Performers starting with M
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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) that start with M (act name or last name) and the dates they performed.
List of Performers Starting with M
| Performer Name | Type of Act | Dates Performed | Weeks | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calahan and Mack | Irish comedians | June 30-July 6, 1901 May 29-June 4, 1904 |
2 | 2 | |
| Eddie Mack | Dancing comedian and monologist | May 15-21, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Mack | Actors | July 21-27, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Performed with Griffin and White in 1901 |
| 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 |
| Madam Etoille's Six Society Circus Horses | Animal act | Aug. 4-18, 1907 | 2 | 1 | |
| Herr Grenada and Madame Fedora | Highwire act | May 21-28, 1910 | 1 | 1 | |
| M. Francois | Drawing room entertainer | Aug. 19-25, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Three Madcaps | Acrobatic dancers | Aug. 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Georgia Gardner and Joseph Madden | Comedy actors | Sept. 2-15, 1900 Sept. 8-15, 1901 |
3 | 2 | Also known as Gardner and Madden |
| Maddox and Wayne | Actors | June 2-8, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| M'lle Aline | Juggler and hoop manipulator | Aug. 2, 1911 | 1 | ||
| Mademoiselle Ani | Aerial artist and contortionist | July 30-Aug. 5, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zavo and M'lle Hilda | Contortionists | July 29-Aug. 4, 1900 July 14-20, 1901 |
2 | 2 | |
| M'lle Latina | Singer | May 15-21, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Magee and Crimmins | Comedy, songs, dances, monologues, and lightning crayon drawings | July 2-8, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Manning and Drew | Comedy actors | July 16-22, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mardo Brothers | Ccomedy acrobats | Aug. 13-26, 1905 | 2 | 1 | Group of three performers |
| Marietta Troupe | Juggling and spinning bicycles | July 4-10, 1920 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marriott Twins | Juggling and spinning bicycles | Aug. 20-26, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marsh and Sartella | Singing, eccentric and novelty dancing | Sept. 1-7, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marshall and Lorraine | Comedy duo | Aug. 14-20, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Edna Bassett Marshall | Opera singer | June 18-24, 1899 July 9-15, 1899 May 20-26, 1900 |
3 | 2 | Prima donna soprano who sang opera songs in different costumes in rotating scenes along with five specialty artists |
| The Martelles | Bicycle experts | June 16-22, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Harry and Emma Martelle |
| Louis Martinetti and Lillie Southerland | Acrobatic comedy | Sept. 10-16, 1899 Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1900 |
2 | 2 | Known as Martinetti and Southerland |
| Martini and Maximillian | Comedy magic act | June 26-July 2, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Marvelous Orton | High wire act | Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mason and Bart | Comedy acrobats | Aug. 5-11, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kelly and Mason | Dutch and Irish comedians | July 30-Aug. 5, 1899 May 19-25, 1901 |
2 | 2 | |
| Zoe Mathews | Singing comedienne | July 2-8, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| G. F. Matthiessen | Stunt cycling | July 30-Aug. 26, 1905 July 29-Aug. 19, 1906 July 23-Aug. 4, 1907 |
8 | 3 | Performed as "Diavolo" on the Loop-the-Loop (July 30-Aug. 19, 1905 & July 29-Aug. 19, 1906) and as "Prodigious Porthos" on the Leaping the Gap (Aug. 20-26, 1905 and July 23-Aug. 4, 1907), sometimes referred to as Fred Matthiessen |
| Matzeno and Thomas | International dancers | Sept. 2-8, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Maxsmith Duo | Entertainers | May 13-19, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lottie Mayer and diving team | Swimmers and divers | June 1920 | 2 | 1 | |
| Maxwell and Dudley | Singing comedians | July 14-20, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick and Alice McAvoy | Comedy musicians | June 4-10, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Known as the "Original Hogan Alley Kids" |
| Joseph McBee | Magician | May 12-16, 1914 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sa-Van and McBrien | Comedy acrobats | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| The McCann Family | May 19-25, 1901 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Myles McCarthy and Alda Woolcott | Actors | July 23-29, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough | Comedians | May 27-June 3, 1917 | 1 | 1 | Known as Clark and McCullough |
| W.J. McDermott | Actor | May 27-June 2, 1900 | 1 | 1 | Impersonations |
