Benjamin Franklin Keith
American vaudeville theater owner (1846ā1914) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Franklin Keith (January 26, 1846 ā March 26, 1914) was an American vaudeville theater owner, who played an important role in the evolution of variety theater into vaudeville.[2][3]
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Benjamin Franklin Keith | |
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Born | (1846-01-26)January 26, 1846 |
Died | March 26, 1914(1914-03-26) (aged 68) |
Occupation(s) | Vaudevillian theatre owner, film exhibitor |
Spouse(s) | Mary Catherine Branley (m. 1873, died 1910)[1] Ethel Bird Chase (m. 1913) |
Children | A. Paul Keith |
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