Vaudeville acts are certainly not a fun activity people think of that comes to mind nowadays. Vaudeville shows are composed of various entertainment acts that have no relevance to each other and are performed back to back. They popularized the eighteenth century into the early twentieth century. The acts can range from dancing, singing, comedians, and many more forms of enjoyable entertainment. Before seeing this video, I was not aware that Vaudeville acts existed nor was I aware how entertaining they could be. Many times people can get bored during a play or opera even just because of the lack in change of plot or scenery. Using a variation of entertainment can be more stimulating to the audience than a couple hour long performance.
I believe creating a modern version of Vaudeville acts could be a very successful form of theater to pursue. As the generations have passed, Vaudeville shows have the potential of gaining even more fame within time's today. Every year a new hobby or form of activity is created, especially with technology and its benefits advancing. It is not only through music that this can be validated but so much more cultural developments such as beatboxing. It is almost as if it is a recreation of a talent show but with people who are professionally paid for their performances. Even just a simple skit from a movie could be a part in the series of acts.
With this being said, I am sure that there are still local theaters or possibly jazz bars that play Vaudeville oriented shows but I feel as if not many people are even aware of this form of entertainment (even I just discovered it). I also like the idea of improvising just like the show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, where the judges request a certain scenario for the three players to act and ends up being very humorous to the audience.
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