Down and Out Club: Notable Figures Turn to Vaudeville
The piece traces how actors, athletes, explorers, and even criminals become vaudeville attractions after their peak eras. Lucille Mulhall and Doctors Cook, Sullivan, and Corbett illustrate fame fading into stage careers, while scandal and publicity boost draws for stars like Nesbit Thaw and Deslys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belasco
Lucille Mulhall
Oklahoma
Prairie
John J Pallivan
Susan
Peary
Cook
Mt. McKinley
Dr. Cook
Sarah Bernhardt
America
Evelyn Nesbit
Gaby Deslys
Portugal
Soha
Dr. F. A. Cook
James J. Corbett
Norway and Luther in a World of Old Texts
The piece surveys Norway as an ancient European kingdom, its Viking era reach from Iceland to Dublin, and Leif Eriksson’s Vinland voyage, noting maritime prowess and cultural spread. It then shifts to Martin Luther’s first Bible exposure in the Erfurt library, his awakening, and the transformative impact of Gutenberg printing on religious texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Mt. McKinley
North America
South America
Pole
Polar
New York
North Pole
Peary
Goodby
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Canada
New England
White
Thaw
Norway
Europe
Fridtjof Nansen
Sweden
Harold Fairhair
Iceland
Greenland
Isle of Man
Dublin
Normandy
France
Atlantic
Leiv Eriksson
Nova Scotia
Vinland
Vineland
Luther
Erfurt
Staupitz
Rufin
Germany
Guttenberg
Mentz
Cologne
Hannah
Samuel
Hans
Jodocus Truttvetter
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Vaudevillle
Down and Out
L. Sullivan
R Leo
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Boston
Corbett
Doctor Frederick A. Cook
Doctor Cook
Earth
Marco Polo
Denmark
Copenhagen
Kheir
Manuel
Gaby
al Jennings
Jennings
Dalton Brothers
Coffeyville
Kan
Kansas State Prison