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“I am not a Vassar girl. I never went to school a day in my life. I was raised, if you wish to call it that, in vaudeville, going from town to town, playing with musicians, acrobats, dancers, even ...

Now in its 11th year, Lord Franzannian’s Royal Olympian Spectacular Vaudeville Show is a wild and wacky mix of things its fans expect — the red-cheeked, red-suited host, old-time music and unicorn ...

There is a reason why vaudeville is dead. When movies flickered onto silver screens across the country, interest plummeted in live shows featuring baggy-pants comics, acrobats, jugglers, ...

The days of vaudeville aren’t over — not at Westerly’s United Theatre. But you have to act fast if you want to catch this free show of dancers, acrobats, music and performances headlined by the ...

During the height of the vaudeville era, troupes of comedians, musicians, acrobats and actors arrived in Bloomington by train twice weekly, bringing with them carloads of sketch props, scenery, ...