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Vaudeville Susie’s Riot; or, Old Oregon’s Helen of Troy

Vaudeville Susie’s Riot; or, Old Oregon’s Helen of Troy1 jan 197010 min

The Rebel sympathizers resented the Union soldiers taking all the seats when Vaudeville star Susie Robinson of Corvallis took the stage. The soldiers wouldn't back down. Then somebody pulled a pistol ... and the battle was on. (Corvallis, Benton County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1603d.vaudeville-susie-riot.384.html)