Today is the birthday of Johnny Wild (1843-1898). Born in Manchester, England he moved to the U.S. as a child, running off to join the fly-by-night Arlington and White’s Minstrels at the age of 14. For the next few years he learned the ropes at a number of circuses and variety houses in New York [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:42AM on December 29, 2012