August 24: Vaudeville, Sideshow and "The Wizard of Oz"
We are coming up on the 80th anniversary of my favorite movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). To celebrate, on August 24, I will visit the birthplace of American amusement, Coney Island, to speak about the film's roots in American popular entertainment, including dime museums, medicine shows, old school melodramas, vaudeville and more. We'll touch […]