Performers starting with D
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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) that start with D (act name or last name) and the dates they performed.
List of Performers Starting with D
| Performer Name | Type of Act | Dates Performed | Weeks | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly and Kelso | Blackface actors | May 21-27, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Four Dancing Harrises | Dancers | June 17-23, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dancing Heiresses | Comedy bicyclists | Aug. 6-12, 1905 | 1 | 1 | Also known as the Four Dancing Heiresses |
| Tegge and Daniel | German comedians | July 30-Aug. 5, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Walter Daniels | Impersonator | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dare Devil Doherty | Bicycling stunts | Aug. 12-19, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Darrell | Bassoon soloist | Aug. 5-11, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Darmody | Comedy juggler | June 3-9, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| James and Davis | Singers and comedians | Sept. 10-17, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bessie Davis | Singer | June 18-24, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Davis | Euphonium player | June 5-11, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Played a duet with Eugene Wack for the week of June 5, 1904 |
| Dancing Dawsons | Dancing | Aug. 18-24, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dawson, Lamgan, and Covert | Dancers | May 27-June 3, 1917 | 1 | 1 | Also known as Dancing Phiends |
| Will M. Cressy and Blanche Dayne | Actors | June 5-11, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as Cressy and Dayne |
| De Onzo and McDonald | Acrobatic and barrel act | June 17-23, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Emmet De Voy and Co. | Actors | July 10-16, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Juan De Zemora | Outdoor aerial act | June 30-July 6, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Performed with the Watson Sisters in 1901 |
| Edwin and Kittie Deagon | Comedy, illustrated songs, stereopticon pictures | June 18-24, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Haight and Dean | Actors | Aug. 13-19, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vane and DeClairville | Aerial acrobats | Aug. 19-Sept. 1, 1907 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kenyon and DeGarmo | Gymnasts and balancers | Aug. 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| DeHollis and Velora | Comedy juggling | May 20-26, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Misses Delmore [or Delmont] | Musical act | Sept. 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Delmore and Darrell | Comedy acrobats | June 10-16, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harris and DeLoss | Acrobatic dancers | May 21-27, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arthur Deming | Actor | June 24-30, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Desmob and Miller | Dancers and singers | Aug. 13-19, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Desperate Desmond | Zipline stunt | July and August 1912 | 1 | Performed the "Slide for Life"; Also a name of a comic strip in the Columbus Dispatch | |
| Devaux and Devaux | Musical artists | Aug. 13-19, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Herbert Deveau | Comedian and cartoonist | June 3-9, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cassad and DeVerne | Comedy actors | Sept. 10-17, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank C. Young and Bessie Devoie | Soft shoe dancing | June 11-17, 1899 July 30-Aug. 5, 1905 |
2 | 2 | Known as Young and Devoie |
| Ameta DeVries | Electric dances | June 3-16, 1900 | 2 | 2 | Known as the Dancing Queen, electric dances called the Dance of Fire and Parisian Illusions |
| Harvey and Devura | A "kid act" | May 20-26, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diana | Light and mirror dancing | June 4-17, 1899 | 2 | 1 | Known as the international "Queen of Light" and the "Myriad Mirror Queen" |
| Diavolo | Stunt cycling | July 30-Aug. 19, 1905 July 29-Aug. 19, 1906 |
6 | 2 | Performed by Conn Baker and G. F. Matthiessen |
| Dick and Dick | European pantomime act | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dicton | Juggler | Sept. 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kolb and Dill | German comedy | Aug. 20-26, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dilla and Templeton | Contortionists | May 28-June 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Campbell, Dillon, and Campbell | Musicians | Sept. 3-9, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Great Dilworth Family | Acrobats | July 8-14, 1900 | 1 | 1 | Also billed as "The Great Delworth Troupe" |
| Dixon, Bowers, and Dixon | May 22-28, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dixon, Bowers, and Leon | Comedy acrobats | July 30-Aug. 5, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cromwell Dixon | Aeronaut | July 4-7, 1907 July 21-Aug. 4, 1907 |
3 | 1 | Rode a skycycle around the park and north Columbus |
| Will Dockery | Blackface monologist and singing comedian | May 13-19, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Donahue and Mattie Nichols | Acrobatic singing and dancing comedy duo | July 7-13, 1901 Sept. 1-7, 1901 |
2 | 1 | Known as Donahue and Nichols |
| The Donavans | Musical comedians | Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| James B. Donovan | Monologist | July 3-9, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Doniti | Performer | May 27-June 3, 1917 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frannie Donivan | Singer and monologue | Sept. 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Larry Dooley and Charles Kent | Comedians and singers | July 14-20, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Known as Dooley and Kent |
| Ansel and Dorain | Hand-balancing | June 14-21, 1908 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Dorothea Sisters | Singers and dancers | July 24-30, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| C.C. Doughty | Entertainer | Aug. 31-Sept. 5, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dowd and Snyder | Blackface singing and dancing | Aug. 20-26, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joseph J. and Myra Dowling | Comedy actors | Aug. 12-19, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Robert Downing and Co. | Actor | May 28-June 3, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Company had six people |
| Patsy Doyle | Dancer | September 4-6, 1904 June 4-10, 1917 |
2 | 2 | Known as "Dancing Doyle" |
| Charles W. Leonard and Ethel Drake | Actors | Aug. 21-27, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Manning and Drew | Comedy actors | July 16-22, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maxwell and Dudley | Singing comedians | July 14-20, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kasten, Duey, and Kasten | Blackface performers | July 30-Aug. 5, 1899 June 17-23, 1900 |
2 | 2 | |
| 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" |
| Crawford and Duffy | Comedy sketch team | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Duffy, Sawtelle, and Duffy | Actors | June 5-11, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dunbar's Educated Goats | Animal act | May 27-June 2, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russell and Dunbar | Blackface actors | Aug. 4-10, 1901 Sept. 11-18, 1904 |
2 | 2 | |
| A. O. Duncan | Ventriloquist | July 10-16, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| O'Brien and Dunio | Irish Comedians | June 26-July 1, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mary Dupont and Co. | Actors | Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Annette Duvall | Singing comedienne | June 10-16, 1906 | 1 | 1 |