| It was fertilized by blues, gospel, string-band hoedowns, Appalachian balladry, work songs, and vaudeville hokum. |
| Most mandolinists did not play for classical music audiences but rather played in noisy vaudeville acts. |
| Adding drama to the downtown scene are the melodramas and vaudeville revues presented at the Gaslighter Theater. |
| Much of the step material in the dances came from popular culture sources such as ballrooms and vaudeville stages. |
| Groucho, who had taken to wearing a fake greasepaint moustache in vaudeville, refused to grow a real one for the cameras. |
| He eventually found work with a carnival, and later made his way into vaudeville as a juggler. |
