The Darktown Poker Club (recording)

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"The Darktown Poker Club" is a classic comic monologue recording by vaudeville star Bert Williams, showcasing his dry humor and storytelling about a chaotic poker game.

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instanceOf comedy recording ⓘ
comic monologue recording ⓘ
spoken word recording ⓘ
associatedArtForm African-American popular entertainment ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ
associatedPerformer Bert Williams ⓘ
characteristic slow, deliberate pacing ⓘ
use of dialect typical of its era ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
features comic monologue about a chaotic poker game ⓘ
featuresCharacter narrator involved in a poker game ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
monologue ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ
hasNarrativeTheme cheating at cards ⓘ
comic chaos at a poker table ⓘ
gambling ⓘ
historicalContext early 20th-century American vaudeville comedy ⓘ
humorStyle dry humor ⓘ
intendedAudience popular entertainment audiences ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium audio recording ⓘ
narrativeForm first-person storytelling ⓘ
narrativeStructure single extended anecdote ⓘ
narrator Bert Williams ⓘ
notableFor Bert Williams’s dry, understated delivery ⓘ
storytelling-driven comedy ⓘ
performanceType vaudeville routine ⓘ
performedBy vaudeville star Bert Williams ⓘ
linked to: Bert Williams
performer Bert Williams ⓘ
style vaudeville comedy ⓘ
subjectMatter card game mishaps ⓘ
comic misunderstanding ⓘ
poker game ⓘ
title The Darktown Poker Club ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
ironic ⓘ
usesDevice character-based humor ⓘ
exaggeration for comic effect ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ

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