Tag Archives: gilbert seldes

liquid architecture

Free and wild. A new frontier leaving strong emotional impressions. And for better or worse eschewing the middle-brow trap, that seduction of fantasy of liberal social and cultural improvement achieved at the expense of innovation and creativity. Face it, the … Continue reading

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vaudeville: the eiron and alazon act

Vaudeville. Vaudeville, from the height of its appeal to its demise (1870-1930) remained a mass entertainment firmly planted in the lowbrow. Beneath vaudeville was burlesque which occupied a narrow band that teetered towards pornography and back to decadence. But lowbrow … Continue reading

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vaudeville: american culture is performance

Vaudeville has been dead for over ninety years.The wandering minstrel had been replaced by the electronic age.  The acrobats, the animal acts, the dancers, the singers, and the old-time comedians have all taken their bows and turned stage left into … Continue reading

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