312:
42:
265:, Chicago, caused strict enforcement of the fire laws in New York. The partners were told that they would have to remodel or close the Music Hall and this caused a disagreement which temporarily split their partnership. Their final performance at the theatre as a duo was in the musical
143:, New York when they were just ~this is misquoted from reference ~ nine years old. Their slapstick, rough-house, English-garbling antics soon caught on and they were a sensation in San Francisco where they appeared for 10 weeks for $ 250 per week, an unusually high salary at that time.
288:
was briefly a star in the production. However, this partnership was short lived as
Ziegfeld and Held did not get along with Weber, and their relationship with Weber and the theatre ended quickly after the production premiered with the actress
778:
220:
The Weber and Fields musical burlesques included exceptional casts with well known performers and comics of the
American stage brought in to perform alongside Weber and Fields. Some performers who appeared in their productions included
795:
329:
293:
replacing Held and
Ziegfeld divesting of his role as producer. The theatre was later re-named Weber’s Theatre and in 1913 became a movie theatre; ceasing live performance. The building was demolished in 1917.
160:
On
October 24, 1892, the Imperial Music Hall opened. Weber and Field took over the lease of the theatre on May 27, 1896, and after a period of closure for renovations, the theatre re-opened under the name
139:
family, Fields and Weber formed their partnership while still children. The two appeared at Bowery saloons, museums, circuses, and in 1885 made their first stage appearance at
321:
593:
382:, which proved to be the last stage appearance of the two performers as a team. They gave a cameo performance performing their "casino" routine in the 1940 movie
573:
162:
876:
367:
routine. This film premiered at the Rivoli
Theater in New York City on April 15, 1923. Three years later, the duo were among those supporting
330:
213:; the latter of which also worked as the duos manager for their national tours. These highly popular and financially profitable musical
866:
687:
629:
280:, which opened on October 20, 1904. Some early advertisements for this show also used the name Weber & Ziegfeld’s Music Hall, as
752:
724:
695:
666:
637:
557:
871:
274:
After Fields departure, Weber rechristened the theatre Weber's Music Hall; beginning with Weber's first musical without Fields,
165:. It was the resident theatre of the comedy duo from 1896 through 1904; with the pair starring in numerous original high energy
658:
154:
601:
153:. They returned to New York, appearing at Tony Pastor's theater on 14th Street, and in 1894 made their Broadway debut in
713:
Early
Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1843-1918
827:
745:
The City and the
Theatre: The History of New York Playhouses; a 250 Year Journey from Bowling Green to Times Square
140:
434:
206:
525:
716:
384:
379:
489:
861:
856:
375:
on the NBC Radio
Network's November 15, 1926 debut broadcast. Their own NBC series followed in 1931.
281:
271:
on
January 30, 1904; after which their partnership dissolved until they re-united eight years later.
254:
407:
302:
574:"LOUIS DE LANGE KILLED IN HIS ROOM IN HOTEL; Whether Playwright Was Murdered the Police Can't Say"
578:
818:
748:
720:
691:
662:
633:
553:
402:
276:
836:
411:
262:
290:
242:
230:
222:
166:
464:
415:
250:
238:
210:
521:
A History of the New York Stage From the First
Performance in 1732 to 1901, volume III
850:
360:
267:
234:
226:
136:
65:
435:
Jewish Daily Forward: "Finding an Audience: Years of Invisibility" by Stuart Klawans
354:
246:
842:
Link showing one of the imitation Weber and Fields comic routines by Kolb and Dill
17:
823:
519:
448:
328:
372:
368:
258:
84:
397:
345:
150:
120:
113:
109:
96:
364:
357:
285:
214:
41:
378:
Weber and Fields also reunited for the December 27, 1932 inaugural show at
832:
261:. They were forced to close the Broadway Music Hall when the fire at the
549:
841:
814:
147:
217:
not only starred Weber and Fields, but were produced by them as well.
117:
450:
Weber and Fields: Their Tribulations, Triumphs and Their Associates
205:(1903). Several of their shows were created by the writing team of
418:, other similar comedy teams with partners in real-life conflict.
297:
Weber and Fields reunited in 1912, producing the unsuccessful
310:
546:
Broadway: An Encyclopedia of Theater and American Culture
146:
The young men had a "Dutch act" in which both portrayed
305:(1912–1913; later re-named the 44th Street Theatre).
