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Tent shows have been an important part of American history since the mid-to-late nineteenth century. In 1927, Don Carle Gillette gave "statistical evidence that the tented drama constituted 'a more extensive business than Broadway and all the rest of the legitimate theatre industry put together.'" [1] The shows first began "in regions which couldn’t support full-time playhouses."
Silas Green from New Orleans was an African-American owned and run variety tent show that, in various forms, toured the Southern States from about 1904 through 1957. Part-revue, part-musicomedy, part-minstrel show, the show told the adventures of short, "coal-black" Silas Green and tall, "tannish" Lilas Bean.
The biggest is Oktoberfest Hannover, which represents the second biggest Oktoberfest in Germany with around 500,000 visitors a year. From September 23 to October 2, 2011, the first "Viennese Wiesn" on the Kaiserwiese between Praterstern and Riesenrad in front of the Wiener Prater was visited by 150,000 people with three tents.
Today, people from around the world travel to the festival to celebrate German culture and, of course, beer. In fact, last year's festival drew a record-breaking estimated 7.2 million people .
The Schützen tent is located next to the Hacker tent and the Schottenhamel tent, creating a meeting point for the youth of Munich. One of the oldest tents at the Oktoberfest, it has a special feature: in 110 shooting range spots, the Oktoberfest-Landesschießen of marksmen takes place. [20] The tent is also famous for its geranium balcony. The ...
Watch as Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, opens for the 188th time in Munich, Germany, on Saturday (16 October).. The festivities, which go on for two weeks until 3 October, kicked ...
As beer is an important part of the original Oktoberfest celebration in Germany, the La Crosse Oktoberfest has always had a beer tent as part of the festivities. G. Heileman Brewing Company was the official supplier of beer during the fest's early years. While this beer tent worked in the early years of the fest, by 1966, the beer tent was ...
Here's how we imagine the most perfect Oktoberfest feast: First things first, make sure to grab plenty of steins to fill to the brim with all your favorite German beers (like a Hefeweizen, Marzen ...