Things We Don't Talk About Like Politics & Religion

Things We Don't Talk About Like Politics & Religion

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Things We Don't Talk About Like Politics & Religion
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From the Iowa Coal Mines to Broadway

From the Iowa Coal Mines to Broadway

The Vaudeville Career of Earl and Carl Pearson

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Daniel Henderson
Nov 29, 2022
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Left to Right: Earl Pearson, Cleo Newport (married to Earl), Carl Pearson

From 1915 to 1945, Earl and Carl Pearson performed in countless Vaudeville theaters from coast to coast, finally landing at the pinnacle of success at the Palace Theater in New York City in the 1920’s where they did acrobatic dance, comedy, and sang their way to rave reviews seven …

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