Excavating Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes (1885-1976) was a comical character actor of stage and screen whose career lasted about 50 years. Originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes started out as a comedian in minstrel shows, vaudeville and traveling musical revues like Flo-Flo (1908) and The College Girls (1909). He was headlining on the Keith-Orpheum circuit by the mid-teens, which […]