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Frank Fay was an American comedian, monologist, and actor whose solo performances made him a prominent vaudeville headliner during the 1920s. He later played Elwood P. Dowd in the original Broadway production of Mary Chase's Harvey, which opened in 1944. His career also included appearances in motio...
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Important monologist and Broadway figure, but reputation damaged by accounts of arrogance and limited surviving appeal.
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Frank Tinney was an American comedian and vaudeville headliner active in the early twentieth century. His stage persona drew on blackface performance, monologue, and improvised banter, including exchanges with orchestra leaders and other performers. He was particularly associated with the 1910s and...
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Period headliner whose blackface comedy is now strongly disfavored, despite technical popularity and influence.
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