Barto and Mann

Barto and Mann rehearsal at the Paradise Cabaret Restaurant, 49th Street and Broadway, New York, 1936

Barto and Mann: Dewey Barto (né Stewart Steven Swoyer; June 10, 1896 – January 31, 1973[1]) and George Mann (December 2, 1905 — November 22, 1977[2]), known as the "laugh kings" of vaudeville,[3] were a comedic dance act from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Their acrobatic, somewhat risqué, performance played on their disparities in height; Barto was 4'11" and Mann was 6'6".

  1. ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Ex-Broadway Dancer Dies in S[anta] M[onica] Home". Evening Outlook. November 26, 1977.
  3. ^ Green, Nat S. (June 2, 1929). "New Palace, Chicago". The Billboard.