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Chester Hale

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ActorChoreographer 1901–1987 On stage 19211924

Harold "Scrappy" Lambert (May 12, 1901 – November 30, 1987) was an American dance-band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s. At Rutgers University, he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. In February 1925, fellow student Billy Hillpot and he formed a musical duo impersonating the Smith Brothers. They were discovered in 1926 by Ben Bernie, who signed them to perform with his orchestra. Lambert and Hillpot appeared on many recordings with the orchestra and remained under Bernie's employ until 1928. Other bandleaders who employed Lambert include Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzel, Fred Rich, and Sam Lanin. In the 19…

On stage 3 productions, 3 years

1921 Music Box Revue [1921] Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 440 perf.
1921 Music Box Revue Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 440 perf.
1924 Hassard Short's Ritz Revue Ritz Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 109 perf.

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Worked with more than once7 names

Wilda Bennett 2 productions
Sam Bernard 2 productions
Paul Frawley 2 productions
Miriam Hopkins 2 productions
Joseph Santley 2 productions
Ivy Sawyer 2 productions
Florence Moore 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking.

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