Louis Simon (comedian) explained

Louis Simon was a vaudeville comedian. He performed an act called The New Coachman with Grace Gardner for years.^[1] Their raucous show caused some controversy.^{[2] [3]} Pierrot Film Company was established in 1914 to make Simon's films.^[4]

The Index called his act one of the funniest on stage.^[5] Simon made many short films in 1914 and 1915.^[6]

Simon organized the Vaudeville Comedy Club to advocate for performers.^[5]

He also performed with Kathryn Osterman.^{[7] [8]} George LeMaire partnered with him in five comedy film shorts before LeMaire reunited with Joe Phillips.^[9] Their film The Plumbers are Coming is about a pair of bungling burglars.^[10] A short clip of it was rediscovered and restored.

Filmography

• Percy, the Milliner (1914)
• Love Finds a Way (1914), as The Bachelor
• Cousin Billy (1914), as Billy
• At the Dentist's (1929)
• Go Easy, Doctor (1929)
• Her New Chauffeur (1929)
• The Plumbers are Coming (1929)
• What a Day (1929)
• Go Easy Doctor (1929)
• A Shocking Affair (1931)
• Hot Shivers (1931)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The actors' birthday book: First -third series. An authoritative insight into the lives of the men and women of the stage born between January first and December thirty-first. Johnson. Briscoe. February 20, 1908. Moffat, Yard and Company. Google Books.
2. Book: Kibler, M. Alison. Rank Ladies: Gender and Cultural Hierarchy in American Vaudeville. October 12, 2005. Univ of North Carolina Press. 9780807876053. Google Books.
3. Web site: Broadway Weekly. February 20, 1904. Broadway Weekly. Google Books.
4. Book: Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. February 25, 2014. Routledge. 9781135925611. Google Books.
5. Web site: The Index. February 20, 1909. Google Books.
6. Web site: About George LeMaire and Louis Simon's films - NitrateVille.com. www.nitrateville.com.
7. Web site: Louis Simon and Kathryn Osterman in a vaudevill skit. Dated May 1913. DPLA.
8. Web site: Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. Steve. Massa. BearManor Media. Google Books.
9. Web site: DVD Release: Found at "Mostly Lost" ~ Anthony Balducci's Journal. May 3, 2016.
10. Motion Picture News June 1, 1929 page 1889