By: Alix Cohen April 15, 2024: "The sideshow as a separate, specialized variety form begins around the same time as dime museums (mid 1800s)… relatively wholesome alternative for a working class family who wanted to take in a little entertainment, including a variety show (often featuring future vaudevillians). It flourished in its original incarnation until around the 1950s. Sideshows were a part of circuses, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:26AM on April 13, 2024