Mystery Illustration 38

These three performers had a stage act. They even appeared on Milton Berle's TV show. What was their shtick?

Answer after the jump.

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Original text here.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 04, 2017
Category: Entertainment | 1940s

Comments

At the top of the ad is probably the only time I've ever seen the word "trampoliningly". I'm imagining "trampoliningly" as a word in a spelling bee, and the contestant asking that it be used in a sentence.

Posted by Fritz G on 02/04/17 at 07:19 AM

The bellhop deal made me think they were calling for Philip Morris. Never knew there is a National Trampoline Champ, but of course there is.

Posted by Virtual on 02/04/17 at 11:11 AM

Not Wilson, Keppel and Betty before they were famous, then.

Posted by Richard Bos on 02/08/17 at 02:13 AM

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