Walter Scott Butterfield

W. S. Butterfield
Portrait of Butterfield ca. 1925
Born(1867-04-25)April 25, 1867
Connersville, Indiana
DiedApril 23, 1936(1936-04-23) (aged 68)
Boston
Burial placeOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan

Walter Scott "Colonel W. S." Butterfield (April 25, 1867 – April 23, 1936) was an American vaudeville promoter and theater manager. His business, W. S. Butterfield Theatres, operated over 100 theatres at its peak, with locations throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.[1]

  1. ^ Howard, Keith (2019). "Butterfield, Walter Scott (1867-1936): Michigan's "Theater Man"". Kalamazoo Public Library. Retrieved 2023-05-31.