Featured in this lot is an Eddie Foy & Wife Marie Photograph, circa 1925 as well as an Illinois Theatre Program, circa 1907. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Edwin Fitzgerald (1856-1928), known professionally as Eddie Foy and Eddie Foy Sr., was a famous American actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian. He gained his first professional recognition in the mining camps and cow towns of the West, beginning around 1878. While performing in Dodge City, Kansas, Foy became acquainted with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Doc Holliday. In October of 1881, Foy performed at the Birdcage Theater in Tombstone, Arizona when the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurred on the 26th of that month. Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment that became popular in the United States from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Called "the heart of American show business", Vaudeville was one of the most popular types of entertainment in North America for several decades. Foy was a musical comedy star and the Father of the "Seven Little Foys", a national sensation. The Foys toured successfully for over a decade, appearing in one motion picture. The family's story was filmed in 1955 as "The Seven Little Foys" with Bob Hope appearing as Foy Sr., and James Cagney as George M. Cohan; son Charley Foy narrated the film. The program from the Illinois Theatre, located in Chicago, features a photo of Foy on the cover, more details of the performance is found on page 22. Of notable interest is the front page header of "ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF" which is a direct alluding to the infamous Chicago Iroquois Theatre fire on December 30, 1903 in which Foy, during a performance, became a hero by staying onstage until the last minute, trying to keep the audience from panicking. Survivors later praised Foy for his bravery in trying to keep the crowd calm, even as burning debris fell onto the stage all around him. Tombstone Western Heritage Museum label reads, "EDDIE FOY and his wife Taken around 1925," museum code, "P-33." Program museum code, "D-40." Both program and photograph are in preserved condition, age tanning noted. Both are in clear protective sleeves. Program measures 6.625"W x 9"L, Photograph is 6.5"W x 8.5"L. Sleeves are each 8.375"W x 10.25"L, combined weight is 6oz.