William E. Ritchie
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image William E. Ritchie was an American trick cyclist who performed around the world, including the United States,[1] England,[1][2] continental Europe,[1][3][4][5][6] Africa,[1] and Australia.[1] He was one of the first to use the tramp cyclist routine on stage, where he appeared in vaudeville with Will Rogers and W. C. Fields.[7]
He is not to be confused with the tramp comedian William 'Billie' Ritchie.[8]
Early life
William Edward Ritchie was born in Philadelphia, United States, to George and Mary Ritchie (née May) on 11 October 1871.[9]
Career
He initially found fame in New York, appearing dressed as a tramp riding on various bicycles.[1] His main bicycle was a Cleveland,[10] possibly a model 69 made by H. A. Lazier Company.[11]
In London in 1899, he appeared in two short films: Ritchie, Tramp Cyclist, produced by the Warwick Trading Company,[12] and Ritchie the Tramp Cyclist, produced by the British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.[13]
He performed at various times in combinations with fellow trick cyclists Madeline Kilpatrick,[14] May Villion,[15] and W. H. Barber (aka 'Diavolo'[16]),[15][14] in acts called the Ritchie Duo,[17][18] the Barber-Ritchie Trio,[15] and the Four Ritchies.[19]
In both 1917 and 1918, he appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies alongside W. C. Fields, Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers and Eddie Cantor.[7]
Death
On 12 May 1943, age 71, he died of a heart attack in his home at 2167 Haviland Avenue in the Bronx.[7][9]
References
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- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Embassy in London for the purpose of travelling on the Continent", 27 May 1898. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; Roll #: 45; Volume #: Volume 085: England - via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Consulate in Budapest for the purpose of travelling in Europe", 20 Feb 1901. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; Roll #: 25; Volume #: Volume 042: Austria - via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona", 14 May 1903. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; Roll #: 21; Volume #: Volume 035: Kingston, Jamaica to Montreal, Canada - via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Embassy in Berlin for the purpose of entering Russia", 18 March 1911. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: General Emergency Passport Applications, 1907-1923; Volume #: Volume 130: France to Korea - via Ancestry.com.
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