Dewey Barto
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Dewey Barto was best known as the shorter half of the comedic and acrobatic dance act, Barto and Mann. He was the father of actress Nancy Walker, known earlier in life as "Nan Barto".
Barto on board the Cunard ship RMS Mauretania on a cruise to Cuba and the Caribbean Sea; photograph taken by his partner George Mann in March, 1933
Hellzapoppin (musical)
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Hellzapoppin is a musical revue written by the comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, consisting of John "Ole" Olsen and Harold "Chic" Johnson, with music and lyrics by Sammy Fain and Charles Tobias. The r
Dewey Barto
…and Canada, with European tours in the summers of 1931 and 1934. As vaudeville faded, Barto and Mann joined the Broadway cast of Olsen and Johnson's Hellzapoppin, with featured billing from 1938 until 1942. The team split up in December 1943. From late 1944 to early 1948, Dewey Barto appeared on stage with another…
Original Broadway window card