Jimmy Savo ( â€" September , ) was an American Vaudeville, Broadway,
nightclub, film and television performer, comedian, juggler, and mime
artist.Born in New York City as James Vincent Savo on July , , Savo
began his career as a juggler in amateur contests and went on to the
burlesque circuit and then Broadway. In , he originated the role of
"Dromio of Syracuse" in The Boys from Syracuse.Savo also starred in
"Once In A Blue Moon," () written by Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur.
The film was not a success, costing Paramount pictures $,.In Isidore
Herk and the Shubert brothers co-produced a Broadway show called Wine,
Women and Song, starring Jimmy Savo and Margie Hart. The show was
advertised as a combination of vaudeville, burlesque and Broadway
revue, and ran for seven weeks. The revue included striptease, which
shocked some of the audiences. Wine, Women and Song was closed by
court order in December .
nightclub, film and television performer, comedian, juggler, and mime
artist.Born in New York City as James Vincent Savo on July , , Savo
began his career as a juggler in amateur contests and went on to the
burlesque circuit and then Broadway. In , he originated the role of
"Dromio of Syracuse" in The Boys from Syracuse.Savo also starred in
"Once In A Blue Moon," () written by Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur.
The film was not a success, costing Paramount pictures $,.In Isidore
Herk and the Shubert brothers co-produced a Broadway show called Wine,
Women and Song, starring Jimmy Savo and Margie Hart. The show was
advertised as a combination of vaudeville, burlesque and Broadway
revue, and ran for seven weeks. The revue included striptease, which
shocked some of the audiences. Wine, Women and Song was closed by
court order in December .
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