Frank- Tinney

(black-face) comedian / 1900s-1920s



Broadway Musical Comedy/Revue Credits:

Music Box Revue: Sep 22, 1923 - May 1924

Daffy Dill: Aug 22, 1922 - Oct 21, 1922

Tickle Me: Aug 17, 1920 - Feb 12, 1921

Atta Boy: Dec 23, 1918 - Jan 11, 1919

Doing Our Bit: Oct 18, 1917 - Feb 09, 1918

The Century Girl: Nov 06, 1916 - Apr 28, 1917

Watch Your Step: Dec 08, 1914 - May 08, 1915
(a Carriage Caller at the Opera, a Pullman Porter, and a Coat Room Boy)

Ziegfeld Follies of 1913: Jun 16, 1913 - Sep 06, 1913

A Winsome Widow: Apr 11, 1912 - Sep 07, 1912 ("Noah")

The Revue of Revues: Sep 27, 1911 - Nov 11, 1911


California Outlook: Vol. X #10 (March 1911)

("Amusements: page 18 (playing at the Orpheum)

"Another in the new bill will be Frank Tinney, who says he is 'a revelation in burnt cork,'
and to whom reports attribute a big hit. Tinney is original, unique in his methods, full of
fun and has a brand of humor all his own."


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