Keith-Albee circuit
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The Keith-Albee circuit was a major early 20th-century American vaudeville theater chain that played a central role in the development of the modern entertainment industry.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment company
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vaudeville theater chain ⓘ |
| businessModel | theater circuit booking ⓘ |
| businessStrategy | centralized booking of acts across multiple theaters ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
national touring circuits for performers
ⓘ
professionalization of vaudeville management ⓘ |
| controlled | booking of vaudeville acts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | shaped tastes of early 20th-century American audiences ⓘ |
| employed |
musicians
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stagehands ⓘ theater managers ⓘ vaudeville performers ⓘ |
| entertainmentForm | variety entertainment ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Benjamin Franklin Keith
NERFINISHED
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Edward Franklin Albee II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | vaudeville ⓘ |
| hadKeyPerson |
Benjamin Franklin Keith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Franklin Albee II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedDevelop |
standardized contracts for performers
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star system in vaudeville ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major force in American popular entertainment before talking pictures ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| industry |
theatrical exhibition
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vaudeville ⓘ |
| influenced |
motion picture theater chains
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variety show formats ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter |
Benjamin Franklin Keith
NERFINISHED
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Edward Franklin Albee II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest vaudeville circuits in the United States
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helping standardize vaudeville programming ⓘ influencing the development of the modern entertainment industry ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Eastern United States
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Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalModel | chain of affiliated theaters under unified management ⓘ |
| owned | vaudeville theaters ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century American show business ⓘ |
| precededBy | independent vaudeville houses ⓘ |
| programmed | variety bills of multiple short acts ⓘ |
| provided | continuous vaudeville entertainment ⓘ |
| stageMedium | live performance ⓘ |
| targetAudience | urban mass audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | for-profit company ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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