HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" CHAPTER # 57 - MORE FAMOUS NAMES WHO PERFORMED OR SPOKE IN SYRACUSE BETWEEN 1916-1929

Oct 4-6, 1918     Howard Thurston                       Bastable Theater

                            "World Famous Magician"

Apr 7, 1919        Jack Dempsey Boxing Exhibition

                           (Fought two men in one day)

Dec 8, 1919       Ira Gershwin                              Empire Theater

                          (Appears in Half Past Eight"

June 13-16, 1920   Helen Keller                           B.F. Keiths

July 18-21, 1920    Will Rogers                            Savoy Theater

                              (Starred in Cupid the Cowpuncher)

Sept 19, 1920     John Phillip Sousa Band             Empire Theater

Apr 14, 1923      Rudolph Valentino & Wife         State Street Armory

Nov 4-9, 1923   Jack Benny (Vaudeville)              B.F. Keiths

Feb 21-23, 1924    4 Marx Brothers                    Wieting Opera House
                              (Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo)

June 17, 1924     Ringling Bros & Barnum Bailey Circus

                           "The Greatest Show on Earth"  cast of 1,600 w/ 43 elephants

Oct 26-30, 1925     Houdini                                Wieting Opera House
                               "$10,000 Challenge"

July 28, 1927      Charles Lindbergh                      Amboy Airport   

                           w/ Spirit of St. Louis'

Oct 4, 1927         Babe Ruth                                Temple Theater

Dec 2, 1927       Al Jolson                                   Wieting Opera House 

                          (in "Big Boy")

Feb 15, 1929     Ben Turpin / Vaudeville              B.F. Keiths

Mar 17-19, 1929  Kate Smith / Vaudeville           B.F. Keiths