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The Martin Beck Theater, now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, at 302 West 45th Street in Manhattan. Martin Beck (July 31, 1868 – November 16, 1940) was a vaudeville theatre owner and manager, and theatrical booking agent, who founded the Orpheum Circuit, and built the Palace and Martin Beck Theatres in New York City's Broadway Theatre District. [1]
Legitimate theatre [a] is live performance that relies almost entirely on diegetic elements, with actors performing through speech and natural movement. [2] [3] Traditionally, performances of such theatre were termed legitimate drama, [4] [2] [3] while the abbreviation the legitimate refers to legitimate theatre or drama and legit is a noun referring both to such dramas and actors in these dramas.
The Orpheum Circuit was started by the vaudeville impresario Gustav Walter, who opened the Orpheum Opera House in San Francisco in June 1887. This first Orpheum seated 3500 and quickly became one of the most popular theaters in San Francisco attracting a wide variety of people. [1] The Orpheum's tickets were scaled to draw a mixed audience.
The theater was funded by Martin Beck, a vaudeville entrepreneur. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The theater has been housed in three buildings over the years. While the interior space dates to the 1913 design by Kirchhoff & Rose, the original theater building was partly demolished in 1988 [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and the theater space was renovated inside the DoubleTree ...
Vaudeville (/ ˈ v ɔː d (ə) v ɪ l, ˈ v oʊ-/; [1] French: ⓘ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. [2] A Vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs ...
It is part of a nearly 40-city schedule that is Lawrence's first comedy tour in eight years. Martin Lawrence is bringing his latest comedy tour to Detroit's Little Caesars Arena on Aug. 30, 2024.
This is a partial list of vaudeville performers. Inclusion on this list indicates that the subject appeared at least once on the North American vaudeville stage during its heyday between 1881 and 1932. The source in the citation included with each entry confirms their appearance and cites information in the performance notes section.
Ricky Martin, Madonna. Getty Images (2) Anything can happen when Madonna’s dancers shake their bon-bons. While performing in Miami on Sunday, April 7, as part of her Celebrations Tour, Madonna ...