Van and Schenck

Van and Schenck Comedy singers (Gus Van, August Von Glahn, Brooklyn, New York, August 12, 1887; Miami Beach, Florida, March 12, 1968; Joe Schenck, Joseph Thuma Schenck, Brooklyn, New York, 1891; Detroit, Michigan, June 28, 1930. Van and Schenck were popular performers in vaudeville , in Broadway musicals, and on radio , and had many record hits from 1917 to 1928. Both were born to immigrant parents. Van worked as a trolley motorman by day and an amateur singer in local bars at night. He was…