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Reuben Rag Sheet music for "Reuben Rag," a song performed by Sophie Tucker and illustrated by Gene Buck.
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"Goldie, Fields, and Glide" from The Jack Benny Program Jack Benny, George Burns, and Bing Crosby perform an intentionally awful vaudeville routine on The Jack Benny Program television show.
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Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars Recording of the song "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars" about a dying Jewish man who wants another Jewish man to pay his debt before he passes away. The record describes the song as a "Hebrew dialect song."
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Sadie Salome (Go Home) Recording of the song "Sadie Salome (Go Home)" about a Jewish man who finds out that his Jewish girlfriend has become an actress. The song, written by Irving Berlin, was popularized by Fanny Brice.
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Publicity Photo of Fanny Brice from Palace Theatre Photograph of comedian Fanny Brice from the Palace Theatre where she headlined in 1923.
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Weber and Fields Pool Hall Routine Vaudeville comedy duo Joe Weber and Lew Fields perform their famous pool hall routine which was part of their "Dutch act" in this early sound-on-film short.
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Smith and Dale - Blackface Song and Dance Men Photograph of the vaudeville duo (Joe) Smith and (Charlie) Dale in blackface makeup.
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My Yiddisha Mammy Sheet music for "My Yiddisha Mammy: Novelty Fox Trot Song" sung by Eddie Cantor in Make It Snappy.
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Walter Winchell Gang: On the Sidewalks of New York Photograph with caption: "On the Sidewalks of New York. In a 1910 Gus Edwards skit, Winchell appeared with Eddie Cantor, George Jessel and a number of other urchins, as shown above. A hard-hitting bodyguard now accompanies Winchell, who has been socked on several occasions, once by Al Jolson, who alleged a Winchell movie scenario reflected on Ruby Keeler, Jolson's wife... Among Walter's close friends is Ben Bernie, the orchestra leader. The two recently made a picture, "Wake Up and Live," for Twentieth Century-Fox. The off-guard pictures on this page were made on the movie set.
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Excerpt from Glorifying the American Girl "Joe's Blue Front" (also known as "Belt in the Back") sketch from Glorifying the American Girl (1929) starring Eddie Cantor, Louis Sorin, and Lew Hearn.