Pleased to find this info on the Rialto! My great-uncle, Johnny Bohn, was an emcee and frequent performer at the Rialto during its 20s-30s heyday. My father, who was born in 1920, recalled being sneaked in occasionally to see his uncle perform. He described his stand-up comedy as similar in style to Rodney Dangerfield’s. Several of Johnny’s brothers and sisters also performed at the Rialto, Orpheum, and other Chicago vaudeville theaters of the time. Great site; big thanks to those who are posting pics, too!
Pleased to find this info on the Rialto! My great-uncle, Johnny Bohn, was an emcee and frequent performer at the Rialto during its 20s-30s heyday. My father, who was born in 1920, recalled being sneaked in occasionally to see his uncle perform. He described his stand-up comedy as similar in style to Rodney Dangerfield’s. Several of Johnny’s brothers and sisters also performed at the Rialto, Orpheum, and other Chicago vaudeville theaters of the time. Great site; big thanks to those who are posting pics, too!