Vaudeville, as it is commonly known today, began as a response to scandalous variety performances appealing mostly to adult, male patrons. When former minstrel

The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change. Following the Spanish-

Opera has been around ever since the late 16th century, and it is still going strong in the sense that operas are performed around the world at present, and kno

This book covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1880-1930. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular s