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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) that start with B (act name or last name) and the dates they performed.
List of Performers Starting with B
| Performer Name | Type of Act | Dates Performed | Weeks | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Marcella Caldwell | Singer | June 2-6, 1914 | 1 | 1 | |
| Baby Lund | Singer and child actress | July 29-Aug. 4, 1900 July 24-30, 1904 |
2 | 2 | Known as "The Cherub," full name was Pearl Lund |
| Baker and Lynn | Musical and German comedy | Aug. 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peter Baker | German comedian and yodeler | Aug. 20-26, 1899 July 1-7, 1900 |
2 | 2 | |
| The Four Bakers | Blackface actors | Aug. 23-29, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Balcom and Sherman | Performers | May 27-June 3, 1917 | 1 | 1 | |
| Edwin Keough and Dorothy Ballard | Actors | Aug. 11-17, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Known as Keough and Ballard |
| Hayes and Bandy | Eccentric dancing comedians | Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Adele Bantini | Dancer | June 2-6, 1914 | 1 | 1 | Worked with husband, George W. Smith |
| The Barlow Minstrels | Minstrel group | Aug. 13-20, 1899 Aug. 25-31, 1901 |
2 | 2 | Made of 28 blackface performers |
| Paul Barnes | Monologist and singer | July 31-Aug. 6, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Stuart Barnes and Mabel Sisson | Musical act | Aug. 6-12, 1899 June 16-22, 1901 |
2 | 2 | Known as Barnes and Sission |
| Steve Barrian | Blackface comedian | May 12-16, 1914 | 1 | 1 | |
| Richard Barry and Virginia Johnson | Comedy actors | July 9-15, 1905 | 1 | 1 | Known as Barry and Johnson |
| Maurice Barrymore | Actor | Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mason and Bart | Comedy acrobats | Aug. 5-11, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bartholomew's Famous Trained Horses | Animal Act | June 2-8, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russell Bassett | Baritone singer | July 28-Aug. 3, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bean and Hamilton | Line barrel jumping | July 3-9, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Beautiful Ballet Unique | Singing and dancing by eight girls | May 22-28, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gruet, Beers, and Gruet | Gymnasts | July 2-8, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ferguson and Beeson | Singing dancing and comedy act | June 12-18, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belle Viola | Comedienne and contortionist | Aug. 12-19, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belmont and Weston | Travesty artists | Sept. 2-8, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Bennetts | Musical act | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Bentley | Xylophone player | May 22-28, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Berlo Sisters | High divers and swimmers | July 29-Aug. 5, 1917 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Berry and Jack Hughes | Musical comedians | June 25-July 1, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Known as Berry and Hughes |
| Bertina and Brockway | Singers and dancers | Aug. 12-19, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Five Flying Bicketts | Acrobatics | June 18-July 2, 1899 July 6-13, 1908 |
3 | 2 | Comprised of one man and four women |
| Bicknell | Lightning clay modeling | June 18-24, 1899 July 2-8, 1899 |
2 | 1 | |
| Kitty Bingham | Singing comedienne | May 28-June 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bimm, Bomm, Brrr Trio | Musical act | Aug. 23-Sept. 5, 1903 | 2 | 1 | Act involved xylophones and revolving electric wheel |
| Iler, Birk, and McDonald | Acrobatic act | June 4-10, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Blake and Bishop's Dog and Monkey Circus | Animal act | Aug. 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| E. Carson Blair | Conjurer | May 12-16, 1914 | 1 | 1 | |
| Loredo and Blake | Comedy acrobats | May 29-June 4, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Howard and Bland | Actors | June 11-17, 1899 July 15-21, 1900 |
2 | 2 | |
| The Bluches | Fast comedy | Aug. 17-23, 1918 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederick Bond and Co. | May 15-21, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| George E. Boniface, Jr. | Comedian | Aug. 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Performed with Bertha Waltzinger in 1904 |
| Bootblack Quartet | Singing, comedy, and dancing | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | Composed of Eli Beroullette, Arthur Carlton, Charles Weber, and Max Hayes |
| The Brothers Borani | Contortionists | Sept. 10-16, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Borani and Nevaro | Actors | July 24-Aug. 6, 1904 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nibble and Bordeaux | Comedy act | Aug. 19-25, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Botter and Co. | Comedy sketches | May 27-June 2, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zinnell and Boutelle | Singers and comedians | May 27-June 2, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dixon, Bowers, and Dixon | May 22-28, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dixon, Bowers, and Leon | Comedy Acrobats | July 30-Aug. 5, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Bowman | Monologist and comedian | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eddie Giguere and Blanche Boyer | Comedy | Sept. 10-16, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Known as Giguere and Boyer |
| Brandon and Regene | Contortion and ring act | Aug. 6-12, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bright Brothers | Outdoor athletes | Sept. 1-7, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Broad | Blackface actor | August 26-Sept. 8, 1907 | 2 | 1 | Known as "The Wandering Minstrel" |
| Brown and Bartoletti | Comedians | June 19-25, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry A. Brown | Monologue and rapid crayon artist | July 22-28, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brunnel and Kimberly | Comedians | Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Raymond and Bryant | Acrobats and dancers | Sept. 9-15, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Buckeye Comedy Four | Comedians | May 12-16, 1914 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Buckeye Trio | Comedy grotesque acrobats and contortionists | Sept. 13-20, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bunth and Rudd Co. | Comedy acrobats | June 16-22, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Burke's Comedy Piano Players | Pianists | May 20-26, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arminta and James M. Burke | Comedy acrobats | June 24-20, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Raymond Finlay and Lottie Burke | Entertainers | June 26-July 2, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as Finlay and Burke |
| Lillian Burkhart and Co. | Actors | July 28-Aug. 3, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| The O'Rourke and Burnette Trio | Eccentric dancers | Aug. 16-22, 1903 August 30-September 5, 1903 |
2 | 1 | |
| Sophie Burnham | Soprano singer | June 26-July 2, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anna Burt | Wire walker | Sept. 11-18, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Laura Burt | Actress | Aug. 20-26, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nellie Burt | Singing and dancing comedienne | Sept. 11-18, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Great Burtinos | Wire artists | Aug. 2, 1911 | 1 | ||
| Burton and Brooks | Comedians | July 10-16, 1904 June 26-July 1, 1905 |
2 | 2 | |
| Bush and Elliott | Comedy acrobats | Sept. 2-8, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bush and Gordon | Eccentric acrobats | July 9-15, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Herman and Byers | Pantomimes | Aug. 6-12, 1905 | 1 | 1 |