Hobart Cavanaugh: From "State Fair" to "Stella"
Virginia City born Hobart Cavanaugh (1886-1950) was an early vaudeville partner of Walter Catlett. The mild-mannered, weak-chinned character actor broke into Broadway in 1916 with Mile-a-Minute Kendall, then returned to the boards for another dozen shows between 1919 and 1935, the longest-running of which was Irene (1919-21). In 1928 Cavanaugh appeared in San Francisco Nights, […]