American Vaudeville, more so than any other mass entertainment, grew out of the culture of incorporation that defined American life after the Civil War. The development of vaudeville marked the beginning of popular entertainment as big business, dependent on the organizational efforts of a growing number of white collared workers and the increased leisure time, spending power, and changing tastes of an urban middle class audience. Business savvy showmen utilized improved transportation and communication technologies, creating and controlling vast networks of theater circuits, standardizing, professionalizing, and institutionalizing American popular entertainment.Since the auditions for the Christmas Carol are coming around the bend, I'll be posting the dates of the Christmas Carol soon. The next blog will be a play review of the Laramie Project.
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