM

    By Mayra Calvani


    Topics: women’s literature, african american history, memoir, vaudeville, literacy, flossie turner lewis, paula meseroll, entertainment

    • 0 Ratings
    • 579 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Rimshot the Sitdown Comic: A Tribute to Henny Youngman

    MAY 19, 2011 1:19AM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: comedy, humor, precious comedy heritage, joke form, dog that didn't bark, henny youngman, sadie youngman, rimshot the sitdown comic, daniel rigney, danagram, comedy writers, vaudeville, standup, stand-up comedy, schtik, comedy writers, gag writers, comedy hall of fame, sitdown comedy, king of the one-liner, one liners, take my wife please, rimshot, conservatively correct, feminism, open+call, television

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1920 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Chuck and Captain Kangaroo Make Me Think: Banana Man!

    JANUARY 1, 2010 2:22PM

    By Hells Bells


    Topics: boomer socialization, footie pajamas, corn flakes, vaudeville, a. robins, sam levine, chuck stetson, captain kangaroo, banana man, shtick, wheee! omg it's a big hand

    • 4 Ratings
    • 608 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Check Out My Muse: The Real Eva Tanguay!

    DECEMBER 1, 2009 9:49AM

    By Eva T. Made Vaudeville


    Topics: feminism; pop culture, dance, song, vaudeville, eva tanguay

    • 2 Ratings
    • 466 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Scenes From My Teens (The San Francisco Year)

    JULY 28, 2009 1:18PM

    By Eva T. Made Vaudeville


    Topics: teens, san francisco, dance, gymnastics, vaudeville, the cockettes, alternative school, first dates, first kisses

    • 1 Ratings
    • 256 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Old New York vs. Ye Olde Neuwe Yourke

    SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 8:36AM

    By Greta Gogol


    Topics: times square, susan boyle, chick peas, 1970's, vaudeville, new york, memoirs, ethnic, sex, environment, family, food/drink, yiddish, jewish

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1515 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    So That’s All I Want to Say About Vaudeville

    MAY 24, 2009 4:16PM

    By metaness


    Topics: candybar, vaudeville, television, novels

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