Bob Hope started out on the vaudeville circuit. What was that life like and how did it influence him? Vaudeville was a major form of popular entertainment in the early part of the century.

Harriet Petersen, of Cranston, wrote, "It was the only entertainment he had during his nine months of active service and now ...

For half a century and through four major U.S. wars, comedian and actor Bob Hope ... as a teenager, Hope spent much of his youth entertaining on the street and then in vaudeville, honing the ...

In this unedited recording, Bob Hope talks about the early days of his career as a comedian, working with such vaudeville legends as Ruby Keeler, Florenz Ziegfeld, Fanny Brice and Al Jolson.

Harriet Petersen wrote to Bob Hope after her husband ... Hope was born in 1903 and got his start in vaudeville performances, which included comedy, singing and dancing. He was a multitalented ...