Her great-grandparents were vaudeville performers themselves and traveled ... Hart: You know, I have a notebook of his old jokes. And maybe it’s just not my humor. I don’t find them ...

Several of the performers are doing hybrid acts that build on their established talents. Though much of her work has been in circus-style shows, LadyBEAST is interested in old vaudeville as well.

Idiot Collective's premiere production, Vaudeville Vanya, makes an excellent proposal: Take a great old play and explode ... It is a group of dynamic young performers who work well together.

Over the course of two hours, a wide variety of performers from around the world delivered old-fashioned fun, digging deep into both circus and vaudeville traditions. African Bone Breakers ...

A short film shot in 1898, it shows two vaudeville performers, Gertie Brown and Saint Suttle, enacting a scene of affection and joy. For audiences back then, this was quite daring and bold.