Swayne’s Rats and Cats (sometimes spelled Swain’s, sometimes remembered as Nelson’s) was a notorious animal act of late vaudeville, late enough that it was fondly recalled by many major twentieth century stars in their anecdotes. One finds accounts of the act in the writings and utterances of George Burns, Groucho Marx, Fred Allen, June Havoc, [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:26AM on July 21, 2011