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The Palace Theatre is a historic Broadway venue located at 1564 Broadway in New York City, opening its doors in 1913. Originally designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architects Kirchoff & Rose, it became the most sought-after booking in the American vaudeville circuit. In later decades, it transition...

Fannie Brice (1891–1951) was an American comedian, singer, and Broadway performer who rose from amateur nights on New York's Lower East Side to become a headliner in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies from 1910 onward. She combined physical comedy, character sketches, and sentimental ballads, and created th...

Texas Guinan was an American actress, producer, and speakeasy proprietor who became one of the most prominent figures of Prohibition-era New York nightlife. Before her nightclub career, she appeared in numerous silent films during the 1910s and 1920s, including Westerns. She operated several Manhatt...

Minsky’s Burlesque was a series of New York City theaters that presented burlesque performances from the 1910s to the 1930s. Operated by the Minsky family, these venues were particularly notable for their role in popular entertainment during the Golden Age of burlesque. The circuit catered primarily...

Eddie Cantor (1892–1964) was an American comedian, singer, and actor who began performing in vaudeville as a teenager and rose to prominence in the Ziegfeld Follies in the 1910s and 1920s. He later starred in Broadway musicals, Hollywood films, and his own network radio program, becoming one of the...

Fred Allen, born John Florence Sullivan, was an American comedian whose career spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television. After beginning his entertainment career as a comedic juggler in vaudeville, he transitioned to radio, where he became a major national star in the 1930s and 1940s. He was...

Belle Baker was an American vocalist and actress who achieved significant popularity on the vaudeville and Broadway circuits from the 1910s through the 1930s. Recognized for her dramatic, emotionally resonant delivery, she became heavily associated with torch songs and was frequently marketed as the...

Joe Frisco was an American vaudeville performer known for his distinctive jazz-influenced dance style and trademark stammer, which became an integral part of his comedy routine. Rising to prominence in the 1910s, Frisco performed in major vaudeville circuits and became associated with the jazz dance...

Jack Pearl was an American vaudeville and radio comedian best known for playing Baron Munchausen, a boastful teller of extravagant and implausible stories. The character became nationally familiar through radio during the early 1930s and was associated with the recurring response, "Vas you dere, Sha...

Frank Fay was an American comedian, monologist, and actor whose solo performances made him a prominent vaudeville headliner during the 1920s. He later played Elwood P. Dowd in the original Broadway production of Mary Chase's Harvey, which opened in 1944. His career also included appearances in motio...