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Female impersonator billed as "The Original Slave of Fashion." [176] The Revelers: American All-male close harmony group. The Rhythm Boys: May 2, 1901 October 14, 1977 American Male singing trio consisting of Bing Crosby (May 2, 1901– October 14, 1977), Al Rinker (December 20, 1907- June 11, 1982) and Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 ...
Vaudeville took the form of a series of separate, unrelated acts each featuring a different types of performance, including classical and popular musical acts, dance performances, comedy, animal acts, magic and illusions, female and male impersonators, acrobatic and athletic feats, one-act plays or scenes from plays, lectures, minstrels, or ...
Female impersonators (1 C, 27 P) M. Music hall performers (9 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Vaudeville performers" ... List of vaudeville performers: A–K;
Through vaudeville, many women were allowed to join their male counterparts on the stage and found success in their acts. Marie Dressler in "Tillie the Scrub Lady" (SAYRE 23576) Leila Marie Koerber, later Marie Dressler , was a Canadian actress who specialized in vaudeville comedy, and eventually won an Academy Award for Best Actress later in ...
Pages in category "Male–female musical duos" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 327 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mabel and Emma Griffin, AKA The Griffin Sisters, African-American Vaudeville entertainers and entrepreneurs. The Griffin Sisters, Emma (1874–1918) and Mabel (1877–1918) Griffin, were American vaudeville performers in the late 1800s and early 1900s who became entrepreneurs and social activists and opened one of the first booking agencies owned by Black women.
The sisters' experience in vaudeville and their appearances in early short films reflected the larger entertainment landscape of the time. Judy Garland’s eventual rise to fame overshadowed the group's legacy, but the early years of The Gumm Sisters remain a part of Garland’s history and the broader entertainment history of the 1920s and 1930s.
British vaudeville performers, performing in a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.