Books Tell You Why, Inc.

Fine in price-clipped dust-jacket.

In 1924, two young boys in rural Ohio are introduced to the world of vaudeville by their Uncle. With their imaginations fired by a performance of The Circus Maximus they set out to create their own show. Inspired by their favorite acts and movies, they create The Hippodrome, a spectacular mixture of music, magic, and comedy. For fifty years, the Hippodrome entertained audiences all over the Midwest, drawing in both young and old, rich and poor. But in 2002, the Hippodrome shut its doors for the last time. Now, the boys’ families are working to restore the theater and reunite it with the world.; 8vo; $6.00.