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3 - The Vaudeville Romance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2024

Steven Watts
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University of Missouri, Columbia
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Chapter Three analyzes Rogers’ move into vaudeville , the national entertainment circuit that fascinated the American public during the first two decades of the twentieth century. The Oklahoman became a star attraction whose cowboy garb and tremendous roping skills delighted audiences all over the country. Rogers also gradually developed another skill that became his calling card – humorous commentary. As an emblem of the American West that was gradually disappearing in the wake of urban, industrial growth, and a natural humorist whose down-home jests and good-natured wisecracks delighted audiences, Rogers began to establish a national presence. This period also saw his stormy courtship of, and marriage to, Betty Blake, a young woman from back home. The marriage would last for the rest of his life.

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Citizen Cowboy
Will Rogers and the American People
, pp. 54 - 78
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • The Vaudeville Romance
  • Steven Watts, University of Missouri, Columbia
  • Book: Citizen Cowboy
  • Online publication: 16 August 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108856393.005
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  • The Vaudeville Romance
  • Steven Watts, University of Missouri, Columbia
  • Book: Citizen Cowboy
  • Online publication: 16 August 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108856393.005
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  • The Vaudeville Romance
  • Steven Watts, University of Missouri, Columbia
  • Book: Citizen Cowboy
  • Online publication: 16 August 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108856393.005
Available formats
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