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7/25/2019 Philippine Festivals Philippine Bodabil

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PHILIPPINEFESTIVALS:PHILIPPINE BODABIL(VAUDEVILLE)


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VAUDEVILLE Is theatrical genre o !ariet" entertain#ent

Po$%lar in the Unite& States an& 'ana&aro# the earl" *s %ntil the earl" +,*s-

T"$ical !a%&e!ille $eror#ance is #a&e o

series o se$arate. %nrelate& acts gro%$e&together on a co##on /ill


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T"$e o acts ha!e incl%&e& $o$%lar an&classical #%sicians. singers. &ancers.

co#e&ians. traine& ani#als. #agicians.e#ale an& #ale i#$ersonators.acro/ats. ill%strate& songs. 0%gglers.one1act $la"s or scenes ro# $la"s.

athletes. lect%ring cele/rities. #instrels.an& #o!ies


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A !a%&e!ille $eror#er is oten reerre& to asa 2vaudevillian3

Va%&e!ille &e!elo$e& ro# #an" so%rces.incl%&ing the concert saloon. #instrels".rea4 sho5s. &i#e #%se%#s. an& literar"A#erican /%rles6%e calle& the 2the heart of

American show business3. !a%&e!ille 5asone o the #ost $o$%lar t"$es oentertain#ent in North A#erica or se!eral&eca&es-


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Va%&e!ille in the Phili$$ines. #oreco##onl" reerre& to as Bo&a/il. 5as a

$o$%lar genre o entertain#ent in thePhili$$ines ro# the +*s %ntil the #i&1+7*s-

For &eca&es. it co#$ete& 5ith 8l#.ra&io an& tele!ision as the &o#inantor# o Fili$ino #as entertain#ent-


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It $ea4e& in $o$%larit" &%ring the9a$anese occ%$ation in the Phili$$ines

ro# + to +;-


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Bo&a/il is an in&igeni?e& or# o!a%&e!ille. 5hich ha& /een intro&%ce& in

the Phili$$ines aro%n& the t%rn o the =*thcent%r"-

It eat%re& a ho&ge$o&ge o #%sicaln%#/ers. short1or# co#e&" an&&ra#atic s4its. an& e!en #agic acts.oten stage& insi&e the theaters o


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Aro%n& the /eginning o the A#ericanocc%$ation o the t%rn o the =*th

cent%r". stage entertain#ent in thePhili$$ines 5as &o#inate& /" theS$anish1in@%ence& komedyaan& thene5l" e#ergent ?ar?%ela (or

2sars5ela3)-


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In or&er to entertain A#erican troo$sstatione& in the Phili$$ines. !a%&e!ille

acts ro# o%tsi&e the Phili$$ines 5ere/ro%ght in to $ro!i&e entertain#ent-

As earl" as +*. a lea&ing


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D%ring these earl" "ears o !a%&e!ille inthe Phili$$ines. #ost o the eat%re&

entertainers 5ere non1Fili$inos-

B" the #i&&le o the +*s. a e5Fili$ino $eror#ers 5o%l& /egin to

a$$ear in !a%&e!ille acts as 5ell-


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The ?ar?%ela star Atang de la Rama 5asa#ong the 8rst o s%ch $eror#ers. as 5ell

as the singer Katy de la Cruz. 5ho 8rsta$$eare& on


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+=* a Fili$ino entertainer na#e& Luis Borromeoret%rne& ro# North A#erica. rena#e& hi#sel 2Borro#eoLo%3. an& organi?e& 5hat /eca#e the First /o&a/il

co#$an"-

The #ain sho5case o Borro#eo Lo%Cs co#$an" 5as anorchestral /an&. 5hich $la"e& 5hat he calle& 2Classical-Jazz Music3. an& !ariet" acts in /et5een-

Borro#eoCs /an& is cre&ite& as ha!ing $o$%lari?e& 0a?? in

the Phili$$ines-

It 5as also Borro#eo 5ho &%//e& the e#erging or# as2!o&1a1!il3. 5hich soon /eca#e $o$%larl" 4no5n /" itsFili$ini?e& na#e. /o&a/il-


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+=, there 5ere three theaters in


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ithin that $erio&. esta/lishe& $eror#ers s%ch as Gat" &e la 'r%?an& Borro#eo Lo% contin%e& to thri!e-

Ne5 stars also e#erge&. s%ch as the singers Diana Toy an&Miami Salador the &ancer Bayani Casimiroan& the #agicianan& 'ha$lin i#itator 'an%$lin-


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The 9a$anese in!asion o the Phili$$ines in late+ le& to a halt in 8l# $ro&%ction in theco%ntr". at the insistence o the 9a$anese 5ho

5ere not 4een to allo5 estern in@%ences to$ersist 5ithin the co%ntr"-

Bo&a/il ho5e!er 5as $er#itte&. an& it /eca#ethe $re&o#inant or# o entertain#ent in theco%ntr"-


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A#ong the $eror#ers 5hose careers5ere 0%#$starte& &%ring this $erio&

5ere Panchito Al/a. Anita Lin&a. >ose


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Follo5ing the en& o orl& ar II. 8l# $ro&%ction in thePhili$$ines res%#e&. an& #an" o /o&a/ilCs stars either ret%rne&or shite& to cine#a-

Bo&a/il ho5e!er re#aine& $o$%lar or the net t5o &eca&es-

A large cre&it to /o&a/ilCs contin%e& $o$%larit" can /e attri/%te&to Lou Salador# Sr$# a $eror#er 5ith the stage na#e2'hi$o$o"3 5ho shite& to $ro&%ction ater 5ar- Sal!a&or 5o%l&/eco#e the #ost s%ccess%l stage sho5 i#$resario in the *san& ;*s- He organi?e& se!eral /o&a/il tro%$es an& &isco!ere& ane5 generation o /o&a/il $eror#ers. s%ch as the co#e&ians'hi6%ito. 'ach%$o" an& er#an


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Bo&a/il contin%e& to ca$itali?e on the latesttren&s in estern entertain#ent-

It eat%re& $o$%lar Latin &ances s%ch as the#a#/o an& cha1cha. or the /oogie. 5hich 5as$o$%lari?e& /" 'hi6%ito-

hen roc4 an& roll e#erge& in the +;*s./o&a/il sho5case& E&&ie


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In the late +;*s. singers s%ch as theNora A%nor. Eli?a/eth >a#se". Pilita

'orales an& S"l!ia La Torre also $lie&the /o&a/il circ%it-

Bo&a/il ha& also starte& to incor$orate

/%rles6%e n%#/ers into its ro%tines-


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+7*s /o&a/il ha& to co#$lete as 5ell 5ith therise o co##ercial tele!ision /roa&casts in the

Phili$$ines-

It %n&er5ent a s5it &ecline. an& /" the late +7*s.the or# &re5 on the li#ite& #ar4et or its/%rles6%e ro%tines-

The e#ergence o bomba lmsaro%n& +7+1+*. 5hich 4ille& oJ /%rles6%e. also #ar4e& theen& o /o&a/il-

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