Tutt Brothers

[3] He attended the National School of Journalism and gained amateur experience in acting, comedy and writing.

[5] The show, which ran until the 1940s, was bought by circus owner Ephraim "Eph" Williams although the brothers never received payment.

[4] Some of their performers found fame in their own right, including blues singer Mamie Smith, who danced in the brothers' Smart Set as a teenager.

[4][8] One of the Brothers' main productions was a musical farce called George Washington Bullion.

But when the only theatre space the Brothers could find in New York City was on a tennis court under a tent, Waters pulled out and was replaced by Ethel Williams.

[4][9][10] Salem Tutt Whitney was married three times, his first to Emma A. Baynard (maiden; 1872–1908) (her second marriage).