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This is a partial list of vaudeville performers. Inclusion on this list indicates that the subject appeared at least once on the North American vaudeville stage during its heyday between 1881 and 1932. The source in the citation included with each entry confirms their appearance and cites information in the performance notes section.
Pages in category "American vaudeville performers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,330 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It fulfilled a then pressing need of the African-American community in Columbus for its own entertainment and cultural center. Designed in the Egyptian Revival style, it originally offered films along with live vaudeville and musical performers. The large ballroom was also used for social events.
It opened in 1926 as the Keith-Albee Palace and featured live vaudeville along with silent feature films, an orchestra and "Miss Buckeye", a Style 260 3/16 Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ. [ 2 ] The dressing room tower in the backstage area was designed as a small hotel, complete with a "front desk", where performers picked up their room ...
Vaudeville (/ ˈ v ɔː d (ə) v ɪ l, ˈ v oʊ-/; [1] French: ⓘ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. [2] A Vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs ...
American vaudeville performers (1 C, 1,330 P) B. British vaudeville performers (3 C, 33 P) C. Canadian vaudeville performers (19 P) F. Filipino vaudeville performers ...
Elsie Janis (1889–1956), vaudeville performer, screenwriter, actress and composer; born in Columbus and maintained a home there; A.J. Langer (1974– ), television (My So-Called Life); born in Columbus and lived there until age five
They started working as performers of songs, dance and comedy in emerging New York vaudeville venues in the mid-1870s. They had various acts, including blackface and acting as German immigrants, but developed a signature act cross-dressed as "The Irish Servant Girls".