WC Fields & Co -- April 14, 2022

Washington Herald, 16-April-1922

After a long career in vaudeville, WC Fields made his film debut in 1915, but then returned to the vaudeville stage and the Ziegfeld Follies. He did not appear in another movie until 1924. Fresh out of the touring version of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1921, Fields appeared at the BF Keith Theater in Washington, DC. "Presenting Greatest Travesty in His Brilliant Comedy Career, 'GOLFING.'" Fields liked golf routines. 

Bessie Barriscale was a popular actress on the legitimate stage, in vaudeville and in movies. 

Harry Langdon & Co --November 21, 2021

New York Herald, 13-November-1921

The BF Keith Circuit controlled the best vaudeville theaters in New York City, including the Palace. Harry Langdon, who was playing the Colonial, would be the last of the great silent comics to go into films. 100 years go this month, he was still appearing in vaudeville. He appeared in his first movie in 1923.

Note that Babe Ruth was playing the Palace.

Johnny's New Car -- March 21, 2020

New York Sun and Herald, 21-March-1920

100 years ago today, future movie comedian Harry Langdon (and Company) was performing at the Palace, the pinnacle of vaudeville in the United States.  The headliners were musical comedy stars (and husband and wife) Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer.  The House of David started out as a religious commune, which grew to sponsor a touring baseball team, an amusement park and this band.  They are called "The Whiskered Wonders of the West" because the men were required to grow beards and wear their hair long.  Lily Lena was a comedian from Britain.  Joe Morris and Flo Campbell had a comic skit called "The Avi-Ate-Her."