Editing Van and Schenck (section)

{{short description|American entertainers}}
[[Image:VanSchenck22.jpg|thumb|right|Van and Schenck.]]
[[File:Van and Schenck horsing around in 1918.jpg|thumb|Van and Schenck horsing around in 1918]]
'''Van and Schenck''' were popular American entertainers in the 1910s and 1920s: '''Gus Van''' (born August Von Glahn, August 12, 1886&nbsp;– March 12, 1968), [[baritone]], and '''Joe Schenck''' (pronounced "skenk"; born Joseph Thuma Schenck, (June 2, 1891–  June 28, 1930), [[tenor]]. They were [[vaudeville]] stars and made appearances in the [[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921. They made numerous [[gramophone record|phonograph records]] for the [[Emerson Records|Emerson]], [[Victor Talking Machine Company|Victor]], and [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] record companies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gus Van, Stage and Vaudeville Headliner, Dead. Teamed With Joe Schenck in Hit Song and Comedy Act. Starred in 'Follies' |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05EEDF1638E134BC4B52DFB5668383679EDE |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=March 13, 1968 |access-date=2014-12-10 }}</ref>