The films, shown in vaudeville theaters, used toy ships in bathtubs and cigar smoke for special-effect re-creations.

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The Andrews Sisters began singing on Minnesota radio stations in the 1920s, but after several years on the Vaudeville circuit they began a recording career that made them one of the most successful female groups ever.

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By the way, hit the fold button when the stroller's in the collapsed position and it pops right back up like a Vaudeville performer.

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"The Wizard of Oz" was a sensation on Broadway as a musical extravaganza in 1903, to Baum's delight, even though the vaudeville-style show bore little resemblance to his book.

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They later performed in New York with Jack Belasco's orchestra and toured on the Vaudeville circuit with Ted Mack.

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Arum grew up in Brooklyn, on Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, the son of an accountant who had clients like the vaudeville-turned-Broadway act Olsen and Johnson.

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