Entertainment In The 1920s
Entertainment in the 1920s
By Joshua Boonstra
Movies
Movies back in the 1920s usually had sound. They were shown with piano or organ accompaniment, sound effects, and subtitles. Comedy was the most popular type of movies during this time of films.
The humour in these films were very slapstick-meaning people thought it was funny when someone fell on a banana peel or got a custard pie in the face. Buster Keaton, Laurel Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin were some famous comedians. Many Canadians regularly attended one of the 900 movie theaters across Canada.
Mary Pickford was a famous actress in the 1920s. Mary Pickford was a legendary silent film actress and was known as "America’s sweetheart." She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy. Mary Pickford was born on April 8, 1892, in Toronto. In 1909, she appeared in 40 movies for D.W. Griffith's American Biography company. She also worked as a producer and co-founded United Artists, with Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., who would become her second husband. Pickford retired from the screen in 1933 but continued to produce. She died in 1979.
Sports
Canadian sport in the 1920s was booming.
People followed famous players like Babe Ruth in baseball, Bobby Jones in golf and Howie Morenz in hockey. Media really helped sports in Canada. Newspapers promoted all sporting events and magazines such as MacLean’s used sports articles. Radio and film started to use sports too. Baseball was the most popular summer sport in Canada. Every community had a baseball diamond and a team. The National Hockey League was established in 1917. There were only 5 teams, two in Montreal, one in Toronto, one in Ottawa and one in Quebec City. Professional hockey was becoming popular south of the border, but most hockey players were still Canadian.
Music and Dancing
Jazz was the music of the 1920s. Originating with musicians in New Orleans. This style of music spread across the United States and North Canada.
By Joshua Boonstra
Movies
Movies back in the 1920s usually had sound. They were shown with piano or organ accompaniment, sound effects, and subtitles. Comedy was the most popular type of movies during this time of films.
The humour in these films were very slapstick-meaning people thought it was funny when someone fell on a banana peel or got a custard pie in the face. Buster Keaton, Laurel Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin were some famous comedians. Many Canadians regularly attended one of the 900 movie theaters across Canada.
Mary Pickford was a famous actress in the 1920s. Mary Pickford was a legendary silent film actress and was known as "America’s sweetheart." She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy. Mary Pickford was born on April 8, 1892, in Toronto. In 1909, she appeared in 40 movies for D.W. Griffith's American Biography company. She also worked as a producer and co-founded United Artists, with Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., who would become her second husband. Pickford retired from the screen in 1933 but continued to produce. She died in 1979.
Sports
Canadian sport in the 1920s was booming.
People followed famous players like Babe Ruth in baseball, Bobby Jones in golf and Howie Morenz in hockey. Media really helped sports in Canada. Newspapers promoted all sporting events and magazines such as MacLean’s used sports articles. Radio and film started to use sports too. Baseball was the most popular summer sport in Canada. Every community had a baseball diamond and a team. The National Hockey League was established in 1917. There were only 5 teams, two in Montreal, one in Toronto, one in Ottawa and one in Quebec City. Professional hockey was becoming popular south of the border, but most hockey players were still Canadian.
Music and Dancing
Jazz was the music of the 1920s. Originating with musicians in New Orleans. This style of music spread across the United States and North Canada.