New Orleans Times-Picayune, December 9, 1915View transcription
IS IN VAUDEVILLE NOW.
Johnny Dooley Once Was Steward on Steamship Creole.
The passengers who made the first trip up the Mississippi river on the Creole, the first turbine steamer to navigate the river a few years ago, may wonder what ever became of the young-looking chief steward. He is back in New Orleans, but no longer a steward. He has followed in the footsteps of his brother, "Bill" Dooley, and his sister, Ray, for he is none other than Johnny Dooley of the team of Dooley and Rugel at the Orpheum.
Mr. Dooley was the youngest steward in the service of the United Fruit Company, running first out of Philadelphia and then from New Orleans to Bocas del Toro on the old Chickahominy, before shipping on the Creole.
He sailed out of this port for more than a year and while he had visions of commanding a boat, the glare of the footlights was too strong and he was lured to another fate. He is spending his leisure hours along the river front, and while he admits that those were the happy days, he is going to stick in vaudeville.
Johnny Dooley Once Was Steward on Steamship Creole.
The passengers who made the first trip up the Mississippi river on the Creole, the first turbine steamer to navigate the river a few years ago, may wonder what ever became of the young-looking chief steward. He is back in New Orleans, but no longer a steward. He has followed in the footsteps of his brother, "Bill" Dooley, and his sister, Ray, for he is none other than Johnny Dooley of the team of Dooley and Rugel at the Orpheum.
Mr. Dooley was the youngest steward in the service of the United Fruit Company, running first out of Philadelphia and then from New Orleans to Bocas del Toro on the old Chickahominy, before shipping on the Creole.
He sailed out of this port for more than a year and while he had visions of commanding a boat, the glare of the footlights was too strong and he was lured to another fate. He is spending his leisure hours along the river front, and while he admits that those were the happy days, he is going to stick in vaudeville.
