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And Now Some Vaudeville: Jimmy Durante And Eddie Jackson
We ran this about a year ago but have had a reader request to run it again. Did you ever hear about the old vaudeville shows, where high-energy performers had to entrance an audience with their talents, energy and charisma?
Here’s a perfect example of that kind of act. In 1955 the great comedian Jimmy Durante (one of the most beloved performers of the early to mid 20th century) did his old vaudeville act on TV with his former partner Eddie Jackson. Note the pizazz with which they do the songs, the timing…and the incredible energy of these two performers who were not exactly spring chickens when they wowed this audience.
Young aspiring performers, take note and study their stage presence:
4 Responses to “And Now Some Vaudeville: Jimmy Durante And Eddie Jackson”
Thanks Joe. Delightful…pure entertainment… and what a moving performance…
There's no substitute for a) talent, b) performing in front of a live audience, and c) doing three shows a day for 20 or more years.
As I think I may have mentioned my mother and maternal grandparents were in vaudeville. A hard life.
[...] other day Joe Gandelman linked to a a video of Eddie Jackson and Jimmy Durante, the two surviving members of the great vaudeville [...]