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The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 |
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In a hurry? Save or print these Collection Connections as a single file. Go directly to the collection, The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920, in American Memory, or view a Summary of Resources related to the collection. Using the playscripts and sound recordings in American Variety Stage, 1870-1920, students can practice a wide range of reading, language, writing, and listening skills.Reading Comprehension Students can use the playscripts to decipher the meaning of sketches peppered with vernacular, malapropisms, puns, and reversals. Search on pun, malapropisms, and language style to find sketches and monologues employing these devices. For example, search on malapropisms to find The Shmoosers.
The Shmoosers, 1914, p.6, (image 7) Literary Devices
Creative Writing Themes of heroism, love, honor, courage, pathos, and loyalty can be found in the playscripts, often presented through irony or sentimentality. Using this collection, students can practice creative writing by rewriting scripts. Students might write a modern version of a playscript. For example, they might rewrite a "war between men and women" to reflect gender issues of today. Search on gender relations and marital relations to find playscripts dealing with the roles of men and women in society. Listening
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