Willie Edouin (1 January 1846[1] – 14 April 1908) was an English comedian, actor, dancer, singer, writer, director and theatre manager.After performing as a child in England, Australia and elsewhere, Edouin moved to America, where he joined Lydia Thompson’s burlesque troupe, performing with this company both in the U.S. and Britain. He returned to America […]
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Lawrence Barrett
(April 4, 1838 – March 20, 1891) was an American stage actor. He managed the California Theatre in San Francisco. He was born Lawrence Brannigan to Irish emigrant parents in Paterson, New Jersey. He made his first stage appearance at Detroit as Murad in The French Spy in 1853. In December 1856 he made his […]
Professional Women
Hurdy-gurdy girls are not prostitutes. They are Taxi Dancers in the basements of Hurdy Gurdy music joints. They were paid .25c per dance, besides a treat. If a man became enamored, as often happened after a few drinks, he gave her a bonus of five dollars, or ten or twenty. A saving girl could build […]
