(Changes in culture) Popular entertainment Flashcards
Radio - how did radio sales change?
$60 million 1923 to $842 million by 1929.
Sport - give evidence of how widespread radio impacted sport.
50 million tuned in to a boxing match between Tunney and Dempsey in 1927.
Sport - how did the position of sports stars change?
Advertising & sponsorship deals made them into celebrities.
Sport - give evidence of advertising and sponsorship deals for sports stars changed their position in society.
Baseball star Babe Ruth made over $800,000.
Sport - how was segregation evident in sports?
The Negro National Baseball League formed in 1920.
Cinema - cinema moved from _______ movie to ______ in 19__.
silent
sound
1927
Cinema - where was the industry based?
Hollywood
Cinema - give evidence of the popularity of cinema.
Up to 10 million watching films a day.
Cinema - film ____ such as _______ _______ rose in _____.
stars
Charlie Chaplin
fame
Cinema - where did criticism for cinema come from?
Conservative areas of society who feared it would lead to moral corruption.
Cinema - what type of shows were popular?
Give a specific example.
What did they feature?
Minstrel Shows eg Cotton Watts and Chick
Blackface - black people were perceived as annoying and stupid - it was representative of how people felt
Cinema - who created stop-motion?
What did this type of film progress into?
Thomas Edison
Shows like Vaudeville Shows became popular as film approached the 1920s.
Cinema - how did Hollywood impact employment?
By 1929, Hollywood employed more people than Ford.
Cinema - how did Hollywood interact with capital investment throughout America?
4th largest business for capital investment.
Cinema - who were 4 of the most famous film stars of the 20s?
- Clara Bow
- Theda Bara
- Douglas Fairbanks
- Buster Keaton
Cinema - what was the name and year of the first film featuring sound?
What did this do?
The Jazz Singer in 1927
Created a new massive landscape for the film industry.
Sport - give evidence of how sportspeople began earning more.
Boxer, Jack Dempsey, earnt $10 million throughout his career just from sponsorships.
Sport - how was racism evident in sport?
Members of the Negro National Baseball League were paid half as much as white baseball players and worked considerably harder.
Radio - give an example of how increased popularity in radios was present.
50 million people listened to Jack Dempsey v Gene Tunney boxing match.
Sport - more leisure time + sporting heros = ?
Big audiences
Sport - what was a particularly popular sport?
Baseball
Cinema - what did cinema provide?
Escapism
Radio - by 1932, what percentage of families owned radios?
60%
Radio - what was a popular form of entertainment surrounding radios?
‘Radio parties’
Radio - what was the first national network?
When?
NBC
1926
Radio - how much was the average radio?
How did many people pay for radios?
$150
Usually on credit
Radio - radios featured a range of shows.
Give 4 examples of these.
Western
News
Detective
Sport
The age of fads - what did the popularity of jazz music create?
Big dance crazes with popular dances such as the Charleston.
The age of fads - why did the age of fads emerge?
Increase leisure time as a result of prosperity.
The age of fads - what did this see the introduction of?
Give an example.
Crossword puzzles
The first puzzle book was published in 1923 with a free pencil.
The age of fads - what had become a spectator sport?
Crossword competitions
The age of fads - what kind of marathons were popular?
Give a specific example.
Dance marathons
One lasted for 119 days in Chicago