| Iler, Birk, and McDonald | Acrobatic act | June 4-10, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| De Onzo and McDonald | Acrobatic and barrel act | June 17-23, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charles McDonald | Monologist | July 2-8, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eddie McDonald | Acrobatic comedians | Aug. 12-18, 1900 July 21-27, 1901 |
2 | 2 | Performed with Bob Keys in 1901 |
| McPhee and Hill | Gynasts | May 28-June 3, 1899 July 15-21, 1900 |
2 | 2 | Act involved triple and high bar |
| Halley and Meehan | Blackface performers | June 24-30, 1900 July 31-August 6, 1904 |
1 | 1 | |
| The Meier Family | High divers | Aug. 23-29, 1903 Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 1908 |
2 | 2 | |
| Melnotte-La-Nolo Trio | European wire artists | May 13-19, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Melrosas | Outdoor high-wire bicycle act | May 19-25, 1909 | 1 | 1 | Act performed on ropes 60 feet in the air |
| The Melrose Acrobats | Acrobats | Aug. 14-20, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Keno, Welsh, and Melrose | Comedy acrobats | Aug. 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Waldorf and Mendes | Comedy acrobats | Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1904 Sept. 18, 1904 |
2 | 1 | |
| Merritt and Murdock | Comedy | Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1900 June 9-15, 1901 |
2 | 2 | |
| Metropolitan Four | Entertainers | July 16-22, 1905 | 1 | 1 | Also known as the Comedy Four |
| The Michelsen Bothers | Banjoists | Sept. 10-16, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Sisters Millar | Banjo players, singers, and dancers | Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Desmob and Miller | Dancers and singers | Aug. 13-19, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Glenny and Miller | Acrobatic comedians | Aug. 2, 1911 | 1 | ||
| The Three Millettes | Acrobats | July 28-Aug. 3, 1901 Aug. 11-17, 1901 |
2 | 1 | |
| Milliard Brothers | Comedy bicyclists | Aug. 6-12, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Millington | Hand balancer and equilibrist | Sept. 8-15, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Milmar Brothers | June 26-July 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | ||
| The Great Miltair | Musical act | Aug. 12-18, 1907 | 1 | 1 | Known as the "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" |
| Minor and Galbreath | Comedians | July 30-Aug. 5, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Miron and Pearl | Eccentric comedians | June 4-10, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| George W. Monroe | Monologist and character actor | June 9-15, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lucy Monroe | Comedienne | Sept. 8-15, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Performed with George Sinclair in 1901 |
| Monroe and Hart | Comedians | July 23-29, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mooney and Holbein | Singers, dancers, and comedy | May 15-21, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Montazeli Brothers | Acrobats | July 30, 1913 | 1 | ||
| Eddie Moore | Irish [or German] character comedian and dancer | July 22-28, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| K.R. Moore | Acrobat | July 7-13, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Emma Littlefield and Victor Moore | Actors | June 19-25, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Also known as Littlefield and Moore or Moore and Littlefield |
| Moreland, Thompson, and Roberts | Comedy, singing, and dancing | Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Professor Morman | Aeronaut | July 30, 1911 Sept. 10, 1911 July 30, 1913 Aug. 3, 1913 |
2 | Played by Ed Morman | |
| The Morello Troupe | Acrobatics | June 4-10, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morphet and Stevenson | Prestidigitation and musical comedy act | May 20-26, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Large, Morgner, and Hannan | Acrobats | June 2-6, 1914 | 1 | 1 | Known as the "three fellows with four legs" |
| Frank Morrell and Florrie Evans | Burlesque operetta or ragtime opera | June 18-24, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Known as Morrell and Evans |
| Four Juggling Mortons | Juggling act | Sept. 3-9, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lester and Moure | Comedians | May 28-June 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kita Mura's Japanese Troup | Japanese stunts | May 26-June 1, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Troupe of 14 performers |
| Murphy and Andrews | Actors | July 1-7, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Murphy and Mack | Irish comedy | June 17-23, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Murphy and Williard | Actors | Aug. 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Avolos | Xylophone players | May 28-June 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Bennetts | Musical act | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Bentley | Xylophone player | May 22-28, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Burke's Comedy Piano Players | Pianists | May 20-26, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Musical Lowe | Musical act | Sept. 2-8, 1907 | 1 | 1 |