CANADA IN THE 1920S

Arts and Entertainment

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music and DancingMovies and FilmRadioSportsGroup of Seven

MUSIC

Jazz was the main music of the 1920s Originated in the southern United States and

spread to Canada From Jazz came Blues and Swing, which

became more popular in the 1930s The Jazz Age encouraged daring and

energetic dances The Charleston became the most popular

dance These dances were considered indecent

because of their suggestive movements Some cities tried to have the dance banned!

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The Charleston Dance Clip

Dance Steps!

MOVIES AND FILM Silent movies- the actual film was silent, but

most movies included subtitles, live pianos, orchestras and sound effects.

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Talking films (talkies), were a great invention in the 1920s.

But “talkies” did not arrive in Canada until the

late 1920s

Films provided excitement that ordinary people sometimes lacked in their ordinary lives.

Mary Pickford was a famous Canadian film star that made it big in Hollywood.

Charlie Chaplin was a very famous non-Canadian film start of the 1920s

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MARY PICKFORD

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

RADIO Radio made the world seem smaller

Radio provided inexpensive entertainment to Canadians and it ended isolation

It brought families together and created unity

Music, sports, dramas and advertisements became very popular because of the radio.

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Hockey Night in Canada was one of the first Canadian radio programs

It proved to be a traditional Canadian past time since the beginning of its time

SPORTS Canada was sports crazy in the 1920s

Through radio and newspapers Canadians were fascinated by North American athletes in sports such as: Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Basketball, boxing.

The Canadian Olympic teams exceeded expectations during the decade

Many sports heroes were armatures: they came out of nowhere to grab headlines and establish world records

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Percy Williams: 20 year old sprinter Won 2 gold medals at 1928 Amsterdam Olympics

Lionel Conacher: Most famous athlete in the 1920s Trophies and medals in:

Boxing, wrestling, lacrosse, hockey, football and baseball

Four of the original NHL teams were Canadian. Even though more teams were established in the U.S. most of the players were Canadian.

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Women in sports:Basketball was one of the first sports that

women played and excelled at.The Edmonton Grads were said to be the

best basketball team to have ever stepped out on the floor

Golf was also a popular women's sport

The best woman athlete was Fanny “Bobby” RosenfeldHockey, softball, tennis and track and field.

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PERCY WILLIAMS

LIONEL CONACHER

EDMONTON GRADS

ARTS: GROUP OF SEVEN Seven young Canadian artists created a national

artistic identity that allowed Canadians to discover the beauty of our landscape

The group challenged traditional European art

Used brilliant colours and thickly applied paint

They helped Canadians and the world see a new and different type of art that was truly Canadian

Group of Seven Work

Traditional European Painting