Variety was set up in New York in 1905 covering vaudeville acts, and 28 years later the daily edition was launched becoming required reading for studio bosses, production teams and acting talent. The jargon it uses is dubbed “slanguage”.
In its final edition, it said: “This marks the last official print version of Daily Variety, which reported what happened yesterday. For news of what happened two minutes ago, keep going to Variety.com.”
