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[Bugsy]

Tommy Gibbons vaudeville ad.

[Exhibitman]

Any idea where that vaudeville piece is from?

I already posted this in a different thread but WTF, I am so pleased to get it that I might as well do it here too!



I have no idea what this is, other than it is old and came from a European seller:

[D. Bergin]

I'm guessing the Gibbons piece is from his 1924 trip to England, to fight Jack Bloomfield.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Any idea where that vaudeville piece is from?

It is from a stint at the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis. It opened in 1916 and is still in use today.

Gibbons was from St. Paul, so doing an event at a venue across the river wouldn't have been unusual. While he didn't make much from the 1923 title fight with Jack Dempsey, he did pretty well with the vaudeville shows.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

It is from a stint at the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis. It opened in 1916 and is still in use today.

Gibbons was from St. Paul, so doing an event at a venue across the river wouldn't have been unusual. While he didn't make much from the 1923 title fight with Jack Dempsey, he did pretty well with the vaudeville shows.

I stand corrected then. The Pathe News reference on top of all the European sounding supporting acts led me to believe it was UK based.

[Bugsy]

Here is a little more info on Gibbons' show at the Pantages:

[Bugsy]

I guess the poster isn't necessarily from the Minneapolis location. It looks like Pantages had a pretty big circuit around this time. This is the schedule for a 1921 Pantages tour

[wondo]

Came in the mail yesterday