Name/Title
Little Lord RobertEntry/Object ID
2020.306.001Description
A postcard with the front showing an advertisement for Little Lord Robert, a vaudeville performer. The front of the card reads "Little Lord Robert, The Smallest Vaudeville Performer In the World Age 21 years, Weight 14 pounds"
Message typed on the rear reads:
"Greeting. To MY FRIENDS and all of those who are going to be my friends, all over this country, I am announcing that my future public appearances will be confined to the vaudeville and dramatic stage, and no matter in what part of the country you may be I shall be glad to meet you.
With kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
LITTLE LORD ROBERT"
Little Lord Robert was the stage name of English little person Robert Kantor. He performed with Ringling Bros. circus, in the early 1900s, and appeared in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939) as one of the "Munchkin Soldiers". The New York Times stated his age in 1909 as 23, when it announced his engagement to female "dwarf" Coretta (Ruby Richoff) but this turned out to be a Ringling Bros. publicity stunt.Subject Person/Organization
Robert KantorCollection
Postcard CollectionRelationships
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Place
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Chattanooga, Tennessee*Copyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
