During the period beginning in 1880 and ending in 1930 (more or less), Vaudeville was indisputably the most important form of popular entertainment in the United States. The influence of Vaudeville was widespread, pervasive, and remains with us still. To learn more about this wonderful American art form, we suggest the following resources:
- American Vaudeville as Seen by Its Contemporaries, edited by Charles W. Stein (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984).
- American Vaudeville, Its Life and Times, M Douglas Gilbert (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1940).
- The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville & Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920; an on-line multimedia anthology. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html
- Bamboozled. Written and directed by Spike Lee. New Line Cinema, 2000.
- The Palace, Marian Spitzer (New York: Atheneum, 1969).
- The Vaudevillians, edited by Bill Smith (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976).
- Vaudeville: From the Honky-Tonks to The Palace, Joe Laurie, Jr. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1953).
- Vaudeville: an American Masters Special, ©1997 Thirteen/WNET, KCTS/Seattle and Palmer/Fenster. All Rights Reserved.