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Research Basics

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Reviews

Books

Vaudeville Wars: How the Keith Albee and Orpheum Circuits Controlled the Big Time and Its Performers

Roy Benson by Starlight

British Music-Hall: an Illustrated History

No Applause—Just Throw Money

Sophie Tucker: First Lady of Show Business

Becoming Mae West

Strange Feats & Clever Turns

Act As Known

Glossary of Terms Used in Variety, Vaudeville, Revue & Pantomime 1880-1960

Extravaganza King: Robert Barnet and Boston Musical Theater

Blue Vaudeville: Sex, Morals and the Mass Marketing of Amusement, 1895 – 1915

Black Entertainers in African American Newspaper Articles: Volume I

African American Theater Buildings: an Illustrated Historical Directory, 1900 – 1955

CDs DVDs

Cavalcade of Comedy: The Paramount [and Sennett/Educational] Comedy Shorts

The Busby Berkeley Collection: Footlight Parade (1933), 42nd Street (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933, Dames (1934), Gold Diggers of 1935

Bert Williams, The Early Years, 1901-1909

First Sound of Movies

 

AVM Book Listings

 

Over 50 capsule reviews and a listing of over 100 biographies to help you start your vaudeville library

If you would like to contribute memorabilia or information to the AVM,

please write to us at information@vaudeville.org.

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