Rude Songs: Vaudeville and Music Hall

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This film features the rise of popular music- from British Music Hall to Vaudeville in America, and eventually to Hollywood. Archive performances include Liberace, Sylvie Vartan, Clara Bow, Harry Lauder, Peter John, Danny La Rue, Vesta Tilley, Judy Garland, and more
Las Vegas Signs (3:30)
Music Hall Stars (2:52)
Vaudeville Theaters (2:22)
Music Hall Origins (2:56)
Image and Performance (3:22)
Music Hall Theme: Empire (3:48)
Music Hall Theme: Nostalgia (1:46)
Music Hall and Male Impersonators (1:35)
Female Impersonators (3:36)
Popular Songs (1:58)
Beloved and Complex Edith Piaf (4:12)
Royal Variety Performance (3:27)
Music Hall in America (2:12)
Burlesque (2:15)
Popular Music Has a New Medium (2:32)
Rise of Talking Pictures (3:19)
Vaudeville Today (4:05)
Credits: Rude Songs: Vaudeville and Music Hall-All You Need Is Love: A History of Popular Music (2:00)

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