A seriously funny look at the roots of American EntertainmentWhen Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born; variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America; and like Harry Houdini; Milton Berle; Mae West; and countless others; these performers got their start on the vaudeville stage. From 1881 to 1932; vaudeville was at the heart of show business in the States. Its stars were Americas first stars in the modern sense; and it utterly dominated American popular culture. Writer and modern-day vaudevillian Trav S.D. chronicles vaudevilles far-reaching impact in No Applause--Just Throw Money. He explores the many ways in which vaudevilles story is the story of show business in America and documents the rich history and cultural legacy of our countrys only purely indigenous theatrical form; including its influence on everything from USO shows to Ed Sullivan to The Muppet Show and The Gong Show. More than a quaint historical curiosity; vaudeville is thriving today; and Trav S.D. pulls back the curtain on the vibrant subculture that exists across the United States--a vast grassroots network of fire-eaters; human blockheads; burlesque performers; and bad comics intent on taking vaudeville into its second century.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. "Are we dead. the rest of us?"By Kennedy GammageDicks only screenplay was published three years after his death - somewhat ironic. given the themes of death. entropy. and `half-life in this classic mind-bender. based on his influential novel from 1969. What is UBIK? It derives from ubiquity and comes in a spray can. perhaps the kind taggers use. Dick compares visuals sprayed from the can to Andy Warhol images. which are accompanied by cheesy advertising slogans promoting UBIK as the universal cure-all. Glen Runciter runs a prudence organization comprised of anti-psi telepaths. After they are lured to a lethal ambush inside the Lunar colony (the screenplays biggest scene) Joe Chip and the rest of Runciters team experience disorienting shifts in reality and perception. no longer appearing to be in control of their own destiny. This would make a helluva movie. #PKD3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Whem do we get to see the movie?By Tessa B. DickThis screenplay. which the author based on his own novel. focuses more on action than the novel did. It does. however. remain faithful to the novel. The long speeches by the main character. Joe Chip. would be better given to a voice-over narrator. Overall. its fun to read and would make a good movie. Unfortunately. Halcyon is not using this screenplay. ~~~0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. FascinatingBy Carol A. ThompsonThis is a screenplay by Philip K Dick based on his novel Ubik. I have not read the novel for a while. so I cannot call out all the differences at this point. I will update this review when I have done the reread. However I can say that while Ubik is one of Dicks best novels. I feel the screenplay stands on its own. Highly recommended to PKD fans.
