Of all the great forgotten stars of vaudeville, no one more regrettably forgotten comes to mind than the great Irene Franklin (born 13 June 1876 in New York City – 16 June 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey. Long before there were female comedy stand-up pioneers such as Jackie “Moms” Mabley or Joan Rivers there were…Continue Reading Irene Franklin: Pioneer of Female Stand-Up Comedy by David Soren