Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz (April 11, 1893 – September 22, 1980) was an American vaudevillian, comic actor, and theatrical producer. Early life Lou Holtz was born 11 April 1893 in San Francisco, to Olga (née Levine) and Asher Holtz. Career At fifteen, Holtz, with Boland, and Harris, were spotted by Elsie Janiss mother, while playing at the Crest, a popular night spot, in San Francisco, and she brought them to New York to work with her daughter as the Elsie Janis Trio. In May 1913, at the Palace Theatre (New York City), Holtz appeared in a trio, with Harris and Boland, presented by Elsie Janis, during the Sarah Bernhardt vaudeville tour. In 1915, he appeared in his first Broadway show, Harold Atteridge's A World of Pleasure for the Shubert Brothers. He appeared on Broadway in other shows with small parts. "Lou Holtz had some excellent material..." — Variety (April 4, 1919)Slide, Anthony. The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville p.245