Vaudeville: Containing the Latest Tramp Monologues, Jokes and Gags

Capturing the wit, rhythm, and sparkle of America’s golden age of entertainment, Vaudeville: Containing the Latest Tramp Monologues, Jokes and Gags by Caroline Caffin offers a lively glimpse into the humor and stagecraft of turn-of-the-century performance. First published during the height of vaudeville’s popularity, the book serves as both a performer’s manual and a cultural snapshot, preserving the quick-fire comedy and theatrical inventiveness that once filled the nation’s music halls.

Caffin compiles a spirited array of comic sketches, tramp monologues, stage gags, and dialogues, showcasing the humor, timing, and improvisation that defined vaudeville’s traveling stars. Alongside the laughs, the collection reflects the energy and optimism of early American show business, when variety theater was a true melting pot of class, culture, and creativity.

Entertaining, historical, and rich with period charm, this volume remains a delightful artifact of American popular performance, echoing the laughter, rhythm, and bravado of the vaudeville stage.

Complete edition of Caroline Caffin’s classic collection of vaudeville comedy and performance material

Includes monologues, gags, and comic routines from early American theater

A valuable resource for historians, performers, and enthusiasts of stage history

Essential for readers of theater studies, comedy history, and American popular culture