Entitled: "Charlie Becker, midget trainer with Singer's Midgets, walked the smallest elephant of his troupe to Merchant's Bank, and made a deposit for Keith's Theatre. The elephant delivered the money satchel directly to the receiving teller." Singer's Midgets were a popular vaudeville group in the first half of the 20th century. Karl Becker (November 24, 1887 - December 28, 1968) billed as Charlie Becker, was a German American actor.


Charlie Becker Makes Big Deposit, 1924


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