Today is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #244: Pert Kelton; among many other credits, she was the original Alice in The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason. For the full bio on her go here. To find out more about the variety arts past and present, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at Amazon, [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:34AM on October 14, 2012