The entertainment: no business like show business

The history of the entertainment industry in the 20th century has been reported on by the publications 'Billboard Advertising,' 'The Billboard' and 'Amusement Business.' 'Billboard Advertising' and later 'The Billboard'provided coverage of the vaudeville business, the music publishing industry and theater. Coverage of motion pictures, big bands and nightclubs followed. 'Amusement Business,' which debuted on Jan 9, 1961, continued this coverage.
Imagine a world newly liberated by technology, a land opened by the railroad and a population swelling in numbers, all eager to be entertained. This was the America of 100 [...]