May Irwin
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May Irwin was a Canadian born American actress, singer, theatrical producer and star of vaudeville, and rose to prominence in the Gilded Age. She was a child star performing in a troupe headed by Tony
Irwin in 1905
Signed drawings of May Irwin by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1920
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The cover of sheet music featuring one of Irwin's songs originally performed in the Broadway musical Courted Into Court.
Tony Pastor
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Antonio Pastor was an American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner who became one of the founding forces behind American vaudeville in the mid-to-late-nineteenth century. He was sometimes
May Irwin
…singer, theatrical producer and star of vaudeville, and rose to prominence in the Gilded Age. She was a child star performing in a troupe headed by Tony Pastor alongside her sister Flo Irwin, and their success on stage saved the family from poverty after the untimely death of her father. She was among one of…
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Tony Pastor and Bonnie Thornton, c. 1897
Tammany Hall in 1914