Today is the birthday of the seminal cartoonist Bud Fisher, creator of Mutt and Jeff. For more on him and his vaudeville bona fides go here. And for a visual argument: To find out more about the history of vaudeville, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at Amazon, Barnes [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:33AM on April 3, 2012