Performers starting with R

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

List of Performers Starting with R

Performer Name	Type of Act	Dates Performed	Weeks	Seasons	Notes
Rappo Sisters	International dancing	Sept. 10-17, 1905	1	1
Walter Raub	Aeronaut	Various weeks 1910 July 9 & 11, 1911 July 30, 1911 Various dates in 1912		3	Also known as the "Human Torpedo" and "Professor Raub"
Charlotte Ravenscroft	Violinist	Aug. 6-12, 1905	1	1
Raymond and Bryant	Acrobats and dancers	Sept. 9-15, 1900	1	1
Miles and Raymond	Comedy actors	Sept. 2-8, 1907	1	1
Alice Raymond	Musician	June 4-10, 1899	1	1	Played the cornet and gold army bugle
Weston Raymond Company	Comedy sketches	Sept. 6-12, 1903	1	1
Francesca Redding and Co.	Comedy actress	Aug. 18-24, 1901	1	1
Duffin and Redgay Troupe	Acrobats	Aug. 12, 1907 Sept. 2, 1907	2	1	Performed the "Loop-the-Loop" bicycle stunt, also billed as "Great Duffin and Redcay Troupe"
Rita Redmond	Singing electrical novelty act	July 7-13, 1901	1	1	"Dion-Cato" used lighting and stereopticon slides to create effects on and around Redmond
Florence Reeves	Violinist	June 3-9, 1906	1	1
Brandon and Regene	Contortion and ring act	Aug. 6-12, 1899	1	1
Edith N. Reichard	Aeronaut	Sept. 9, 1905		1	Performed one jump
Stella Reinhart	Clog and soft shoe dancer	June 10-16, 1900	1	1
Renzetta and sister	Acrobatic act	Sept. 6-12, 1903	1	1
The Skating Rexos	Acrobatic skating	Sept. 2-8, 1900 Aug. 18-24, 1901	2	2	Involving roller skates and foot cycles
Rhodes and Carter	Comedy acrobats	July 8-14, 1906	1	1
Ricci and Chandler	Comedians	June 30-July 6, 1901	1	1
Nancy Rice	musical act	Aug. 16-22, 1903	1	1
Schrock and Rice	Comedy bicycle act	July 8-14, 1906	1	1
Richard and Collin	Irish comedians	July 8-14, 1900	1	1
Jack Richards	Terpsichord player	Aug. 2, 1911		1	The upside-down man
Rigg's Rough Riders	Wild West show	June 1907	1	1
Niblo and Riley	Acrobats and grotesque dancing	June 24-20, 1906	1	1
Rinaldo	Hoops and juggling act	Sept. 6-12, 1903 July 24-Aug. 6, 1904	3	2
Ringamons	Trapeze, high-wire, and tumbling act	Aug. 3-9, 1919	1	1
The Marvelous Rixfords	Acrobats and equilibrists	Sept. 8-15, 1901	1	1
Roberts, Hayes, and Roberts	Singing and dancing comedy	Aug. 4-10, 1901	1	1
Moreland, Thompson, and Roberts	Comedy, singing, and dancing	Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1900	1	1
Blossom Robinson	Actress	June 11-17, 1917	1	1	Performed with Billy Link in 1917
Frank Robinson	Animal act	May 27-June 10, 1917	2	1	Also known as Frank Robinson's Trained Elephants
John Robinson's Circus	Circus and animal acts	May 19-Oct. 1912		1
Mayme Childress and John C. Robisch	Actors	Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1903	1	1
Robert Rogers and Louise Mackintosh	Actors	June 10-16, 1906 June 14-21, 1908	2	2	Also known as Rogers and Mackintosh prior to being married
Helen Roling	Cornetist	May 17, 1911	1	1
The Three Ronaldos	Contortionists	Aug. 14-20, 1904	1	1
Patti Rosa	Singer	May 26-June 1, 1901	1	1
The Three Rosars	Actors	June 4-11, 1917	1	1
The Three Roselles	Singers	June 11-June 17, 1917	1	1
Carter and Ross	Musical comedy	Aug. 12-18, 1900	1	1
Henderson and Ross	Performers	July 23-29, 1905	1	1
William Rowe	Somersault pedestal dancer	Aug. 6-12, 1899	1	1	Known as "The Dancing Adonis"
Rowen Brothers	Aerial artists	July 21-27, 1901	1	1
Ray L. Royce	Character actor and monologue artist	Aug. 4-10, 1901	1	1
The Rozinos	Comedy acrobats	May 21-27, 1905	1	1
Bunth and Rudd Co.	Comedy acrobats	June 16-22, 1901	1	1
Post and Russell	Comedy singers and dancers	May 20-26, 1906	1	1
Russell and Dunbar	Blackface actors	Aug. 4-10, 1901 Sept. 11-18, 1904	2	2
Fred Russell	Comedy monologue and singing	June 4-10, 1905	1	1
Inness and Ryan		June 26-July 1, 1905	1	1
Ryan and White	Singers and dancers	Aug. 19-25, 1907	1	1