Performers starting with C
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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) that start with C (act name or last name) and the dates they performed.
List of Performers Starting with C
| Performer Name | Type of Act | Dates Performed | Weeks | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadieaux | Wire walking | Aug. 12-19, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vic Leroy and Mae Cahill | Sketches | June 4-11, 1917 | 1 | 1 | Also known as Leroy and Cahill; Performed "The Sweet Shop" with Victoria Webster and eight chorus girls in 1917 |
| Calahan and Mack | Irish comedy | June 30-July 6, 1901 May 29-June 4 |
2 | 2 | |
| Baby Marcella Caldwell | Singing | June 2-6, 1914 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jennie Calef and Andy Waldron | Sketches | Sept. 13-20, 1903 | 1 | 1 | Known as Calef and Waldron |
| Callon and Smith | Singing and dancing | Aug. 19-25, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Campbell, Dillon, and Campbell | Music act | Sept. 3-9, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Flying Campbells | Acrobatics | July 4-10, 1920 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sophia Cantor | Diving | July 17, 1920 | 1 | 1 | |
| Captain Joseph Flory and Mme. Flory | High diving | Aug. 8-21, 1920 | 2 | 1 | |
| Captain Thomas Longo | Aeronaut act | Various dates in 1912 | 1 | ||
| Leo Carle | Violin, lightning change, and impersonation act | July 22-28, 1900 | 1 | 1 | Called "The American Fregoli" |
| Carleton and Terre | Singing | June 3-9, 1900 July 21-27, 1901 |
2 | 2 | |
| Mae Carleton | Singing | Sept. 3-9, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charles Carlos | Animal act | Aug. 22-27, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Performed with a troupe of dogs |
| The Carmen Sisters | Banjo performance | Aug. 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carney and Wagner | Singing and dancing | Aug. 5-11, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carr and Lind | Comedy and talkist act | June 3-9, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Master Tom Carroll | Clog dancing | June 18-24, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Was 5 years old when he performed in 1899 |
| Carson and Campbell | Shooting and knife-throwing act | July 17-23, 1921 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carson and Willard | German comedy | Sept. 2-8, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marjorie Carson | Comedy sketches | June 11-17, 1922 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carter and Ross | Musical comedy | Aug. 12-18, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethel H. Carter | Piano, singing, and storytelling | Sept. 13-20, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rhodes and Carter | Acrobatics | July 8-14, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Carter and Walters Co. | Sketches | Aug. 21-27, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Starring Robert Carter, Katheryn Walters, and Willard Hester |
| Cartmele and Harris | Singing and dancing | Aug. 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Cartmell | Blackface performance | May 29-June 4, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as "The Columbus Boy" |
| Dr. William F. Carver's Diving Horses | Animal act | May 28-Sept. 4, 1911 | 1 | Originally planned for one week in 1911, but given a contract to perform for the rest of the summer | |
| Cassad and DeVerne | Comedy sketches | Sept. 10-17, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Castellat and Hall | Sketches | Sept. 8-15, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gordon and Castle | Athletics and ring act | Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1923 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Castle and Tommy Collins | Blackface performance | Aug. 14-20, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as Castle and Collins |
| Cello and Co. | Music and comedy | July 23-29, 1922 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerino | Euphonium solo | June 5-11, 1921 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anna Chance and Company | Sketches | June 30-July 6, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ricci and Chandler | Comedy sketches | June 30-July 6, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| C. A. Chandler | High diver and balloonist act | Aug. 25-30, 1919 | 1 | 1 | 95-foot dive headlong into a net and from balloon |
| Salmon and Chester | London Coster act | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mayme Childress and John C. Robisch | Sketches | Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lou and Elsie Christensen | Aerial act | June 17-23, 1923 | 1 | 1 | |
| Christopher the Magician | Magic act | Sept. 2-8, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| F. Christopher | Magic act | Sept. 4-6, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Circassian and Cossack | Costumed dancing | Sept. 10-17, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clark's Performing Dogs and Ponies | Animal act | May 20-26, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough | Comedy sketches | May 27-June 3, 1917 | 1 | 1 | Known as Clark and McCullough |
| Fisher and Clarke | Acrobatics | Sept. 11-18, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| John F. Clarke | Comedy sketches | Sept. 2-8, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Horace Vinton and Eda Clayton | Sketches | June 26-July 2, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as Vinton and Clayton |
| The Two Cleos | Outdoor trapeze act | June 9-15, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Quartette | Singing | July 10-15, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Clifford | Singer and dancer | June 26-July 2, 1904 Aug. 12-Sept. 1, 1907 |
4 | 2 | |
| Professor Clifford | Hypnotism act | August and September 1912 | 1 | Member of the LaPlace Musical Comedy Company | |
| Mlle Clio | Dancing, singing, and monologue | Aug. 23-29, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Clipper Quartet | Blackface performance | May 26-June 1, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Coates, Sunflower, and Co. | Comedy singing | June 24-20, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Miss Rose Coghlan and Co. | Sketches | Aug. 12-18, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Professor Coin's Dog Circus | Animal act | July 23-29, 1899 May 20-26, 1900 May 19-25, 1901 |
3 | 3 | |
| Richard and Collin | Irish comedy | July 8-14, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Revolving Collins | Artistic skating | Aug. 13-19, 1922 | 1 | 1 | |
| Collins and Dunbar | Singing and dancing | May 26-June 3, 1922 | 1 | 1 | |
| Collins and Hill | Aug. 14-20, 1921 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Professor Tom Collins | Boxing | July 2-8, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Featherweight boxing champion from Liverpool, England, and his trained kangaroo, "Lanky Bob" |
| Comedy Four | Comedy sketches | July 16-22, 1905 | 1 | 1 | Also known as the Metropolitan Four |
| Constantineau and Lawrence | Dancing | May 28-June 3, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Professor Al Franck and Miss Mary Conway | Dancing | Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1923 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Cosmopolitan Trio | Opera singing | Aug. 6-12, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Costello and Frederick | Irish comedy | July 14-20, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Emma Cotrely | European juggling | July 2-8, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Courtney and Jeannette | Comedy sketches | Aug. 7-13, 1921 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dawson, Lamgan, and Covert | Dancing | May 27-June 3, 1917 | 1 | 1 | Also known as Dancing Phiends |
| King and Crag | Acrobatics | Sept. 2-15, 1900 | 2 | 1 | |
| Craig and Ardell | Musical comedy | July 15-21, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Crawford and Duffy | Comedy sketches | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Will M. Cressy and Blanche Dayne | Sketches | June 5-11, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Known as Cressy and Dayne |
| Magee and Crimmins | Singing, dancing, monologue, and lightning crayon drawings | July 2-8, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Archer and Croker | Tumbling act | Aug. 12-19, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fred Crouch | Music act | July 15-21, 1923 | 1 | 1 | |
| Crowley and Burke | Aug. 12-18, 1923 | 1 | 1 | ||
| James H. Cullen | Monologue and singing | July 15-21, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lester and Curtin | Acrobatics | July 14-20, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Curtis and Adams | German comedy | July 3-9, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Adams later performed solo as Mark Adams |
| Earl and Curtis | Comedy sketches | Aug. 12-18, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Professor Curtiss | Animal act | Aug. 2, 1911 | 1 |