This is Pogue's department store in downtown Cincinnati, in 1916.
The store was started in 1863 by the Pogue brothers and was a fixture of Cincinnati life for more than 100 years.
Vaudeville star Trixie Friganza once sold handkerchiefs there for $4.50/week.
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The store was started in 1863 by the Pogue brothers and was a fixture of Cincinnati life for more than 100 years.
Vaudeville star Trixie Friganza once sold handkerchiefs there for $4.50/week.
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Vaudeville star Trixie Friganza's big hit song was "No Wedding Bells For Me."
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Perhaps this is one of those tweets that only appeals to the tweeter, me, in this instance, but this 2 minute film of Trixie Friganza is the perfect tonic for today's bad news overload. We look at Trixie and the demise of vaudeville in our next newsletter
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The Palace Theater in New York was constructed in 1913 and is now under renovation.
'Playing the Palace' was the mark of vaudeville success and every major performer of the early 20th century, from the Marx Bros to Enrico Caruso, did so.
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'Playing the Palace' was the mark of vaudeville success and every major performer of the early 20th century, from the Marx Bros to Enrico Caruso, did so.
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