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Kate Elinore (2 December 1876 – 30 December 1924) was an American vaudeville entertainer.

Biography

Kate Elinore was born on 2 December 1876 in Brooklyn. Kate’s comedic characters were based on female impersonators.^[1]^[2] She began her career in vaudeville in a comic act with her sister May Elinore. ^[3] On 30 July 1894 she made her first appearance with her sister in Atlantic City. The Elinore sisters joined Tony Pastor's Company in New York in 1896.^[4] For fifteen years, Elinore Sisters developed a series of Irish American characters, ^[5]and they “exploited ethnic, class, and gender hierarchies in creating their humor.” ^[1]

In 1909, she teamed with Sam Williams (1884-1961), who worked in vaudeville as a pianist. ^[3] She later married him. ^[4] Kate was featured as a musical comedy actress in the role of Lizette in the original production of Victor Herbert’s comic opera Naughty Marietta in 1910.^[3]^[4] Halttunen considers Kate as “a rare woman in the rough field of ethnic comedy.”^[6]

She died on 30 December 1924 in Indianapolis following “a mysterious illness.” ^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Hewitt, Nancy A. (15 April 2008). A Companion to American Women's History. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-470-99858-8. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ S, Hengen (2 January 2014). Performing Gender and Comedy: Theories, Texts and Contexts. Oxon: Routledge. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-134-38558-4. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Slide, Anthony (12 March 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-617-03250-9. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c DesRochers, R. (24 July 2014). The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian. New York City: Springer. p. NA. ISBN 978-1-137-35718-2. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Ashby, LeRoy (12 May 2006). With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-813-17132-6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Halttunen, Karen (28 January 2014). A Companion to American Cultural History. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-118-79806-5. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[auto-1] Hewitt, Nancy A. (15 April 2008). A Companion to American Women's History. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-470-99858-8. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[2] S, Hengen (2 January 2014). Performing Gender and Comedy: Theories, Texts and Contexts. Oxon: Routledge. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-134-38558-4. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[auto1-3] Slide, Anthony (12 March 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-617-03250-9. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[auto2-4] DesRochers, R. (24 July 2014). The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian. New York City: Springer. p. NA. ISBN 978-1-137-35718-2. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[5] Ashby, LeRoy (12 May 2006). With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-813-17132-6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[6] Halttunen, Karen (28 January 2014). A Companion to American Cultural History. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-118-79806-5. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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