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No Place Like Home
100
Who began his own clean variety show in 1881?
Tony Pastor
100
Who was known for her song, "Shine on Harvest Moon"?
Nora Bayes
100
Judy Garland's real name is Frances Gumm
True
100
What was the name of Tony Pastor's performance house?
Tony Pastor's Opera House
200
Who made up the name Vaudeville?
Benjamin Keith and Edward Albee
200
She starred in Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland
200
There were three Marx Brothers; Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
False. Zeppo & Gummo Marx
200
Where was the popular performance house "Canterbury Hall" located?
London, England
300
Who started cinematography?
The Lumiere Brothers
300
What did Elsie James do as a performer in Vaudeville?
She was a hollywood screenwriter, lyricist, and a musical comedian
300
John Freeede was the name of the man who scouted Judy Garland
False, Arthur Freed
300
What was most popular house of the 1900's just west of Broadway?
New York's Victoria House
400
Who copied the Lumiere Brother's idea of film, and made it into a huge success?
Thomas Edison
400
This performer sang songs about women independence and was a high energy performer
Eva Tanguay
400
You could not say the word "Hully Gee" in performances
True. Hully Gee was slang for Holy Jesus and was inappropriate for young kids.
400
What was the name of a popular circuit owned by Bejamin Keith and Edward Albee?
The Orpheum Circuit
500
Who stared in the famous film, A day in The Races?
The Marx Brothers
500
Who were some of the celebrities that would appear on Vaudeville Tours?
Helen Keller and Babe Ruth
500
A Nickelodeon was Was a Movie theater that had admission fee of 5 cents
True.
500
What was the name of Albee and Keith's theater from 1885?
The Boston Bijou Theater
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