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A vaudeville performer is sometimes known as a "vaudevillian". Comic duo consisting of William (Bud) Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) and Lou Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959). Abbott began working in vaudeville in 1918, producing a "tab show" on the Gus Sun circuit with his wife.
Will Rogers. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ), and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". [2] As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled ...
Slapstick, musical comedy. John Sigvard " Ole " Olsen (November 6, 1892 – January 26, 1963) and Harold Ogden " Chic " Johnson (March 5, 1891 – February 26, 1962) were American comedians of vaudeville, radio, the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television. Their shows were noted for their crazy blackout gags and orchestrated mayhem ...
Blackface is the practice of performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. Scholarship on the origins or definition of blackface vary with some taking a global perspective that includes European culture and Western colonialism.
Vaudeville. A promotional poster for the Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles (1894), showing dancers, clowns, trapeze artists, costumed dog, singers and costumed actors. Vaudeville ( / ˈvɔːd ( ə) vɪl, ˈvoʊ -/; [1] French: [vodvil]) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century.
William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 [ 1] – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler, and writer. [ 2] Fields's career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured ...
Signature. Mary Jane " Mae " West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned over seven decades. [1] Considered a sex symbol, she was known for her breezy sexual independence and her lighthearted bawdy double entendres, often delivered in a husky contralto ...
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