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

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

3. 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?

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

5. Movies Nickelodeons Charlie Chaplin Silent movies with piano music
movie clip

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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