This is one of a series of posts observing Women’s History Month. For reasons that may ultimately defy analysis, the biggest stars in vaudeville — and consequently, the highest paid ones — were the female singing singles, or singing comediennes. In the early 20th century, female vaudeville stars were the richest independent women in the [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:43AM on March 1, 2012