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Vaudeville

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For other uses, see Vaudeville (disambiguation). A promotional poster for the Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles (1894), showing dancers, clowns, trapeze artists, costumed dog, singers and costumed actors Vaudeville ( / ˈ v ɔː d ( ə ) v ɪ l / ; French:  [vodvil] ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of 1700. A vaudeville is a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation. It was originally a kind of dramatic composition or light poetry, usually a comedy, interspersed with songs or ballets. It became popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, but the idea of Vaudeville's theatre changed radically from its French antecedent. A typical American vaudeville performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, ventriloquis

Metro Pictures

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defunct American film studio This article is about the motion picture production company. For the contemporary art gallery, see Metro Pictures Gallery. Metro Pictures Industry Film studio Fate Merged with Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures Successor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Founded June 23, 1915 ; 103 years ago  ( 1915-06-23 ) Defunct April 17, 1924 ; 94 years ago  ( 1924-04-17 ) Headquarters Heidelberg Building, New York City Key people Richard A. Rowland (President) Louis B. Mayer (secretary) Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in the United States. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leased facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey. [1] It was purchased in 1919. Contents 1 History 2 Stars 3 Motion Picture Studios 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links History @media all and (max-width:720px).mw-parser-output .tmulti>.thumbinnerwidth:10

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Francis X. Bushman

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Francis X. Bushman Born Francis Xavier Bushman ( 1883-01-10 ) January 10, 1883 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Died August 23, 1966 (1966-08-23) (aged 83) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, writer Years active 1911–1966 Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Spouse(s) Josephine Fladine Duval ( m.  1902; div.  1918) Beverly Bayne ( m.  1918; div.  1925) Norma Emily Atkin ( m.  1932; her death 1956) Iva Millicient Richardson ( m.  1956; his death 1966) Bushman in 1915 Bushman in 1916 Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. [1] He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the moving picture business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed