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biblio 9780385333986?&PID 32442 Powell s Books A Vaudeville of Devils 7 Moral Tales by Robert Girardi ref Times Literary Supplement, 09 10 1999, A Vaudeville of Devils, a collection of shorter fiction ... 0,,25361 1946407,00.html ref Baret Magarian References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Vaudeville of Devils, A Category ... more details
Use mdy dates date November 2011 Sister list List of vaudeville performers A K This is a partial list of vaudeville performers . Those on this list appeared at least once on the American vaudeville stage ... their appearance and cites information in the performance notes section. Vaudeville is a style ... s, British pantomime s, and other popular forms of entertainment, vaudeville became one of the most popular types of entertainment in America. Vaudeville took the form of a series of separate, usually ... short films. While the initial origins of vaudeville are obscure, historians acknowledge that the opening ... of American vaudeville. Pastor had refined the rough variety acts into something wholesome enough for women and children. Other theatre owners quickly picked up on Pastor s new style of vaudeville and theatres began springing up like weeds and would continue in a quick pace until the 1920s. Vaudeville ... of the business of vaudeville. Following this climax, vaudeville began to struggle with competition ..., but talent as well. Towards the end of the 1920s, vaudeville theatres began to be converted to cinemas ... of the Great Depression , vaudeville s pulse quickly weakened. Just as historians mark the date ... Palace Theatre on Broadway New York City Broadway , was the palace of vaudeville a place where only the greatest of vaude s performers performed. On November 16, 1932, the last vaudeville bill was played there and the Palace became a full time movie house. Vaudeville did continue to struggle on, but it never ... center October 30, 1907 align center American Singer and mimic. Credited with bringing ragtime to vaudeville ... player who entered vaudeville as a serious musician, but he soon added comic effects to his act ... ref Charles LeMaire align center 1897 align center 1985 align center American A former vaudeville ... center American Actress with her own vaudeville troupe, Stella Razeto and Company. Joan Leslie align ... happy? He appeared in small time vaudeville before 1917. He appeared in a singing duo Giesler & Lewis ... more details
Hello Nurse could refer to Hello Nurse vaudeville , a popular catcall used during the heyday of vaudeville List of Animaniacs characters Major supporting characters Hello Nurse Animaniacs , a fictional character from the animated series Animaniacs disambig ... more details
Finchley Central may refer to Finchley Central tube station Church End, Barnet , also known as Finchley Central A song by The New Vaudeville Band disambig ... more details
Martin Beck may refer to People Martin Beck , a fictional police detective created by Maj Sj wall and Per Wahl Martin Beck vaudeville 1867 1940 , vaudeville mogul Martin Beck painter , contemporary American artist Other Martin Beck Theatre , a Broadway theatre in New York City disambig DEFAULTSORT Martin Beck Category Human name disambiguation pages Beck, Martin de Martin Beck ... more details
Orphan date September 2008 The Glove Theatre is an old theatre in Gloversville, New York that now houses regional theatrical shows. It was opened in 1914 to accommodate various live performances including vaudeville vaudeville shows , orchestral concerts, and opera . External links http www.glovetheatre.org coord missing New York Category Theatres in New York Category 1914 establishments in the United States Category Regional theatre in the United States ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date February 2008 Hum and Strum was a Vaudeville vaudevillian Musical ensemble musical duo from the Boston, Massachusetts area, consisting of members, Max Zides and Tom Currier. The group s popularity remained strong primarily in the Boston area and peaked in the 1930 s and 1940 s just prior to the onset of television. This is a link to a photo of both of them. http americanhistory.si.edu archives AC1120.htm US band stub Category Vaudeville performers ... more details
Charles Kellogg may refer to Charles Kellogg politician 1773 1842 , U.S. Representative from New York Charles Kellogg naturalist 1868 1949 , vaudeville performer and campaigner for the protection of the giant sequoias hndis Kellogg, Charles ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 The Keith Albee Orpheum Corporation was the owner of a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres. It was formed by the merger of the holdings of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Edward Franklin Albee II and Martin Beck vaudeville Martin Beck s Orpheum Circuit . History The company was incorporated in Delaware on January 28, 1928, to acquire the stocks of the B.F. Keith Corporation Orpheum Circuit, Inc. Vaudeville Collection Agency B.F. Keith Albee Vaudeville Exchange and Greater New York Corporation. The company operated a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres in the United States and Canada with a seating capacity of 1,050,000 persons. In May 1928, a controlling portion of stock was sold to Joseph P. Kennedy , from whom it was purchased in October by the Radio Corporation of America RCA as part of the deal, along with Film Booking Offices of America FBO , that created the studio system major motion picture studio Radio Keith Orpheum RKO Pictures RKO Radio Pictures . After the establishment of RKO, motion picture s became the primary focus of entertainment at the former KAO theaters. Vaudeville survived only as an interlude for feature film s. One of the duos that played the Keith Albee Orpheum circuit was The Howard Sisters names Rabbit and Jean Howard. Their real names were Garnet and Ruth Folsom who were known for their outlandish dress, singing, and dancing. The following newspaper article in the Owensboro Kentucky Inquirer on March 9, 1911, is an example of their novelty WHAT A CROWD COME TO SEE The Misses Howard Appear on Streets in Harem Skirts GENERAL JAM AND CRUSH Biggest Throng on Streets of Owensboror Since Ringling s Circus Was Here. Theaters Keith Albee Theatre , Huntington, West Virginia Chase s Theater and Riggs Building Keith Albee Theater , Washington, D.C. ref http www.streetsofwashington.com 2010 05 vaudeville ... 