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Paths Of Local Theater Manager And Stars On Vaudeville
Iowa theater manager Andy Talbot recalls Mae West and Frank Wallace vaudeville era rivals on the Orpheum circuit twenty five years ago. Mae West billed with Dero the accordionist while Wallace claimed a prior marriage to her, and Talbot’s notes trace many stars who passed through his venues from Rae Samuels to Fred Allen and Ginger Rogers on early touring runs. The piece highlights vivid backstage dangers, historic venues like the Alcazar and Hippodrome, and Talbot’s role in booking acts that shaped Broadway, radio, and film careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Talbot
Iowa
Your City
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Orpheum
Mae
Dero
Talbot
Miss West
Walter Winchell
Winchell and Green
Winchell
New York City
Cedar Rapids
E. F. Albee
Keith
Motion Picture Theater
United States
Rae Samuels
Nickelodeon
Talbot Miss Samuels
Morty Forkins
Jesse Owens
Bill Robinson
Harlem
Robinson
Shirley Temple
Great Northern Theater
Shuberts
The
Lyric
Vernon Seaver
W. B. Millard
Omaha National Bank
W. R. Bennett
Omaha
Brandeis
Nebraska
Angels
Great Northern Hippddrome
Fred Allen
Stan Laurel
Laurel and Hardy
Australia
Harry Langdon
Hippodrome
Joe Cook
Broadway
Seaver
Young Buffalo’s
Buffalo Bill
Martin Beck
Mort Singer
Walter Huston
Fred Astaire
Adele Astaire
Lord Charles Cavendish
England
Young
Ben Bernie
Orchestra and
Radio
Fame
Klass
Jack Benny
Olson and Johnson
Bert Lehr
Lehr
Peggy O'Neill
Bert Wheeler
Wheeler and Woolsey
Betty Wheeler
Ginger Rogers
Charleston
Chicago
West Coast
Ginger