F.H. Stansfield

"barnyard imitator" / late 1800s-early 1900s




- Chicago / February 1897

  • "F. H. Stansfield is a comedian that does not crack stale jokes and sing stale songs, and his act is full of the spirit of wholesome humor.
    He was well received." (The Morning Oregonian; June 30,1905)


  • "F. H. Stansfield, Droll Barnyard Imitator" (The Sunday Oregonian; March 11, 1906)


  • "Many musical numbers are introduced including F. H. Stansfield's original reuben specialty, 'Echoes from the Barnyard."
    (South Bend News-Times: Volume 31, Number 351; December 10, 1914 )

  • "There is nothing remarkable in the sketch, unless it be the acting of F. H. Stansfield"
    (Duluth Evening Herald; February 9, 1914)

  • Ancestry.com

    Subject: Minnesota Stansfields / Author: Kerrie Stansfield
    Date: Sunday, July 16, 2000

    "My grandfather Francis Allen Stansfield lived in Osakis Minnesota and was one of the two largest distributors of one-armed bandits up and down Minnesota from 1895 through 1945.
    My grandmother was a vaudeville performer (piano/singing) and they met in Minneapolis during one of her shows.
    Please contact me if you need more information -- we have several relatives up around the Alexandria area also."


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