Julie’s Class Notes

On Friday our class welcomed film archivist, documentarian, musician and Vaudeville scholar, Joe Lauro to class. Along with a wealth of knowledge about Vaudeville acts and circuits, Joe brought a phonograph which kids got to crank, and a few 104 year old records that played songs which highlighted the culturally exaggerated nature of Vaudeville comedy. Joe also shared clips of the diversity of Vaudeville acts, playbills and photographs of the time. The students were entertained, even though some were disappointed to find that Joe, in fact, was not in Vaudeville himself.

We are making progress in writing our own sketches for our show in April, as well as an opening song which we are writing with the help of Steve Hudson. The students have chosen other departments they want to be a part of, such as props, sets, act organizers, etc. We are in for a real treat. As of today, we have chosen April 30 as the date for our show. More information will follow.