2011 04 20 keith albee theatre or rko keiths theater ref References reflist Category Vaudeville ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2009 Constance Purdy August 3, 1887&ndash April 1, 1960 was an United States of America American film actress and early vaudeville performer. Purdy was born and raised in Kansas , marrying vaudeville performer Wilbur Mack in her youth, with whom she became half of a husband and wife vaudeville performing team called Mack and Purdy . They divorced soon after, with her continuing with vaudeville, and with Mack marrying vaudeville performer and future actress Nella Walker and forming the team Mack and Walker . Purdy did not enter into film acting until 1934, with her first appearance, uncredited, being in the film Pursued starring Rosemary Ames . The 1930s saw her in only four film appearances, only one of which was credited, that being in the 1935 film Thunder in the Night , starring Edmund Lowe and Karen Morley . Most of her film appearances were in the 1940s, with fifty film appearances from 1940 to 1949, but of which only six were credited roles. During the 1950s she had four film appearances, one of which was credited, and one television series appearance. She retired after 1952, and was living in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles at the time of her death on April 1, 1960. References reflist External links Portal Biography IMDb name 0700822 Find a Grave 11529 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Purdy, Constance ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1887 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1960 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Purdy, Constance Category 1887 births Category 1960 deaths Category People from Kansas Category Vaudeville performers Category American film actors ... more details
George Lovejoy Doc Rockwell 1889 1978 was an American vaudeville performer and radio personality. Born in Providence, Rhode Island , Rockwell was a fast talking nut comic who developed an act as a lecturing doctor, sometimes with a stethoscope and an oversized five foot banana as props, billed as Doc Rockwell Quack Quack Quack . One sign of Rockwell s surprising success was his appearances as the headline act at the Palace Theatre Broadway Palace Theater in New York, the single most coveted booking in vaudeville. Rockwell headlined at the Palace not once but six times, the first in April 1925, the last in May 1932. ref The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville, by Anthony Slide ref In the 1930s he also appeared on the inaugural bill at the Radio City Music Hall on December 27, 1932 , ref Vaudeville old & new an encyclopedia of variety performances in ..., Volume 1, by Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, page 128 ref at the Ziegfeld Theater , and in a single musical comedy film, 1937 s The Singing Marine . In 1939 Rockwell had his own short lived national radio show on NBC, and through the 1940s he was a frequent guest on the radio show of his friend Fred Allen . He married fellow performer Claire Schade in 1915 in Bloomington, Illinois . Rockwell s first son was George Lincoln Rockwell , the founder of the American Nazi Party , whose views his father did not share. References reflist External links http www.otrr.org 4img details.php?image id 6932 photograph of Doc Rockwell IMDb name 0734338 IBDB name 68642 http www.csmonitor.com 1998 0710 071098.home.home.3.html personal reminiscences of Rockwell, Christian Science Monitor Persondata NAME Rockwell, George L. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Vaudeville performer DATE OF BIRTH 1889 PLACE OF BIRTH Providence, Rhode Island DATE OF DEATH 1978 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Rockwell, George L. Category 1889 births Category ... Vaudeville performers ... more details
Refimprove date February 2010 Notability date February 2009 Nimax Theatres is a theatre group owned and operated by Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer. In September 2005, the pair bought four of London s most beautiful playhouses, Apollo Theatre , Garrick Theatre , Duchess Theatre and Lyric Theatre London from Andrew Lloyd Webber . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment 4672413.stm Article about the purchase of the four Nimax venues from Andrew Lloyd Webber ref Max Weitzenhoffer had owned the Vaudeville Theatre since January 2001 and in September 2005 the Vaudeville was brought into the newly formed company Nimax Theatres Limited. The group owns and operates five West End theatres. Theatres Apollo Theatre Duchess Theatre Garrick Theatre Lyric Theatre London Vaudeville Theatre Notes reflist External links http www.nimaxtheatres.com Nimax Theatres website Theatres in London Category Theatres in Westminster Category British theatre managers and producers Nimax Category Companies based in the City of Westminster ... more details
Edward Franklin Albee may refer to Edward Franklin Albee I 1857 1930 , father of Edward Franklin Albee II Edward Franklin Albee II 1857 1930 vaudeville theatre chain owner Edward Franklin Albee III born 1928 , playwright and grandson of Edward Franklin Albee II hndis Albee, Edward Franklin ... more details
