Blanche "Betty" Baxter and Morton Harvey were popular vaudevillians during the 1920s. Betty, who had a beautiful contralto voice, received rave reviews for her role as Alan-a-Dale in the comic opera "Robin Hood," which toured North America from 1920-1922. In publicity for the show, she described herself as a tomboy and said that she enjoyed wearing pants, which was mildly scandalous for the time. Later on, Betty met Morton Harvey while performing in Pennsylvania with her sister Fern Baxer. After Betty and Morton were married, they toured together as "Mort and Betty Harvey" in a show called "The Spice of Life." Their act consisted of singing and dialogue, with Betty playing the piano. They retired from vaudeville in the late 1920s and managed a radio station in Oklahoma for a number of years. They moved to Los Gatos, Calif., in 1946. (See Morton Harvey's obituary in the Los Gatos Times, Aug. 16, 1961, and Fern Baxter's obituary in the Los Gatos Times, March 21, 1972.)
Exact dates per Calif. Death Index. Father's surname, Baxter; mother's maiden name, Lyman.
Exact dates per Calif. Death Index. Father's surname, Baxter; mother's maiden name, Lyman.
Blanche "Betty" Baxter and Morton Harvey were popular vaudevillians during the 1920s. Betty, who had a beautiful contralto voice, received rave reviews for her role as Alan-a-Dale in the comic opera "Robin Hood," which toured North America from 1920-1922. In publicity for the show, she described herself as a tomboy and said that she enjoyed wearing pants, which was mildly scandalous for the time. Later on, Betty met Morton Harvey while performing in Pennsylvania with her sister Fern Baxer. After Betty and Morton were married, they toured together as "Mort and Betty Harvey" in a show called "The Spice of Life." Their act consisted of singing and dialogue, with Betty playing the piano. They retired from vaudeville in the late 1920s and managed a radio station in Oklahoma for a number of years. They moved to Los Gatos, Calif., in 1946. (See Morton Harvey's obituary in the Los Gatos Times, Aug. 16, 1961, and Fern Baxter's obituary in the Los Gatos Times, March 21, 1972.)
Exact dates per Calif. Death Index. Father's surname, Baxter; mother's maiden name, Lyman.
Exact dates per Calif. Death Index. Father's surname, Baxter; mother's maiden name, Lyman.
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