Jazz Age 1920s 40s Jeopardy Template

Historical Context	Character Tropes	Physical Style Tags	Vocal Style Tags	Characters and Shows
100 The Great Depression What is the era that marked the 20s and influenced culture overall during this time period?	100 Clerks, shopgirls, regular folk What are the new main characters of musicals?	100 Legs What physical feature of women was exaggerated?	100 Trumpet and saxophone What instruments did singers try to emulate with their tone?	100 The Marx Brothers Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, and A Night At The Opera are all films associated with who?
200 The middle class What is the group of people whose population grew in the US at the time, changing the main character of musicals?	200 Authority figures , like police and politicians What characters acted as the butt of the joke?	200 Overt performances, vs extension of scenes What were the gestures like during songs?	200 Belting What is the name of the type of singing that was refined 1st in this period?	200 Essential Singers According to the reading, Louis Armstrong and Al Jolson were considered what?
300 Sex and promiscuity What cultural change between generations was prominent at this time?	300 Young, in their 20s What ages were the main characters, usually?	300 Casual, free Physicality in musicals changed from rigid to ?	300 Diction What is important with the lyrics in the musicals from this time period?	300 Singin' In The Rain What is the name of the essential film with Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor?
400 Vaudeville, burlesque, minstrel shows, and revues What earlier forms of theatre influenced the Jazz Age?	400 Character stereotypes How were shows harmful to POC?	400 Non-aristocratic characters, and romance What is the reason behind the new physicality in musicals?	400 Problem set up in verse, then explored in the chorus What was the typical song setup?	400 1936 According to the textbook, Showboat premiered in what year?
500 Immigrants How did NYC becoming the cultural center of the Western world influence stages? (Hint: "BLANK, we get the job done"	500 Flappers What was the famous new trope/character type for women?	500 Symmetrical hands, pleading gestures, flourishes, etc What were usual movements in this style?	500 Natural cadence What is the typical phrasing used in this time period?	500 1962 According to the textbook, what year did Anything Goes premiere Off Broadway?

JAZZ AGE 1920s-40s

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