The Haripath is a collection of 28 abhangas poems composed by the thirteenth century Marathi people Marathi saint, Dnyaneshwar . It is recited by Varkari s daily. Bibliography L Invocation Le Haripath de Dnyandev , par Charlotte Vaudeville Paris Ecole Francaise D Extreme Orient, 1969 Category Hindu texts Category Bhakti movement India lit stub Hinduism stub ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 The Four Cohans was a late 19th century vaudeville family act that introduced 20th century Broadway theatre Broadway legend George M. Cohan to show business. It consisted of father Jeremiah Cohan Jeremiah Jere Cohan 1848 1917 , mother Helen Costigan Cohan Helen Nellie Costigan Cohan 1854 1928 , daughter Josephine Cohan Josephine Josie Cohan Niblo 1874 1916 , and son George M. Cohan 1878 1942 . By the late 1890s, when the team had become a successful and well established act in the vaudeville circuits across the country, George Cohan started giving his famous curtain call speech L adies and gentlemen, my father thanks you, my mother thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you . The act disbanded in 1900 when George left vaudeville for the legitimate stage. Josie, who died of heart disease at a young age, was married to Fred Niblo Sr. 1874 1948 , an important director of silent films, including Ben Hur 1925 film Ben Hur 1925 , and a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Their son, Fred Niblo Jr. 1903 1973 was an Academy Award nominated screenwriter . The Four Cohans were reunited after George s death in 1942, at the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx , New York City , New York . Category Vaudeville performers ... more details
Refimprove date September 2010 Notability date September 2010 James also known as Jimmy or Pops McFadden was an American tap dance r. Career In his lifetime, McFadden danced with some of the best big bands that ever roared through the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He and his partners performed nationwide with the likes of Count Basie , Louis Armstrong , Charlie Parker , Nat King Cole and a young sensation named Sammy Davis Jr. While still in high school in 1928 with 3 fellow dancers , Jimmy started a vaudeville dance group titled the Four Chocolate Drops. Before long the group was performing on the vaudeville circuit for RKO General Inc., then one of the three largest vaudeville promoters. Eventually, the group was asked to join the popular show Crazy Quilt, starring Fanny Brice . Dizzy Gillespie also asked the group to join his band. McFadden performed throughout the country in the smoky nightclub s and theaters that were common on the street corners in every large city. Source Information taken from the Kansas City Times Wednesday, February 6, 1985. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macfadden, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macfadden, James Category Vaudeville performers Category American tap dancers Category Year of death missing Dance bio stub ... more details
Peter Hayes is the name of Peter Hayes lawyer Peter Hayes sculptor Peter Hayes musician Peter Lind Hayes , vaudeville entertainer Peter J. Hayes , energy policy activist See also Peter Hay , author Peter Thomas Hay hndis Hayes, Peter de Peter Hayes ... more details
John Considine may refer to John Considine actor born 1935 , American writer and actor John J. Considine born 1948 , former American politician and attorney John Considine hurler born 1964 , Irish hurling manager and former player John Considine Seattle 1868 1943 , American impresario and vaudeville pioneer of hndis Considine, John ... more details
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Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Songwriter , composer and author Hy Heath 1890 1965 was educated in public schools and then became a comedian in musical comedy, vaudeville , minstrel and burlesque shows. His chief musical collaborators included Johnny Lange and Fred Rose musician Fred Rose . His most successful composition was Mule Train which earned him an Academy Award nomination it was featured in the 1950 film Singing Guns . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Heath, Hy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1890 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1965 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Heath, Hy Category 1890 births Category 1965 deaths Category Vaudeville performers Author stub ... more details
Charles Hart may refer to Charles Hart 17th century actor 1625 1683 , British actor Charles Hart lyricist born 1961 , British lyricist, songwriter, and musician Charles E. Hart 1900 1991 , American general Charles H. Hart 1866 1934 , American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Charles Henry Hart 1847 1918 , American author Charles J. Hart , American football coach redlinks Charles Hart vaudeville , early 20th century vaudeville musician see J. Rosamond Johnson Charles Burdett Hart , American Minister to Colombia, 1897 1903 Charles Walter Hart 1872 1937 , tractor manufacturer hndis Hart, Charles fr Charles Hart ... more details
William E. Ritchie ? May 12, 1943 was a trick bicyclist who performed with Will Rogers and W. C. Fields . ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title William E. Ritchie, Trick Bicyclist, 70?. Vaudeville and Revue Artist Dies Here. Had Played With Will Rogers , W. C. Fields . In Stage Team with Wife. He and May Villion on Tour for Many Years. Were in The Follies of 1917 1918 url quote publisher New York Times date May 13, 1943, Thursday accessdate 2007 08 21 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ritchie, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1943 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ritchie, William Category 1943 deaths Category Vaudeville performers ... more details
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