353:
In 1923, Weber and Fields partnered yet again for a
92:
73:
51:
32:
594:"Weber and Fields: When Burlesque Meant Burlesque"
108:(11 August 1867 – 10 May 1942) was an American
363:short, where the team recreated their famous
284:was the work's initial producer and his wife
8:
777:Anonymous. "Radio's Effect On The Theatre".
684:The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals
626:The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals
539:
537:
535:
169:farces mounted at that theatre; including
40:
29:
27:American vaudeville performer (1867-1942)
157:. They had three companies on the road.
513:
511:
427:
738:
736:
343:
833:Collected Works of Weber & Fields
163:Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall
7:
688:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
630:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
25:
747:. Back Stage Books. p. 133.
336:A 1916 comedy routine with Fields
797:What's on the Air, February 1931
344:Problems playing this file? See
326:
659:University Press of Mississippi
490:"The Theater: Weber & . . "
877:American vaudeville performers
711:Donald J. Stubblebine (2015).
655:The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville
544:Greenfield, Thomas A. (2009).
518:Brown, Thomas Allston (1903).
1:
794:Anonymous. "Bits of Script".
582:. March 14, 1906. p. 2.
303:Weber and Fields' Music Hall
743:Henderson, Mary C. (2004).
396:The backstage hostility in
893:
828:Internet Broadway Database
780:Variety, November 17, 1926
301:and opening a new theatre
199:The Stickiness of Gelatine
112:performer who, along with
867:Jewish American comedians
39:
526:Dodd, Mead & Company
195:Humming Birds and Onions
872:American male comedians
717:McFarland & Company
614:Billboard, May 23, 1942
410:, but also possibly on
406:is reportedly based on
203:The Big Little Princess
171:Cyranose de Bric-a-Brac
767:Billboard May 23, 1942
653:Anthony Slide (2012).
315:
141:Miner's Bowery Theatre
783:. NY. pp. 1, 44.
453:. Boni and Liveright.
447:Isman, Felix (1924).
380:Radio City Music Hall
314:
155:Hammerstein's Olympia
99:, theatrical producer
690:. pp. 245–246.
632:. pp. 179–180.
598:Robert Bruce Stewart
552:. pp. 183–184.
282:Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
682:Dietz, Dan (2022).
624:Dietz, Dan (2022).
604:on 31 January 2017.
408:Gallagher and Shean
106:Joseph Morris Weber
579:The New York Times
465:"Weber and Fields"
316:
18:Weber & Fields
800:. NY. p. 47.
403:The Sunshine Boys
400:'s play and film
331:
277:Higgledy-Piggledy
201:(1902-1903), and
103:
102:
46:Joe Weber in 1901
16:(Redirected from
884:
837:Internet Archive
802:
801:
791:
785:
784:
774:
768:
765:
759:
758:
740:
731:
730:
708:
702:
701:
679:
673:
672:
650:
644:
643:
621:
615:
612:
606:
605:
600:. Archived from
590:
584:
583:
570:
564:
563:
541:
530:
529:
515:
506:
505:
503:
501:
486:
480:
479:
477:
475:
461:
455:
454:
444:
438:
432:
412:Weber and Fields
333:
332:
313:
263:Iroquois Theater
125:Weber and Fields
80:
61:
59:
44:
30:
21:
892:
891:
887:
886:
885:
883:
882:
881:
847:
846:
811:
806:
805:
793:
792:
788:
776:
775:
771:
766:
762:
755:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:. p. 103.
710:
709:
705:
698:
681:
680:
676:
669:
661:. p. 541.
652:
651:
647:
640:
623:
622:
618:
613:
609:
592:
591:
587:
572:
571:
567:
560:
543:
542:
533:
517:
516:
509:
499:
497:
488:
487:
483:
473:
471:
469:Britannica .com
463:
462:
458:
446:
445:
441:
433:
429:
424:
394:
385:Lillian Russell
351:
350:
342:
340:
339:
338:
337:
334:
327:
324:
317:
311:
291:Trixie Friganza
243:Peter F. Dailey
231:Ross and Fenton
223:Lillian Russell
133:
88:
87:, United States
82:
78:
69:
68:, United States
63:
62:August 11, 1867
57:
55:
47:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
890:
888:
880:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
849:
848:
845:
844:
839:
830:
821:
810:
809:External links
807:
804:
803:
786:
769:
760:
753:
732:
725:
703:
696:
674:
667:
645:
638:
616:
607:
585:
565:
558:
531:
528:. p. 583.
