An observant auditor will be interested in noticing the various devices a monologist will use to get the first round of laughter and applause.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
The devices of the great orator may not be so obvious as those of the vaudeville monologist, but the principle is the same: he tries to strike some universal note that will have all his hearers feeling alike at the same time.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"-and that is often how a monologist feels.
"Writing for Vaudeville"
Brett Page