Reminiscences of Vaudeville’s Golden Era and Stars
A former vaudeville headliner recalls the Palace Loew’s State and Poli’s New Haven era. He names Eva Tanguay Kitty Gordon Irving Berlin Eddie Cantor Elsie Janis Eddie Foy and many others, recounting dressing rooms and rising careers as vaudeville waned into movies radio and TV.
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New York
Eva Tanguay
The
Palace
Carter de Havens
Poli’s
New Haven
Irving Berlin
Olga Petrova
Kitty Gordon
Eddie Cantor
Elsie Janis
Eddie Foy
Julian Eltinge
Marx Brothers
Ritz Brothers
Loew's State
Howard Brothers
Willie
Eugene
Mosconis
Rooneys
Nora Bayes
Sophie Tucker
Jimmy Hussey
Harry Lauder
Ethel Bar
Joe Frisco
Blossom Seeley
Gallagher and
Shean
Jack Benny
Georgie Jessel
Burns and Allen
Fred Allen
Bob Hope
Jimmy Durante
Jim Barton
Singing Redhead
Irene Franklin
Vegas star salaries contrasted with Eva Tanguay’s fees
The article contrasts Eva Tanguay’s occasional five thousand dollar demand with big name stars who ask and receive from ten thousand up to thirty five thousand dollars per week in Las Vegas.
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Eva Tanguay
Vegas
Theaters Schedule Amid Friday Listings
Friday cinema and drive in showtimes across Paramount RKO World Marion and more. Feature films include Masque of the Red Death Killers Gun Hawk Night of the Iguana Patsy Gunfight at Comanche Creek and McLintock with Irma La Douce shown in later slots. Live times vary by venue and include matinees on Saturday.
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Vincent Price
Paramount
Marion
Patsy
Comanche Creek
C. R
Johnny Cool
Shirley Jones Shades Hair to Boost Career
Shirley Jones switches from blonde to brunette for film and TV roles. She explains the change freed her performance and personal outlook, recalling reactions from family and husband Jack Cassidy, and noting audiences misreadings at social events.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
Universal Commissary
Jimmy
Shirley Jones
Shirley
Oklahoma
Dick Berg
Berg
Jack Cassidy
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