LAUREL and HARDY
The U.S. Tours

   After the two comedians meet at the Hal Roach Studios, the story takes an unexpected route. Instead of following them through the making of their films, we are led into a parallel world of public appearances, show business events, theatre tours, wartime fund raising tours, and troop shows.
  Revealed for the first time ever are details of three major U.S. city-to-city stage tours; numerous trips from the West to the East coast; three junkets to Mexico; and even a tour of Caribbean islands.
   Contains informative route maps, mileages, schedules, and modes of transport, which will take the reader along on the journey. Also contains lists of every act the Boys appeared with, along with the name of the show, the venue, and the date – and includes descriptions of the different sketches they performed.
   Stan and Babe emerge as warm and lovable, but vulnerable, men – and the reader will experience their every highlight and emotion throughout their long off-screen working partnership.