Flood & Hayes
thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
This is a “Barrel Jumping” act or so it was called in 1904……. Thank you Billie Henderson for this great old photo.
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Lew Henderson
thecircusblog | November 30, 2012
Eddie Page “Quackenbush”
thecircusblog | February 11, 2011
A dear friend from my younger years. What a comedian he was. He teamed up with Lillian Deshin and they became Ma and Pa Quackenbush,she is in the next photo………. Many thanks to Dan Watt for the photos.
Vaudeville Contract
thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
Years ago this was one of the best forms of communication between agent and performer. These western union telegrams were as good as any contract. As a matter of fact this was your contract. This is a telegram that came from Bert Levey to the Quackenbushes, a well known agent that booked the A circuit. Many was the [...]
Lillian Deskin #1
thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
A graceful young lady that had a show business dream. Her ambition was to become a performer of the arts and she succeeded.
Lillian Deskin #2
thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
Lillian created her own dance academy in Tacoma, WA in the 1920′s. She excelled in piano and other instruments but she loved comedy. In 1928 she teamed up with Eddie Page and built an act called Ma and Pa Quackenbush. They toured the country doing fairs, nightclubs, vaudeville and now and again a circus or [...]
Lillian Deskin #3
thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
Ma Quackenbush made a song and dance routine come alive…..so much so it made you part of the act.
Lillian Deskin and Eddie Page #4
thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
Old style comedy that made you laugh till you hurt. Their one liners were current and to the point, with just a touch of light blue innuendo. The Quackenbush humor allowed you to use the theater of your own mind.
Lillian and Eddie Ma & Pa Quackenbush #5
thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
They had to be one of the funniest comedy teams I have ever seen and they never had to use fowl language to get a laugh. As you turn though later the pages of this blog there will be a few more photos of Ma and Pa. Phoenix State Fair 1949 0r 1950.
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