Enter sentimentality : the origins of the entertainment revolution -- Laugh and grow fat : minstrelsy and burlesque -- Looking through : sentimental aesthetics -- The democratization of entertainment : the concert saloons -- Any dodge is fair to raise a good sensation : the danger and promise of sensationalism -- Art with the effervescence of ginger beer : the creation of vaudeville -- Spectacle and nostalgia on the road : traveling shows.
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