[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hula Hoop"

[Stephen Goranson]

Hula hoop history may include some mix-ups of hoop rolling on the ground and hoop hula dancing. Provisionally, wikipedia might be an example.
Thanks for the 22 Jan 1927 text, but what sort of "ride" was involved?
On another hand, 23 May 1927 Decatur Herald [Illinois] 6/4 newspapers.com does mention
"isles of the South Seas" with "a dancing group far famed hula hula hoop-la maidens...."
And earlier (1917 LoC) "...hoop skirts for Hula-Hula dancers."
1918 LoC "...Hula-Hula costume or a hoop skirt effect...." tattoo.

scg
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Subject: Re: Antedating of "Hula Hoop"

Here is a citation for "hula hoop" antedating the others by thirty years.
It is from the description of a Vaudeville show. It is vague enough that
it's difficult to determine what exactly is being described:

[begin quote]
Hall and Dexter surely do swim the channel, if complimentary comment heard
in the lobby traffic jam means anything. Straight Julian lines over a
mitfull of gab which Little "Red" catches on the end of her bat for a hot
slanguage return, pleasing alike to HiBrows and LoLamps. Red's sister
"Blackie" gives her hula hoop a royal ride through the rough and also rams
'em with her "winegar woiks" bit. The entire act plus the band portion
following is the finished pay off.
[end quote]

Source: The Vaudeville News and New York Star
Date: 22 January 1927
Location: New York, NY
Page: 18
Column: 3
Database: Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections

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