Stars of Vaudeville #421: Grock
Once the world’s highest paid entertainer, hailed the world over as the “king” and “emperor” of clowns, Grock performed primarily in European circuses but rates a shout-out here because he did play some American vaudeville dates, including, notably, the Palace. Born in Switzerland on this day in 1880 (Charles Adrien Wettach), he was taught to [...]
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