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White Rats of America

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The White Rats was a fraternal organization formed by vaudeville performers, led by George Fuller Golden, as a labor union to support the rights of male performers. [1]

18 relations: American Federation of Labor, Benjamin Franklin Keith, Blacklisting, David C. Montgomery, Eddie Foy Sr., Edward Franklin Albee II, Ezra Kendall, Fred Niblo, Fred Stone, George "Honey Boy" Evans, George Fuller Golden, Grand Order of Water Rats, Horace Goldin, Nat M. Wills, Ren Shields, Trade union, Vaudeville, Vaudeville Managers Association.

American Federation of Labor

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States founded in Columbus, Ohio, in December 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor union.

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Benjamin Franklin Keith

Benjamin Franklin Keith (January 26, 1846 – March 26, 1914) was an American vaudeville theater owner, highly influential in the evolution of variety theater into vaudeville.

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Blacklisting

Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority, compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as not being acceptable to those making the list.

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David C. Montgomery

David Craig Montgomery (21 March 1870 – 20 April 1917) was an American actor and dancer, the partner of Fred Stone.

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Eddie Foy Sr.

Edwin Fitzgerald (March 9, 1856 – February 16, 1928),Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; and McNeilly, Donald.

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Edward Franklin Albee II

Edward Franklin Albee (October 8, 1857 – March 11, 1930) was a vaudeville impresario, and the adoptive grandfather of Edward Franklin Albee, the playwright.

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Ezra Kendall

Ezra Kendall (February 15, 1861 – January 23, 1910) was an American actor-comedian, humorist, playwright and author who was known for his depiction of typical New England Yankees.

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Fred Niblo

Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.

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Fred Stone

Fred Andrew Stone (August 19, 1873 – March 6, 1959) was an American actor.

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George "Honey Boy" Evans

George Evans (10 March 1870 – 5 March 1915) known as "Honey Boy" Evans was a Welsh-born songwriter, comedian, entertainer, and musician active in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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George Fuller Golden

George Fuller Golden (1868 – February 17, 1912), was a popular vaudeville entertainer at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Grand Order of Water Rats

The Grand Order of Water Rats is a British entertainment industry fraternity and charitable organisation, based in London.

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Horace Goldin

Horace Goldin (17 December 1873 – 22 April 1939) was a stage magician who was noted for his lightning fast presentation style and who achieved international fame with his versions of the sawing a woman in half illusion.

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Nat M. Wills

Nat M. Wills (born Louis McGrath Wills) (July 11, 1873 – December 9, 1917), was a popular stage star, vaudeville entertainer, and recording artist at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Ren Shields

Ren Shields was an American folk musician born in 1868 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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Vaudeville

Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment.

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Vaudeville Managers Association

The Vaudeville Managers Association (VMA) was a cartel of managers of American vaudeville theaters established in 1900, dominated by the Boston-based Keith-Albee chain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rats_of_America

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