April 19 is the birthday of Arthur Pat West (1888-1944). Today West is best remembered among vaudeville fans for his 1929 Vitaphone short Ship Ahoy, in which the stout little man comes out in a sailor suit, does a rather rude comedy monologue and sings a couple of funny songs while pretending to play the guitar. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:31AM on April 19, 2017