They used to have specially trained children give the show in little boxes in people’s homes. It was either that or the mines, so it was a very sought after occupation.
On the way across the great plains, families traveling the Oregon trail would sit around the campfire imagining what Leave It To Beaver would be like one day
landed families in the 1500s would invite company over to watch the servants act out the episode where the earl of leicester accidentally makes dates with two women he is courting at the same time and has to be in both places at once
yes but tv shows predate televisions
They used to have specially trained children give the show in little boxes in people’s homes. It was either that or the mines, so it was a very sought after occupation.
On the way across the great plains, families traveling the Oregon trail would sit around the campfire imagining what Leave It To Beaver would be like one day
landed families in the 1500s would invite company over to watch the servants act out the episode where the earl of leicester accidentally makes dates with two women he is courting at the same time and has to be in both places at once
Ahhhh, so that’s where canned laughter came from, I guess they probably had to use salted laughter before cans were invented