Vaudeville
Minstrel Shows
Operetta
New York
Cultural Events
100
Minstrel shows.
What is the other type of production that shared its success with vaudeville in the 19th century.
100
Early 19th century
What is when minstrel shows began.
100
Operetta
What is a more-accessible story line, easier to follow music, male tenor and female soprano leads, and a happy ending.
100
Jewish and Irish
What are the first cultures to present public theater as entertainment.
100
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is the event that triggered World War I.
200
Variety show.
What is the format of a vaudeville show. (Give examples of some acts)
200
Lower-class patrons.
What is the group that minstrel shows were geared for.
200
The middle-class
What is who operettas were geared towards.
200
Tin Pan Alley
What is the song writing industry in New York.
200
Broadway productions featured patriotic songs, as well as patriotic music coming from Tin Pan Alley.
What is how the theater industry supported the war.
300
Bills
What is the name for the vaudeville presentations that traveled around.
300
Racism
What is the reason that minstrel shows were so controversial.
300
Europe
What is the country where most operettas were brought from.
300
34
What is the number of theaters built on the land that Oscar Hammerstein I purchased.
300
A 1914 movement that centered on Tin Pan Alley.
What is the artists' rights movement- leading to copyright protection and royalty payments.
400
George Cohan
What is the name of a popular vaudeville performer who went on to become a composer.
400
Slaves, hired help, and black immigrants adapting to urban life.
What is popular characters in minstrel shows.
400
Europe or a mythical utopian society
What is the setting for most American operettas.
400
A derogatory name that comes from hearing all performers working in one space at once.
What is Tin Pan Alley.
400
Actors' Equity Association
What is the union formed to represent performers.
500
Little Johnny Jones
What is the name of George Cohan's 1904/1905 musical, featuring the tune "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
500
Bert Williams
What is the name of the most popular performer in Minstrel Shows.
500
The Merry Widow
What is the 1907 production that peaked interested in operettas in New York City.
500
Broadway as a "market-place."
What is the area where performers, managers, actors, singers, etc could network to find jobs, surrounded by shops and businesses relating to the arts.
500
August 1919-September 1919
What is the time period of the AEA strike against the Producing Managers' Association. 18 shows closed during this time period.
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