W. C. Fields — World-Famed Star of Vaudeville (1915) 🇺🇸

W. C. Fields — world-famed star of vaudeville, now a star feature in Ziegfeld’s “Follies,” New York, will be featured in another single comedy, “The Pool Sharks,” to be released on the Mutual’s program September 19. This comedy is being filmed by the Gaumont Company and will be the first of the star comedy releases of that company.

As Mr. Fields’ contract calls for his exclusive service, it is only through the courtesy of Florenz Ziegfeld that the Mutual Corporation is enabled to present this star feature on its regular program.

Mr. Fields was born in Philadelphia in 1880 and made his first appearance in vaudeville there when he was sixteen years old. He continued in vaudeville with a single exception until his present engagement with the “Follies.” Ten years ago, in 1905–1906, he broke away from vaudeville and was featured with McIntyre and Heath in the original production of The Ham Tree, under the management of Klaw & Erlanger. During this engagement he became a favorite with theatergoers all over the country.

Mr. Fields’ [W. C. Fields] popularity is not confined to the United States alone. He is well known on the Continent, having performed in all the principal vaudeville houses from Naples to Petrograd, and has given command performances before most of the crowned heads of Europe. He has also toured India, Austria and Australia. Mr. Fields will accompany the “Follies” when the company starts for its annual tour of the Pacific coast next month.

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Collection: Moving Picture World, September 1915