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  2. Vaudeville - Wikipedia

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    Vaudeville (/ ˈ v ɔː d (ə) v ɪ l, ˈ v oʊ-/; [1] French: ⓘ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. [2] A Vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs ...

  3. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - Wikipedia

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    A half-hour TV series broadcast October 12, 1950 – September 22, 1958, on CBS, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show was initially staged live and broadcast every other Thursday at 8 pm ET. In fall 1952, it became a weekly series filmed on the West Coast. From March 1953 through September 1958, The Burns and Allen Show aired Mondays at 8 pm ET.

  4. Beyond Vaudeville - Wikipedia

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    Beyond Vaudeville is a New York City public-access television show that ran from 1986 to 1996. [1] The talk/variety show features amateur talents and nostalgia-inducing celebrities housed within the confines of a crowded, Manhattan-based public access television station.

  5. Burns and Allen - Wikipedia

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    Burns and Allen on the vaudeville circuit in 1924. Burns and Allen met in 1922 and first performed together at the Hill Street Theatre in Newark, New Jersey, continued in small town vaudeville theaters, married in Cleveland on January 7, 1926, and moved up a notch when they signed with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit in 1927.

  6. List of vaudeville performers: A–K - Wikipedia

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    Actor, singer and dancer whose vaudeville career began in earnest after winning a talent contest. After working in vaudeville and burlesque, Alda appeared on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for the role of Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. He later appeared in film, as well. He is the father of TV and film actor Alan Alda. [11] [12] Joe Bennet ...

  7. Why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars? 3 possibilities ...

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    The transplanted New Yorker recalled vaudeville comedy shows where Oscar was the go-to name for the butt of jokes. The easily spelled name would also puncture the award's "phony dignity." "The ...

  8. Oddville, MTV - Wikipedia

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    Beyond Vaudeville (1987-1996) Oddville, MTV is an American variety television series starring Rich Brown (as host Frank Hope), co-host David Greene, and announcer Melissa Gabriel. The series premiered June 16, 1997, on MTV .

  9. List of vaudeville performers: L–Z - Wikipedia

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    Former thoroughbred racing jockey who briefly starred in a one-man vaudeville show with a monologue written by George M. Cohan. Legend has it that Cohan's musical, Little Johnny Jones is based on Sloan's life story. Tod's brother was Cassius Sloan, sister Mary L. Sloan (Blanche Sloan, aerialist), and his brother was Fremont Sloan.