showboat

     

A showboat, or show boat, was a form of theatre that travelle along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. A showboat was basically a barge that resembled a long, flat-roofed house, and in order to move down the river, it was pushed by a small tugboat (misleadingly labeled a towboat) which was attached to it. It would have been impossible to put a steam engine on it, since it would have had to have been placed right in the auditorium. However, since the box-office success of MGM's 1951 motion picture version of the musical Show Boat, in which the boat was inaccurately redesigned as a deluxe, self-propelled steamboat, the image of a showboat as a twin-stacked steamboat with a huge paddle wheel has taken hold in popular culture. (Earlier film versions of Show Boat, and most stage productions of it, feature a historically accurately designed vessel, rather than the kind built for the 1951 film. Modern-day showboats, however, with their more advanced technology, are designed as steamboats.)

Trivia about showboat

  • "Ol' man river, that ol' man river..."
  • George Grizzard was on board as Cap'n Andy when this "Ol' Man River" musical rolled into London in 1998
  • A river steamer equipped with a theater & an acting troupe
  • "You Are Love","Ol' Man River"
  • "Make Believe","Cotton Blossom","Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"

Tweets about showboat

  • @6abc @NBCNews I was in Atlantic City at the Showboat over the weekend an employee there told me that Trump Taj is closing in January.
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  • Showboat & Revel closed today smh that's crazy
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  • RT @Slots: Showboat Casino Is Latest In Atlantic City To Close Its Doors.
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  • @KingRuZa actually pat my bedtime ;)
  • RT @KingRuZa: @BLKT_Showboat IM IN YOUR HEAD BOYYYYY. YOURE OUT HERE WATCHINGGG.
  • @BLKT_Showboat IM IN YOUR HEAD BOYYYYY. YOURE OUT HERE WATCHINGGG.
  • @BLKT_Showboat scared?
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  • @KingRuZa will tomorrow
  • @BLKT_Showboat wanna scrim?
  • @BLKT_Showboat @Macsterrr_FA lol
  • the view from near the Taj: a dark Showboat in front of all but dark Revel.
  • Showboat Casino Is Latest In Atlantic City To Close Its Doors
  • After 27 years, Atlantic City's Showboat Casino Hotel takes its last bow:
  • RT @CreedHarley: Showboat Branson Belle tonight.😍🚢🌙
  • #AngelaBrockerman #AtlanticCityCasinos #AtlanticCitySunday #RuthannJoyce Showboat Casino Closin Impacts Many
  • RT @HunneMut: @Bakxr it's showboat, there is no precision stuff arm anymore, stiff arm is just X
  • Will you miss Showboat? --> Showboat Casino Closing Impacts Many
  • Showboat Casino Closing Impacts Many @PattersonCBS3
  • @Bakxr it's showboat, there is no precision stuff arm anymore, stiff arm is just X
  • Showboat closes after 27 years in Atlantic City
  • RIP Showboat and The House of Blues @ Memory Lane, 2012
  • After 27 Years, The Showboat Casino In Atlantic City Closes: The Showboat Casino in Atlantic City has cashed o...
  • Elvis has left the building. (Translation; Showboat has left the Boardwalk)!
  • Showboat Closes After 27 Years In Atlantic City #ShowboatAtlanticCity #Hotel #TouristFacilities
  • Showboat Branson Belle tonight.😍🚢🌙
  • RT @FOX29philly: After 27 Years, The Showboat Casino In Atlantic City Closes: The Showboat Casino in Atlantic City has cashed o...
  • Showboat Casino Closing Impacts Many #philly
  • RT @cnsnews: Showboat closes after 27 years in Atlantic City
  • RIP Showboat :'(:'(:'(:'(:'(
  • Showboat closing after 27 years in Atlantic City
  • RT @VictorRocha1: Showboat was a 'second family' for longtime employees, patrons via @ACPressTopNews
  • RT @NewJerseyUpdate: Showboat closes after 27 years in Atlantic City
  • RT @WayneParryAC: One of the final songs played over loudspeakers before #Showboat closed on Sunday: Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" #…
  • Showboat Closes After 27 Years in Atlantic City - ABC News (via @ABC)
  • I can't believe the Showboat Casino closed! Worked there back in my early 20's. They were good times. Sad news for all those employees. 😕
  • Showboat closes after 27 years in Atlantic City #hawaii
  • RT @FOX29philly: Showboat Casino in Atlantic City will close its doors for good today at 4:00 p.m.
  • showboat closed today😪