Entertainment in the 1800s

Entertainment in the 1800s

Differences between the 19th and 21st Century Entertainment.

by Abhinav and Sanjay

• Battledore and Shuttlecock isn't played anymore in the 21st Century.
• The 21st Century has added more into the entertainment genre such as TV, movies, video games, and social media.

Similarities between the 19th and 21st Century Entertainment.

Toys and Their Costs

Kid's Entertainment in the 1800s

$1 today = $0.07 in the 1800s

• People still listen to popular music.
• Sports such as baseball and football are still played today.
• Theaters are still in use, but are not as popular as it's competitor the movie theater.
• Blocks such as Mega Blocks and Legos are still very popular.
• Board Games such as chess, checkers, cards, and dominoes are still being played today.

$0.18 to $0.72

Just like adults, kids in the 1800 didn't have enough time for entertainment. But when they did find time, they had a lot of choices to choose from. There were board games, toys, and sports. They could go to circuses or ride on animals. Board Games in the 1800s included: chess, checkers, cards, and dominoes. Toys include dolls, blocks, drums, and the Bilbo Catcher.

$0.24 in 1800s

$1.80 to $3.60.

Sports

$0.21 in the 1800s

Sports were played by people of all ages. Back in the 1800 people played games such as baseball, football, and Battledore and Shuttlecock ( A forerunner to badminton).

Entertainment

What is Entertainment?

Entertainment is an object, event, performance, or activity designed for the enjoyment of others. Some examples of entertainment in the 21st Century include movies, TV, video games, social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.), music, and toys (Ex.Beyblades ).

In the 1800s, not many people had the pleasure of entertainment. Adults had jobs, businesses, households, and children to take care of. Kids had to work in jobs and (if they had the opportunity) go to school. But we're not here to tell you about why they couldn't have fun. We are here to tell you what they did for fun when they had time to kill...

Adult Entertainment in the 1800s.

As mentioned earlier, Adults don't have much time for entertainment. However, when they get an opportunity, they visited music halls and theaters. Music Halls area type of British theatrical entertainment popular between 1850 and 1960. There, they watched plays, comedies, listened to popular music, and enjoyed other varieties of entertainment. Soon enough, the idea of a Music Hall arrived in America, where it quickly spread throughout the nation. Theaters are very similar to Music Halls, the only difference being that Theaters mainly specialize in plays and operas. The first theaters were built in France during the French Revolution, making them much older than Music Halls. However, they only became popular after the 1800s.