Performers

The Vaudeville Performers

The vaudeville performers, many you have heard of most you have not. Comedians, singers, dancers, magicians, acrobats, ventriloquist, animal acts and trapeze artist.

They came from circuses, medicine shows, repertory theatre, melodramas, cabarets, and wild west shows, while others were the local barber, butcher, hardware store owner or the town buffoon. They all had the same obsession, to entertain, amuse and make people happy.

There passion must have been a strong one, they had to give up the comfort and security of home and family, live out of a trunk in hotel rooms, spend endless hours riding in a railroad cars, all of these hardships and no guarantee of stardom or even a sustainable income.

These were the entertainers who made up the wonderful world of vaudeville.