DANC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ira Gershwin, Nicholas Brothers, Catfish Row
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Variety acts, less offensive than minstrel shows by today"s standards. Fit as a fiddle (singing in the rain) clip. 1866 first broadway musical the black crook a new form. Hollywood followed in the 1930s and began producing musicals. By most accounts, it was also, from our perspective, really awful. Stars form the vaudeville circuit drew the attention of hollywood. 1927 the jazz singer aka the first talking" movie. Hollywood incorporates vaudeville talent into the movies. 1943 nicholas brothers in stormy weather clip. Musical theatre: a play that uses music and dance to advance the story. 1935 first real successful broadway musical porgy and bess by george and ira. It is considered an american folk opera and depicts a black community on catfish row. Musical score: influenced by jazz with intricate rhythms and sophisticated lyrics. 1934 ginger rogers and fred astaire the gay divorc e night and day clip. 1935 shirley temple and bill bojangles robinson the little colonel clip.
