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Language
English
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"All Harriet Szász has ever known is life onstage with her twin sister, Josie. As "The Sisters Sweet," they pose as conjoined twins in a vaudeville act conceived of by their ambitious father and managed by their practical mother, who were once theatrical stars in their own rights. Then, in an explosive act, Josie exposes the fraud in a spectacular fashion and runs away to Hollywood. The family retreats to Chicago, where Harriet must figure out how...
3) Road to Bali
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Hope and Crosby are vaudeville performers hired as deep sea divers by an unscrupulous South Sea island prince.
7) Gypsy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000, c1990
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The story of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, her rise to stardom from vaudeville and her volatile relationship with her ambitious mother.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A movie musical stringing together a number of Irving Berlin songs written for earlier Broadway musicals. An ambitious and beautiful showgirl catches the eye of a son in the veteran vaudeville family act. But when Vicky steals Tim's heart, his loyalties to his talented clan will be tested, and the show business life will to be more surprising and entertaining than anyone thought possible.
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Berlin on the cusp of World War II, eighteen-year-old Hilde leaves her orphanage and takes a job at a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers where she finally finds a place to belong until seeds of unrest force her to decide what's best for her future.
10) Funny girl
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A musical film that follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice.
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Profiles the early twentieth-century vaudeville star who became nationally known for her trend-setting performances and brazen personality, highlighting the historical significance of her sexually-forward performance style.
12) Funny girl
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Depicts the early career of Fanny Brice, her rise to stardom with the Ziegfield Follies, and her stormy romance with Nick Arnstein.
13) Young people
Series
Shirley Temple volume 18
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Believing that it is good for their daughter Wendy, Joe Ballantine and his wife Kit decide to retire their vaudeville act and move the family to a small New England town. But despite Wendy's many attempts to charm the locals, she and her family are given the cold shoulder. This is, until a hurricane hits the town, and because of their generosity, strength and conviction in the face of disaster, it appears that the troupers just might win over the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The year is 1908, and a troupe of vaudeville performers has arrived in sleepy Muskegon, Michigan to spend the summer. Young Henry Harrison is fascinated with the animals and performers, but mostly with a slapstick performer his own age named Buster Keaton, who is also a master prankster and loves to play baseball.
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