Edward Franklin Sharpless (1872-1937), a native of Marion OH, changed his named to Ed Reynard, a.k.a. The Great Reynard, and became in the words of Joe Laurie Jr. a “pioneer” vaudeville vent and magician, perhaps as early as the 1880s. Nonetheless, I have only been able to gather a few fragments about Reynard. In the [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:18AM on October 29, 2012