In his time, Rogers was the foremost star of radio and film, the nation’s most sought-after public speaker and well-known newspaper columnist. He authored books, travelled the world, liberally donated to charities and is now known as one of the most beloved performers of all time.

Baker’s performances in the clubs and in front of local theaters in St. Louis sparked her love for the spotlight and created the foundations for her career in show business as a premier singer, dancer and movie star.

Bergen and McCarthy appeared in vaudeville, on radio and in films and television until his death in 1978 at age 75. The pair have three different stars on Hollywood Boulevard for their work in radio, film and television.

George Burns and Gracie Allen were the most popular comic duo of the 20th century in vaudeville, radio, film and television. Before they found each other, neither had found tremendous success and for eight years after they formed their act, they were only passably popular.

Duke Ellington is best remembered for the over three thousand songs that he composed during his lifetime. His best-known titles include "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," “Solitude," "In a Mellotone," and "Satin Doll."

Sophie Tucker was a Jewish vaudevillian and Broadway star. Throughout her fifty-year career, she starred in numerous Broadway productions and films. She was notable for performing songs in Yiddish and for flaunting her large figure and sexuality.

In September of 1918, the Allies broke through the German line in northeastern France. As the Germans evacuated the area, some men were sent out to scour the countryside to see what remained. Among the discoveries were a mother dog and her puppies, left behind in a damaged war dog station.

Roszika (Rosy) and Jenny (Yansci) of the famous Dolly Sisters were internationally known as a single sex dance team, or a tandem act. They were not the first sister act to come along, but they were one of the best.

Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo Marx made up one of the most prolific comedy acts of all time, with a career spanning over four decades from 1905 to 1949.

For nearly 90, years Miss Rose Marie's husky-voice, good looks and comedic timing entertained millions. She started her career at the age of three and soon had her own radio show, was making records, and starred in several of the earliest talking films beginning with the 1929 short, "Baby Rose Marie the Child Wonder."

Frances White, born in 1896 as Frances Mae Caples, was an American singer and actress on Broadway, on the vaudeville stage, and in silent film.

In the 1910s and 1920s, Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa was one of the biggest stars of silent Hollywood. His fame was on par with that of Charlie Chaplin. Often cast as a forbidden lover or sexually dominant villain, like in his breakout role in The Cheat (1915), Hayakawa had a huge fan base of mostly white women, and at his peak, was paid up to $2 million a year.

He developed tap dance and soft-shoe routines (tap dances done in soft-soled shoes) in which he proved himself a master of improvisation, able to produce a seemingly unlimited range of percussive sounds.

Sally Rand was arrested four times for indecent exposure on the first day she appeared at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago because she appeared to be dancing nude behind feather fans. Actually, it was an illusion; she wore a flesh-colored body suit that only made her look nude.

Daisy and Violet Hilton, also known as the Hilton sisters, were among the most famous conjoined twins in history. The pair were conjoined at the back and shared a circulatory system, but the rest of their organs were uniquely their own.

Apparently known for their highly trained Latin dancing, this duo appeared regularly for a time and were considered a highlight of any given night’s revue. If you know more about this duo, please let us know!

This intriguing “Tap Dancing Trio” from the late 1920s are currently a mystery to us. If our audience has any clues as to who they may have been, please let us know!

The vaudeville years began as the Reconstruction Era ended, from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. The Black acts were unique because the performers brought in different experiences that the white performers could not convey.

Dudley Riggs, a fifth-generation circus aerialist who performed all over the globe, originally founded The Brave New Workshop as the “Instant Theatre Company.”