VODAVIL PHOTO ESSAY

"Vodavil" was an informal term vaudeville performers used to describe their profession: that hugely popular form of entertainment that flourished in specialty theatres across North America from the 1890s until the 1930s.

Toronto's "Luminato" presented an evening of all-out entertainment, comedian-magician Mike Caveney; mime and magician Tina Lenert; physical illusionist Ardan James; magicians and parodists The Great Tomsoni and Company; and Gaëtan Bloom, master of the absurd, recapture the magic of vaudeville in one of the few remaining venues from that long-ago yet fondly remembered era, the beautiful Winter Garden Theatre. 

Thanks again to Magicana, Julie Eng and David Linsell, here are some fantastic photos which will give you a sense of the show:

© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell

© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell
© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell© 2011 Magicana. All rights reserved. Photo by David Linsell