Hassan Ben Ali: Best of the Alley Oop Acts by Trav S.D.

I first came across the name Hassan Ben Ali in Joe Laurie's Vaudeville book, where the author calls Ali and his troupe "the best of the alley oop acts" " meaning the best of the acrobatic risley acts. Hailing from from Morocco, Hassan Ben Ali began performing in the U.S. in 1884 at Tony Pastor's […]

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