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 | Top Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly and Kelso | Blackface actors | May 21-27, 1905 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dancing Heiresses | Comedy bicyclists | August 6-12, 1905 | 1 | 1 | Also known as the Four Dancing Heiresses | |
| Tegge and Daniel | German comedians | July 30-August 5, 1899 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Darmody | Comedy juggler | June 3-9, 1900 | 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 | August 18-24, 1901 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Will M. Cressy and Blanche Dayne | Actors | June 5-11, 1904 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Known as Cressy and Dayne |
| Emmet De Voy and Co. | Actors | July 10-16, 1904 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Kenyon and DeGarmo | Gymnasts and balancers | August 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| DeHollis and Velora | Comedy juggling | May 20-26, 1900 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Misses Delmore [or Delmont] | Musical act | September 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harris and DeLoss | Acrobatic dancers | May 21-27, 1905 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Arthur Deming | Actor | June 24-30, 1900 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Frank C. Young and Bessie Devoie | Soft shoe dancing | June 11-17, 1899 July 30-August 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 | |
| Diana | Light and mirror dancing | June 4-17, 1899 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Known as the international "Queen of Light" and the "Myriad Mirror Queen" |
| Diavolo | Stunt cycling | July 30-August 20, 1905 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Performed by Conn Baker and G. F. Matthiessen |
| Dick and Dick | European pantomime act | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dicton | Juggler | September 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kolb and Dill | German comedy | August 20-26, 1899 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dilla and Templeton | Contortionists | May 28-June 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | ||
| The Great Dilworth Family | Acrobats | July 8-14, 1900 | 1 | 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-August 5, 1905 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Donahue and Mattie Nichols | Acrobatic singing and dancing comedy duo | July 7-13, 1901 September 1-7, 1901 |
2 | 1 | Known as Donahue and Nichols | |
| The Donavans | Musical comedians | August 27-September 2, 1899 | 1 | 1 | ||
| James B. Donovan | Monologist | July 3-9, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Frannie Donivan | Singer and monologue | September 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Larry Dooley and Charles Kent | Comedians and singers | July 14-20, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Known as Dooley and Kent | |
| The Dorothea Sisters | Singers and dancers | July 24-30, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| C.C. Doughty | Entertainer | August 31-September 5, 1903 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Robert Downing and Co. | Actor | May 28-June 3, 1899 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Company had six people |
| Patsy Doyle | Dancer | September 4-6, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as "Dancing Doyle" | |
| Charles W. Leonard and Ethel Drake | Actors | August 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-August 5, 1899 June 17-23, 1900 |
2 | 2 | ||
| Crawford and Duffy | Comedy sketch team | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Duffy, Sawtelle, and Duffy | Actors | June 5-11, 1904 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Russell and Dunbar | Blackface actors | August 4-10, 1901 September 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 | August 28-September 3, 1904 | 1 | 1 | 1 |