Performers starting with W

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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) that start with W (act name or last name) and the dates they performed.

List of Performers Starting with W

Performer Name	Type of Act	Dates Performed	Weeks	Seasons	Notes
Eugene Wack	Cornet soloist	May 22-28,1904 June 5-11, 1904	2	2	Performed a duet with Harry Davis for the Week of June 5, 1904
Carney and Wagner	Singers and dancers	Aug. 5-11, 1907	1	1
Willa Holt Wakefield	Actress	June 11-17, 1917	1	1
Texarkana and Walby	Singers and dancers	July 1-7, 1906	1	1
Waldorf and Mendes	Comedy acrobats	Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1904 Sept. 18, 1904	2	1
Jennie Calef and Andy Waldron	Actors	Sept. 13-20, 1903	1	1	Known as Calef and Waldron
Holmes and Waldron	Comedy musical artists	July 1-7, 1900	1	1
Walsch	Actor	May 27-June 2, 1900	1	1
Harris and Walters	Actors	July 7-13, 1901 Aug. 21-27, 1904	2	2
Dorothy Walters	Singing and whistling comedienne	June 23-25, 1904	1	1
The Carter and Walters Co.	Actors	Aug. 21-27, 1904	1	1	Starring Robert Carter, Katheryn Walters, and Willard Hester
The Five Famous Waltons	Acrobats	June 25-July 1, 1899	1	1
Harry Walton	Chinese imitator	Sept. 2-8, 1907	1	1
Frank Jones and Lillian Walton	Actors	June 2-8, 1901 June 5-11, 1904	2	2	Known as Jones and Walton
Albert C. Waltz	Unicycle and skates	Sept. 6-12, 1903	1	1
Bertha Waltzinger	Comedienne and singer	Aug. 7-13, 1904	1	1	Performed with George E. Boniface, Jr. in 1904
Mrs. Ward and Baby Lester	Dancing and singing act	Aug. 18-24, 1901	1	1	Known as the "The Von Leipunspicher Kids"
Harry Ward's Minstrels	Minstrel troup	June 23-29, 1901	1	1
The Flying Wards	Flying trapeze and acrobatics	June 27-July 3, 1920	1	1	Comprised of three men and three women
Nellie Waters	Celtic comedienne	July 30-Aug. 5, 1899	1	1
The Watson Sisters	Outdoor aerial act	June 30-July 6, 1901	1	1	Performed with Juan De Zemora in 1901
Harry B. Watson	Comedy bicycle trick rider	July 9-15, 1899	1	1
Maddox and Wayne	Actors	June 2-8, 1901	1	1
Webb and Hassen	Acrobats and head balancers	June 24-30, 1900	1	1
The Four Webbs	Human bridge builders	July 17-23, 1904	1	1	Made of three men and one woman
Marie Weintraub and her famous Diving Nymphs	Diving stunts	Aug. 15-16, 1920	1	1
Welby, Pearl, Keys, and Nellis	Dance troupe	June 18-24, 1899	1	1	Known for their showy costumes, dancing, and high kicking
John J. Welch	Singing dancing comedian	June 30-July 6, 1901	1	1
Wellesley	Comedy juggler	July 16-22, 1899	1	1
Edith Wells	Actor	May 27-June 2, 1900	1	1
Keno, Welsh, and Melrose	Comedy acrobats	Aug. 5-11, 1900	1	1
May Wentworth	Monologue and acting	May 26-June 1, 1901	1	1	Also acted with a group
The Marvelous Werntz Family	Outdoor gymnasts	July 8-14, 1900	1	1
Allen and West	Musical act	June 11-17, 1899	1	1
Belmont and Weston	Travesty artists	Sept. 2-8, 1900	1	1
Mr. Wheeler	Lantern slides	May 12-16, 1914	1	1
Ryan and White	Singers and dancers	Aug. 19-25, 1907	1	1
Emory White, Nicholas Zan, and Elaine Von Thiele	Fortune tellers and singers	June 14-21, 1908	1	1
Gerald Griffin and Olive White	Actors	July 21-27, 1901	1	1	Known as Griffin and White, performed with Harry Mack in 1901
Homer W. White	Bicycle act	August 1907	1	1	Performed the "Loop-the-Loop" bicycle stunt
May and Lilian Whiting	Cornetists	July 2-8, 1899	1	1
The Whitney Brothers	Musical act	July 30-Aug. 5, 1899	1	1	Involved many instruments such as the electric metallophone that sparked with music and musical stairs
Lankin and Wilkes	Illustrated songs	July 16-22, 1899	1	1
Seekers, Wilkes, and Seekers		Sept. 3-9, 1899	1	1
Lawrence Williams and Paul Edwards	Actors	May 12-16, 1914	1	1	Known as Williams and Edwards
Foster and Williams	Musical comedy	Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1899	1	1
Instrumental Willards	Musical artists	July 28-Aug. 3, 1901	1	1
Murphy and Williard	Actors	Aug. 7-13, 1904	1	1
Herbert and Willing	Blackface comedians and dancers	July 23-29, 1905 Sept. 3-11, 1905 June 14-21, 1908	3	2
Doris Wilson-Jackson	Singer	Aug. 6-12, 1899 June 24-July 7, 1900 June 12-18, 1904	4	3	Performed with Harry C. Stanley in 1900 and 1904
Francis Wilson	Opera singing	Aug. 5-11, 1900	1	1	Performed with Pauline Hall in 1900
Lizzie M. Wilson	German dialect comedienne	July 22-Aug. 4, 1900	2	1
Reata Winfield	Violin soloist	May 29-June 4, 1904	1	1
Kittie Wolf	Dancing and singing	May 20-26, 1900	1	1	Known as the "Queen of the Summer Girls"
Harrison J. and Lydia Sinclair Wolfe	Actors	Aug. 4-10, 1901	1	1	Known as Wolfe and Sinclair
Milt and Maude Wood	Singers, dancers, and acrobats	June 19-25, 1904	1	1
Myles McCarthy and Alda Woolcott	Actors	July 23-29, 1905	1	1
Estelle Wordette & Co.	Comedy actors	June 17-23, 1906	1	1