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Moon Over Vaudeville

Maureen McCabe
Moon Over Vaudeville, LLC (2011)
ISBN 9780983357506
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (07/11)

Maureen McCabe’s “Moon Over Vaudeville” is a result of McCabe piecing together her father’s story from his old Vaudeville scrapbook.  Growing up, McCabe knew the scrapbook existed but really didn’t have as much interest in it as she did other family photos.  It wasn’t until she hit middle age that she started to appreciate her father’s Vaudeville journey.  Unfortunately, at this time she was not able to discuss Vaudeville with her father as he had passed.  However, she was able to compile all of his pictures and mementos from traveling the Vaudeville Circuit to tell his story.

When I first received “Moon Over Vaudeville” I was very impressed with the layout of the book.  I loved the inclusion of all of the old photographs, telegrams, clippings from papers, etc.  The book has such an authentic, nostalgic feel to it and it is enjoyable just to page through and look at all of the moments from the past.

I knew of Vaudeville but really had never read anything in depth about it before.  I am grateful that McCabe’s father, Weldon Barr, saved all of the mementos so that his story was able to be pieced together to make up this book.  I found it to be a very intriguing read.  There were some areas of the book that were a little disjointed and did not transition as smoothly as they could have, but the beauty of the book layout and the overall story more than made up for that.  I recommend “Moon Over Vaudeville” to anyone interested in the history of entertainment in our country.      

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