John W. Bubbles

Music from the effervescent half of the vaudeville duo Buck and Bubbles, who was also the first Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess.

John W. Bubbles - I Won't Dance

Dr. Lou: "Feature Vodvil Act"

(1942)

Hold on! He can teach me "self-defense methods and items
embracing skill, speed, endurance and strength"? Yes. Yes, this I need.

Gus Visser and his Singing Duck

Any bets on what he's doing to make that duck quack?

Pingo Pongo

It's not often we get a real glimpse of what vaudeville was really like....here, Winnie Lightner performs a saucy little number, "Pingo Pongo". This may be from a Vitaphone short rather than a clip from a feature film.

Butterbeans and Susie

Vaudeville stars Butterbeans & Susie made a good living from the 1920s through the 50s, singing light comedic songs about the war between the sexes and the pitfalls of domestic life. You can download music recorded by the duo between 1925-29, including the bawdy classic “I Wanna Hot Dog for My Roll” here.

Vintage Vaudeville & Burlesque Images

'Mlle. Marzella's Cockatoos'
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Traudl und Gerda - die chermanten Akkordeonmeisterinnen
(Traudl and Gerda - The charming accordion champs.)

Vintage Vaudeville & Burlesque Images, a fine pool at Flickr.