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Native Americans made a living doing seasonal jobs such as working in lumber or on river drives. When that was unavailable, depending on the season, other forms of earning were needed. Some turned to vaudeville to fill this role. Performing in vaudeville was a means of making money, even if wages were typically fairly low.
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 ...
Ted Healy (born Charles Ernest Lee Nash; October 1, 1896 – December 21, 1937) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor.Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy that they later made famous, he had a successful stage and film career of his own and was cited as a formative influence by several later comedy stars.
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.
Edna May Spooner was born in Centerville, Iowa, the daughter of Benjamin Spurgeon "Spurge" Spooner and Mary Gibbs Manson "Mollie." Spooner. Her parents founded the Spooner Stock Company, a touring company of actors. Her mother was a member of the New York Theatrical Managers' Association. Her younger sister was actress and director Cecil ...
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 voice. [2]
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 ...