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'''Marshall Montgomery''' (Smith?) was a popular ventriloquist who performed all over the world. He played at the [[Hippodrome]] in May, 1918.
'''Marshall Montgomery''' (c.1887-1942) was a popular ventriloquist who performed all over the world. He played at the [[Hippodrome]] in May, 1918.


He was able to eat, drink, and whistle with a handkerchief stuffed into his mouth.
== Biography ==
Montgomery was able to eat, drink, and whistle with a handkerchief stuffed into his mouth.


He headlined in [[vaudeville]] for many years and his last performance was at The Diamond Horseshoe in New York.
He headlined in [[vaudeville]] for many years and his last performance was at The Diamond Horseshoe in New York.
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The Ring No. 2 of the International Brotherhood of Ventriloquists was named in his honor in Chicago.
The Ring No. 2 of the International Brotherhood of Ventriloquists was named in his honor in Chicago.


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 28 November 2023

Marshall Montgomery
BornSmith?
circa 1887
DiedSeptember 30, 1942 (age 54)
Brooklyn, New York

Marshall Montgomery (c.1887-1942) was a popular ventriloquist who performed all over the world. He played at the Hippodrome in May, 1918.

Biography

Montgomery was able to eat, drink, and whistle with a handkerchief stuffed into his mouth.

He headlined in vaudeville for many years and his last performance was at The Diamond Horseshoe in New York.

In the 1920s he he left the stage for business, but returned to ventriloquism in the 1930s and continued until his death.[1]

Montgomery had many friends in magic. Guy Jarrett had built him a free walking figure and when he lived in the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, New York, Al Baker was his consultant [2]

The Ring No. 2 of the International Brotherhood of Ventriloquists was named in his honor in Chicago.

References

  1. Obit, Sphinx, November 1942
  2. Tops, July 1967