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Stars of Vaudeville #35 & 36: Blossom Seeley & Benny Fields, and Larry Semon
The birthday of two completely unrelated vaudevillians today: Blossom Seeley and Larry Semon. BLOSSOM SEELEY (AND BENNIE FIELDS) This adorable husband-wife team was still kicking around within the li… more →
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Stars of Vaudeville #35 & 36: Blossom Seeley & Benny Fields, and Larry Semon
travsd wrote 2 days ago: The birthday of two completely unrelated vaudevillians today: Blossom Seeley and Larry Semon. BLOSS … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #33: Milton Berle
travsd wrote 6 days ago: This author’s first exposure to Milton Berle was in the 1970s, when he was principally one of a see … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #32: Nat M. Wills
travsd wrote 1 week ago: Today is also the birthday of an amazing and unjustly neglected performer named Nat M. Wills. I did … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #31: Harry Kellar
travsd wrote 1 week ago: Harry Kellar is still remembered fondly as the Dean of American Magicians, and he is also the firs … more →
"BEAT IT" BOYS Live (1983) (K WoW Loud Mix)
kawowski wrote 1 week ago: “Beat It” (Jackson M.) (K Wow Loud mix) AXEMEN recorded live on 4-track at the Star … more →
July 7-9 Fun in the Sun!
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thebigredapple wrote 1 week ago: It’s my first week of funemployment and NYC has never felt so full of promise! There are lots … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #29: Annette Kellerman
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travsd wrote 1 week ago: Happy Birthday to swimming vaudevillian Annette Kellerman, born this day in 1887. The racy outfit … more →
P.T. Barnum and Vaudeville
travsd wrote 1 week ago: (adapted from a talk given at the Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, CT, November 2005) Most books on vau … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #28: The Four Cohans
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travsd wrote 2 weeks ago: The only thing I’m proud of about vaudeville is that I got out of it. The houses are not all Orpheu … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #27: Leon Erroll
travsd wrote 2 weeks ago: LEON ERROLL Leon Erroll’s schtick was a comic drunk bit, which he milked for most of his career. Th … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #26: Cinquevalli
travsd wrote 2 weeks ago: The greatest juggler of his day and an influence on W.C. Fields and many others, Cinquevalli’s real … more →
vaudeville tribute Stars of Vaudeville #25: Mae Irwin
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travsd wrote 3 weeks ago: MAY IRWIN, “Madame Laughter” Mae Irwin spent her career alternating between the legit theatre and v … more →
ARCHIVED: THE NEXT SUNDAY SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SUNDAY JUNE 28th DESPITE THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON
kristine4president wrote 3 weeks ago: NEW YORK — Across the country as people react in stunned disbelief after receiving news of the … more →
Stuff I Like: Boiling Point Burlesque
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fever2tell wrote 3 weeks ago: There’s no doubt about it, the burlesque revival is booming in Boston and beyond. There is ju … more →
"Hold On" Tom Waits
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jasondylan wrote 3 weeks ago: They hung a sign up in our town “If you live it up, you won’t live it down” S … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #23: Clark and McCullough
travsd wrote 1 month ago: Today is Bobby Clark’s birthday (the guy from whom I stole the glasses). A tension exists i … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #22: Cliff Edwards, a.k.a "Ukulele Ike"
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travsd wrote 1 month ago: A day late, but hopefully not a dollar short… Best known today as the voice of Jiminy Cricket … more →
Murder Plan - Biog
murderplan wrote 1 month ago: Murder Plan are a Dublin-based vaudeville blues band. Their sound can be described as a little bit c … more →
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