Thomas, John Charles (1891?–1960), singer. Although better known for his later career in opera and on radio, the stocky baritone from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, made his Broadway debut in The Passing Show of 1913 and later played leads in The Peasant Girl (1915), Step This Way (1916), Her Soldier Boy (1916), and The Star Gazer (1917). After heading a road company of Maytime, he scored his biggest hit in Apple Blossoms (1919).

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