Description: Entertainment in Early Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Images of America, Paperback What did early Milwaukeeans do to have fun and relax? This book answers that question, covering pop culture from the mid-1800s up to 1950, from the earliest tavern stages hosting traditional German plays and musicals, to the large traveling circus acts that arrived via the railroad, to the beer gardens, nickelodeons, and old grand cinemas that dominated the city's landscape during the first half of the 20th century. In its heyday, Milwaukee had several classic amusement parks with roller coasters, fun houses, water rides, and more. The first movie was shown in Milwaukee in 1896, and by 1920, there were nearly 100 buildings dedicated to motion pictures. And it was two Milwaukee businessmen who discovered the great Charlie Chaplin and also produced the 1915 epic Birth of a Nation.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738550992
Book Title: Entertainment in Early Milwaukee
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / MidWest / East North Central (Il, in, Mi, Oh, Wi), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2007
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Performing Arts, Sports & Recreation, Photography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Larry Widen
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Perfect
