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More than a quaint historical curiosity, vaudeville is thriving today, and Trav S.D. pulls back the curtain on the vibrant subculture that exists across the United States--a vast grassroots network of fire-eaters, human blockheads, burlesque performers, and bad comics intent on taking vaudeville into its second century.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780865479586","publication_date":"20061031","publisher":"Farrar Straus & Giroux","slug":"no-applause-just-throw-money","subtitle":"The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous","title":"No Applause - Just Throw Money"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"PER011020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Theater History & Criticism","score":0.7219,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"PER010030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Television History & Criticism","score":0.7096,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"PER004090","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Comedy 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