harry rickards` tivoli theatres ltd (1912-1929)
... 1. Interestingly McIntosh and the Tivoli organisation played no part in developing the Australian one-act musical comedy (aka revusical) that established itself as the country's most popular variety genre for more than a decade, beginning ca. 1915-1916. Although several leading revusical troupes, fo ...
... 1. Interestingly McIntosh and the Tivoli organisation played no part in developing the Australian one-act musical comedy (aka revusical) that established itself as the country's most popular variety genre for more than a decade, beginning ca. 1915-1916. Although several leading revusical troupes, fo ...
Name: “The First Stand-Up” By Jim Mendrinos In order to
... In order to understand what you do, you have to know the history of the art form. Stand-up comedy has a particularly rich history, especially considering how young an art form it is. How young? Both the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary started recognizing the term “Stand ...
... In order to understand what you do, you have to know the history of the art form. Stand-up comedy has a particularly rich history, especially considering how young an art form it is. How young? Both the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary started recognizing the term “Stand ...
Chicago Variety Theatre
... big wardrobe fit-out had just been completed and cast members would be ``nabbed at rehearsals'' over the coming weeks as the director tweaked costumes to achieve the look he wanted. ``We're really grateful for the support of Rosebank, which has allowed us to work from and store our costumes in one o ...
... big wardrobe fit-out had just been completed and cast members would be ``nabbed at rehearsals'' over the coming weeks as the director tweaked costumes to achieve the look he wanted. ``We're really grateful for the support of Rosebank, which has allowed us to work from and store our costumes in one o ...
Burlesque & Vaudeville
... • A satirical treatment of usually revered subject matter which is made ridiculous through use of caricature [lampoon, spoof, mock, parody] • In theatrical usage, it originally referred to a play that parodied some contemporary dramatic fashion or event • Later applied to a bawdy genre of variety en ...
... • A satirical treatment of usually revered subject matter which is made ridiculous through use of caricature [lampoon, spoof, mock, parody] • In theatrical usage, it originally referred to a play that parodied some contemporary dramatic fashion or event • Later applied to a bawdy genre of variety en ...