Today is the birthday of crazy-legged comedienne Charlotte Greenwood (for her full bio plus a clip of her with Buster Keaton go here). In the clip below from Down Argentine Way she follows the Nicholas Brothers with some high-kicking nuttiness of her own.
To find out more about the history of vaudeville, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and many other fine establishments.