507:
496:. 28 July 1941
481:
456:
439:
426:
425:
423:
420:
416:Smith and Dale
393:
390:
341:
335:
325:
320:
319:
318:
309:
308:
307:
255:Willie Collier
251:Marie Dressler
239:David Warfield
211:Louis De Lange
183:Fiddle-dee-dee
175:Helter Skelter
132:
129:
101:
100:
94:
90:
89:
83:
81:(aged 74)
75:
71:
70:
64:
53:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
889:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
852:
843:
840:
838:
835: at the
834:
831:
829:
825:
822:
820:
816:
813:
812:
808:
799:
798:
790:
787:
782:
781:
773:
770:
764:
761:
756:
754:9780823006373
750:
746:
739:
737:
733:
728:
726:9781476605609
722:
718:
714:
707:
704:
699:
697:9781538168943
693:
689:
685:
678:
675:
670:
668:9781617032509
664:
660:
656:
649:
646:
641:
639:9781538168943
635:
631:
627:
620:
617:
611:
608:
603:
599:
595:
589:
586:
581:
580:
575:
569:
566:
561:
559:9780313342653
555:
551:
547:
540:
538:
536:
532:
527:
523:
522:
514:
512:
508:
495:
491:
485:
482:
470:
466:
460:
457:
452:
451:
443:
440:
437:April 9, 2004
436:
431:
428:
421:
419:
417:
413:
409:
405:
404:
399:
391:
389:
387:
386:
381:
376:
374:
370:
366:
362:
361:sound-on-film
359:
356:
349:
347:
323:
322:Baseball game
306:
304:
300:
295:
292:
287:
283:
279:
278:
272:
270:
269:
268:Whoop-Dee-Doo
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:DeWolf Hopper
232:
228:
227:Fay Templeton
224:
218:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
191:Twirly Whirly
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
158:
156:
152:
149:
144:
142:
138:
130:
128:
126:
122:
119:
116:, formed the
115:
111:
107:
98:
95:
93:Occupation(s)
91:
86:
76:
72:
67:
66:New York City
54:
50:
43:
38:
31:
19:
796:
789:
779:
772:
763:
744:
712:
706:
683:
677:
654:
648:
625:
619:
610:
602:the original
597:
588:
577:
568:
545:
524:. New York:
520:
498:. Retrieved
493:
484:
472:. Retrieved
468:
459:
449:
442:
430:
401:
395:
383:
377:
355:Lee DeForest
352:
298:
296:
275:
273:
266:
247:Mabel Fenton
219:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
159:
145:
134:
124:
105:
104:
97:Vaudevillian
79:(1942-05-10)
77:May 10, 1942
862:1942 deaths
857:1867 births
373:Mary Garden
369:Will Rogers
299:Hokey Pokey
259:Sam Bernard
207:Edgar Smith
187:Hoity Toity
179:Whirl-i-gig
85:Los Angeles
851:Categories
422:References
398:Neil Simon
346:media help
215:burlesques
151:immigrants
135:Born to a
121:double-act
114:Lew Fields
110:vaudeville
58:1867-08-11
824:Joe Weber
815:Joe Weber
365:pool hall
358:Phonofilm
286:Anna Held
131:Biography
34:Joe Weber
550:ABC-CLIO
414:, or on
197:(1902),
193:(1902),
189:(1901),
185:(1900),
181:(1899),
177:(1899),
173:(1898),
826:at the
500:19 July
474:19 July
167:musical
751:
723:
694:
665:
636:
556:
392:Legacy
148:German
137:Jewish
118:comedy
819:IMDb
749:ISBN
721:ISBN
692:ISBN
663:ISBN
634:ISBN
554:ISBN
502:2023
494:Time
476:2023
371:and
257:and
233:and
209:and
74:Died
52:Born
817:at
123:of
853::
735:^
715:.
686:.
657:.
628:.
596:.
576:.
548:.
534:^
510:^
492:.
467:.
388:.
253:,
249:,
245:,
241:,
237:,
229:,
225:,
127:.
757:.
729:.
700:.
671:.
642:.
562:.
504:.
478:.
348:.
60:)
56:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
