Throughout the nineteenth century, concert halls, saloons, and playhouses presented:
A. mixed bill entertainments, the forerunner to vaudeville
B. sentimental comedy
C. classical Shakespeare plays in their entirety
D. film
E. all of the above
F. none of the above
Answer: A. mixed bill entertainments, the forerunner to vaudeville
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