 |
| Katherine Yarbrough, 1920s, Vaudevillian actress. |
yeahmodernflapper
Showing posts with label entertainer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entertainer. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Maiko Girl
 |
| A Maiko Girl (Apprentice Geisha) wearing a Shibori Kimono and a Kusadama (Flower Balls and Ribbons) Obi, 1914 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Pearl Germond
 |
| Pearl Germond as « Moonlight », Ziegfeld Follies Midnight Frolic, Alfred Cheney Johnston, 1918 |
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Valaida Snow
 |
| Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904 – May 30, 1956) was an African-American jazz musician and entertainer. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Valaida Snow's beauty attracted audiences, it was her incredible talent as a jazz trumpeter which truly captivated them. She obtained the nickname, "Little Louis" due to her Louis Armstrong-like playing style. |
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Adelaide Hall
 |
| Adelaide Hall (1929) |
 |
| Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) Adelaide was born in Brooklyn, New York to Elizabeth and Arthur William Hall and was taught to sing by her father. She made her show business debut in a number of black musical shows in New York, including “Shuffle Along,” “Chocolate Kiddies,” “Desires Of 1927,” and “Black Birds of 1928.” |
African American Heritage
Vintage Postcard
 |
| Woman Entertainer’ from the ‘Butler Cafe Revue’ in Seattle, WA., 1921, vintage postcard |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Bessie Smith
 |
| Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed "The Empress of the Blues", Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. |
Friday, August 10, 2012
Harry Houdini
  |
| Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was an Austrian-Hungarian-born American stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. (top photo, Houdini and Mrs. Houdini five years after their runaway marriage) |
Source: vintageprintable | domiovan
Monday, August 6, 2012
Bert Williams
 |
| Egbert Austin "Bert" Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the preeminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. |
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Sammy Davis Jr.
 |
| Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer and was also known for his impersonations of actors and other celebrities. Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world". The son of vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr., he was known as someone who could do it all--sing, dance, play instruments, act, do stand-up--and he was known for his self-deprecating humor; he once heard someone complaining about discrimination, and he said, "You got it easy. I'm a short, ugly, one-eyed, black Jew. What do you think it's like for me?" |
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Red Skelton
 |
| Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for being a national radio and television comedian between 1937 and 1971. |
Monday, July 23, 2012
Mickey Rooney
  |
| Mickey Rooney born Joseph Yule, Jr.: (September 23, 1920) is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. c 1930 Source: worn through | wikipedia |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)