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Stars of Vaudeville #520: A.O. Duncan, First Vent in Vaud by Trav S.D.

A.O. Duncan was one of the first practitioners of ventriloquism on the vaudeville stage, dating perhaps to the age of “variety” in the 1870s. References to him from the newspapers of the day abound, always in the most glowing terms, performing at such venues as Miner’s Theatre, Tony Pastor’s, Hyde & Behman’s, Koster & Bials, Keith’s [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:55AM on November 18, 2012

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