Life at the Turn of the Century Chapter 16 Section 2 New Forms of Entertainment

Objectives Students will be able to: Understand the new types of performances and recreation that Americans enjoyed at this time

Question of the Day What forms of entertainment do you participate in during your free time? Does it require money? How has entertainment changed since you were little?

Vaudeville Inexpensive variety show Included: Ethnic or racial humor Song and dance Magic, jugglers, animals “Blackface”

Movies Nickelodeons Charlie Chaplin Silent movies with piano music movie clip

Circus/Amusement Parks Circus Train – Circus Parade Big Top Young boys helped to set up Amusement Parks Trolleys Inspired mechanical rides Trolley parks were made at the end of the line Offered music, games, vaudeville, beaches and rides

Sports Baseball – Football Basketball Women Clubs were formed all over the U.S. 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings – by 1870 players were paid Football Adaptation of Rugby in 1880s Basketball Invented in 1891 in Mass to keep athletes fit in the winter Women Cycled, ice skated, and played basketball

Reading Newspapers Magazines Fiction Included comics, sports, women’s pages, and hot stories To sell more papers Yellow Journalism appeared. Journalist looked for fraud, evils, private affairs often exaggerated. Magazines Lower postage rates pushed out more periodicals Helpful articles, advertisement, etc Fiction Dime novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Music Spiritual Ragtime Jazz African American religious folk songs enjoyed by white audiences Ragtime Melodies with marching band beats Jazz Began in New Orleans Included African, Spanish, French, and Latin American influences music clip

Homework Develop an Amusement Park idea with a historical theme. You must include – Title, rides and … A movie area – what movies would you show A reading area – what types of books, mags, would you sell A music area – What type of artists would you invite? What music would you play throughout the park? Sports area – What sports go along with your theme? Theater – What plays would you perform? Extra Credit – Draw a picture of your park for 10 extra points – must be detailed and in color