Performers starting with W
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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) that start with W (act name or last name) and the dates they performed.
List of Performers Starting with W
| Performer Name | Type of Act | Dates Performed | Weeks | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Wack | Cornet soloist | May 22-28,1904 June 5-11, 1904 |
2 | 2 | Performed a duet with Harry Davis for the Week of June 5, 1904 |
| Carney and Wagner | Singers and dancers | August 5-11, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Texarkana and Walby | Singers and dancers | July 1-7, 1906 | 1 | 1 | |
| Waldorf and Mendes | Comedy acrobats | August 28-September 3, 1904 September 18, 1904 |
2 | 1 | |
| Jennie Calef and Andy Waldron | Actors | September 13-20, 1903 | 1 | 1 | Known as Calef and Waldron |
| Holmes and Waldron | Comedy musical artists | July 1-7, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Walsch | Actor | May 27-June 2, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harris and Walters | Actors | July 7-13, 1901 August 21-27, 1904 |
2 | 2 | |
| Dorothy Walters | Singing and whistling comedienne | June 23-25, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Carter and Walters Co. | Actors | August 21-27, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Starring Robert Carter, Katheryn Walters, and Willard Hester |
| The Five Famous Waltons | Acrobats | June 25-July 1, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Walton | Chinese imitator | September 2-8, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Jones and Lillian Walton | Actors | June 2-8, 1901 June 5-11, 1904 |
2 | 2 | Known as Jones and Walton |
| Albert C. Waltz | Unicycle and skates | September 6-12, 1903 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bertha Waltzinger | Comedienne and singer | August 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Performed with George E. Boniface, Jr. in 1904 |
| Mrs. Ward and Baby Lester | Dancing and singing act | August 18-24, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Known as the "The Von Leipunspicher Kids" |
| Harry Ward's Minstrels | Minstrel troup | June 23-29, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nellie Waters | Celtic comedienne | July 30-August 5, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Watson Sisters | Outdoor aerial act | June 30-July 6, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Performed with Juan De Zemora in 1901 |
| Harry B. Watson | Comedy bicycle trick rider | July 9-15, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maddox and Wayne | Actors | June 2-8, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Webb and Hassen | Acrobats and head balancers | June 24-30, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Four Webbs | Human bridge builders | July 17-23, 1904 | 1 | 1 | Made of three men and one woman |
| Welby, Pearl, Keys, and Nellis | Dance troupe | June 18-24, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Known for their showy costumes, dancing, and high kicking |
| John J. Welch | Singing dancing comedian | June 30-July 6, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wellesley | Comedy juggler | July 16-22, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Edith Wells | Actor | May 27-June 2, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Keno, Welsh, and Melrose | Comedy acrobats | August 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| May Wentworth | Monologue and acting | May 26-June 1, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Also acted with a group |
| The Marvelous Werntz Family | Outdoor gymnasts | July 8-14, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Allen and West | Musical act | June 11-June 17, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belmont and Weston | Travesty artists | September 2-8, 1900 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan and White | Singers and dancers | August 19-25, 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Emory White, Nicholas Zan, and Elaine Von Thiele | Fortune tellers and singers | June 14-21, 1908 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gerald Griffin and Olive White | Actors | July 21-27, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Known as Griffin and White, performed with Harry Mack in 1901 |
| Homer W. White | Bicycle act | August 1907 | 1 | 1 | Performed the "Loop-the-Loop" bicycle stunt |
| May and Lilian Whiting | Cornetists | July 2-8, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| The Whitney Brothers | Musical act | July 30-August 5, 1899 | 1 | 1 | Involved many instruments such as the electric metallophone that sparked with music and musical stairs |
| Lankin and Wilkes | Illustrated songs | July 16-22, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Seekers, Wilkes, and Seekers | September 3-9, 1899 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lawrence Williams and Paul Edwards | Actors | May 11-16, 1914 | 1 | 1 | Known as Williams and Edwards |
| Foster and Williams | Musical comedy | August 27-September 2, 1899 | 1 | 1 | |
| Instrumental Willards | Musical artists | July 28-August 3, 1901 | 1 | 1 | |
| Murphy and Williard | Actors | August 7-13, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Herbert and Willing | Blackface comedians and dancers | July 23-29, 1905 September 3-11, 1905 June 14-21, 1908 |
3 | 2 | |
| Doris Wilson-Jackson | Singer | August 6-12, 1899 June 24-July 7, 1900 June 12-18, 1904 |
4 | 3 | Performed with Harry C. Stanley in 1900 and 1904 |
| Francis Wilson | Opera singing | August 5-11, 1900 | 1 | 1 | Performed with Pauline Hall in 1900 |
| Lizzie M. Wilson | German dialect comedienne | July 22-August 4, 1900 | 2 | 1 | |
| Reata Winfield | Violin soloist | May 29-June 4, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kittie Wolf | Dancing and singing | May 20-26, 1900 | 1 | 1 | Known as the "Queen of the Summer Girls" |
| Harrison J. and Lydia Sinclair Wolfe | Actors | August 4-10, 1901 | 1 | 1 | Known as Wolfe and Sinclair |
| Milt and Maude Wood | Singers, dancers, and acrobats | June 19-25, 1904 | 1 | 1 | |
| Myles McCarthy and Alda Woolcott | Actors | July 23-29, 1905 | 1 | 1 | |
| Estelle Wordette & Co. | Comedy actors | June 17-23, 1906 | 1 | 1 |