Ryan and Ryan
eccentric dancers / 1890s-1920s
Honolulu, Hawai; Bijou Theatre (1911)
Buffalo--Imperial Music Hall... Ryan and Ryan...
New York Dramatic Mirror; 1897
Tony Pastor's
Tony Pastor heads his own bill this week, and has for his
assistants... and Ryan and Ryan, Irish sketch duo.
San Francisco Call, Volume 109, Number 180, 29 May 1911
Carita Day and Ryans at the Empress Should Combine
"There are two dancing acts at the Empress this week. Both are good.
They could be combined, however, and the result would be one of the
best vaudeville nets on the Sullivan-Considine circuit. Carlta Day
is on that program as a girl who can sing and dance. She does both
well. Ryan and Ryan are billed as dancers and Imitators. They are.
But if Miss Day had a couple of men as partners and Ryan and Ryan
added a woman to their act, the result would be more than doubly successful."
THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER (Harvard); February 11, 1921
"...Ryan and Ryan perform a remarkable clog with shoes four feet long."
1925-01-26; NYC Albee Theatre
"Vaudeville show... 'Song-Steps and Such' by Ryan and Ryan..."
The Reading Eagle; September 16, 1927
Vaudeville Bill At Park
"A spakling and varied program is presented at the park for the last half of the week...
Ryan and Ryan open the show with a singing and dancing offering that is extraordinary."
Vaudeville News; November 19, 1927
Among the Vaudeville Folks of Old New England
Boston, Mass ., Nov. 12. ”I recently returned here after spending a few days in
the flood district. Many performers were marooned in the following cities , but all
are 0. K. and are out of the district. The artists were... Ryan and Ryan..."
Vaudeville News; June 8, 1929
BEN RYAN SAILS
Ben Ryan, late of Ryan and Ryan, now known as the 3 Ryans , sailed from New York
June 1, on the Majestic for England. The trip is for vacation purposes. His address
for some weeks to come will be 64 Oakfield Road, Clifton, Bristol, England.
B.F. Keith's Theatre / Washington, DC / Vaudeville Program / March 15, 1920