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Vaudeville was a type of comedy that were usually skits that were popular during the late 19th century to the beginning 20th century. Vaudeville was a genre of stage entertainment which was prevalent in the United States of America and Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each evenings performance was made up of a variety of separate, unrelated acts. Among the variety of acts were musicians, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, male and female impersonators, acrobats, one act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels and short movies. Vaudeville was a form of theatrical entertainment popular in the United States of America and Canada in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Its popularity peaked in the 1920s with the popularity of both radio and , and it faded from the landscape. Vaudeville, unlike Broadway , was composed of a series of unrelated acts grouped together onto a single billing performance. An evening's show could be an amalgamation of comedians, animal acts, magicians, female and male impersonators, acrobats, musicians, dancers, and more. __TOC__ The most popular form of entertainment in America for many years, vaudeville played mostly in a series of Vaudville Houses owned by a single corporation, such as the Orpheum or Pantages Circuits. One of those houses became The Muppet Theatre. ‘’The Muppe The theater district initially became famous because of a singing frog, which would only sing for one person at a time, for no apparent reason. Many people, including one or two from outside Vaudeville, would come to the frog "just in case" he felt like singing. Noticing that the public would be willing to pay to see just about anything, many actors started their own... well... acts, and honing their craft nightly on the stage. Many became very adept at singing, dancing, and bobbing for apples, in the hopes that one day a famous Hollywood agent would spot them and take them away from all this. Vaudeville developed from many sources, including the concert saloon, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums, and literary burlesque. Called "the heart of American show business," vaudeville was one of the most popular types of entertainment in North America for several decades. Vaudeville is a Theatrical Genre of Variety Entertainment in the United States and Canada since the early 1880s.

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Vaudeville developed from many sources, including the concert saloon, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums, and literary burlesque. Called "the heart of American show business," vaudeville was one of the most popular types of entertainment in North America for several decades. Vaudeville was a type of comedy that were usually skits that were popular during the late 19th century to the beginning 20th century. The theater district initially became famous because of a singing frog, which would only sing for one person at a time, for no apparent reason. Many people, including one or two from outside Vaudeville, would come to the frog "just in case" he felt like singing. Noticing that the public would be willing to pay to see just about anything, many actors started their own... well... acts, and honing their craft nightly on the stage. Many became very adept at singing, dancing, and bobbing for apples, in the hopes that one day a famous Hollywood agent would spot them and take them away from all this. Vaudeville was a form of theatrical entertainment popular in the United States of America and Canada in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Its popularity peaked in the 1920s with the popularity of both radio and , and it faded from the landscape. Vaudeville, unlike Broadway , was composed of a series of unrelated acts grouped together onto a single billing performance. An evening's show could be an amalgamation of comedians, animal acts, magicians, female and male impersonators, acrobats, musicians, dancers, and more. __TOC__ The most popular form of entertainment in America for many years, vaudeville played mostly in a series of Vaudville Houses owned by a single corporation, such as the Orpheum or Pantages Circuits. One of those houses became The Muppet Theatre. ‘’The Muppet Show’’ has much of its foundation in Vaudeville, with comedy bits ranging from Blackouts, to comedy skits like “Veterinarian's Hospital”. Even the practice of yanking acts off stage with a giant cane found its way into Muppet productions, such as with Robin attempting to sing "They Call the Wind Maria," and Mary Louise's Muppet Show auditions. The Muppets have also performed many songs which were staples of the circuit, including “For Me and My Gal”, “Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay”, and “The Bird on Nellie's Hat”. Many of their earliest were on shows with their roots on the Vaudeville stage as well, including ‘’The Ed Sullivan Show’’. Many of the most popular entertainers of the twentieth century began their careers in Vaudeville. Bob Hope, George Burns, Señor Wences, Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Buddy Rich, Chet O'Brien, Pearl Bailey, The Three Stooges, and The Marx Brothers all got their starts playing the circuit, many at a very young age. Vaudeville is a Theatrical Genre of Variety Entertainment in the United States and Canada since the early 1880s. Vaudeville was a genre of stage entertainment which was prevalent in the United States of America and Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each evenings performance was made up of a variety of separate, unrelated acts. Among the variety of acts were musicians, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, male and female impersonators, acrobats, one act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels and short movies. By the 1930s, vaudeville had become a dying art thanks to the advent of cinema and motion pictures. However, vaudeville was partially resurrected in the 23rd century by companies such as the Warp-Speed Classic Vaudeville Company which was operated by Amelinda Lukarian in the 2260s, but established by her father. Amongst the acts performed by the company in the 2260s were: an actor, tap dancers, a mime artist, performing dogs, a juggler, and a singer, amongst others. (TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure)