Today is the birthday of “Major” Edward Bowes (1874-1946), a major figure in keeping variety entertainment alive during the immediate post-vaudeville aftermath and in the heyday of radio. Originally a real estate investor, he was wiped out by the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906 and so moved to New York, where he began producing theatre. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:05AM on June 14, 2013