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- ↑ "LONDON VARIETY STAGE. THE PALACE". The Stage . No. 848. 17 June 1897. p. 14 – via Findmypast.
Mr. William E. Ritchie gave as smart and clever a comedy cycling act as we have seen yet.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Embassy in London for the purpose of travelling on the Continent", 27 May 1898. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; Roll #: 45; Volume #: Volume 085: England - via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Consulate in Budapest for the purpose of travelling in Europe", 20 Feb 1901. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; Roll #: 25; Volume #: Volume 042: Austria - via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona", 14 May 1903. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; Roll #: 21; Volume #: Volume 035: Kingston, Jamaica to Montreal, Canada - via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Passport application by William E. Ritchie at U.S. Embassy in Berlin for the purpose of entering Russia", 18 March 1911. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: General Emergency Passport Applications, 1907-1923; Volume #: Volume 130: France to Korea - via Ancestry.com.
- 1 2 3 "WILLIAM E. RITCHIE, TRICK BICYCLIST, 71. Vaudeville and Revue Artist Dies Here - Had Played With Will Rogers, W. C. Fields. IN STAGE TEAM WITH WIFE. He and May Villion on Tour for Many Years - Were in 'The Follies' of 1917-1918". New York Times . 13 May 1943. p. 21. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Death of Billie Ritchie". The Stage . No. 2, 106. 28 July 1921. p. 10 – via Findmypast.
The deceased gentleman must not, of course, be confused with Billy Ritchie, the well-known tramp cyclist, who is happily alive and well.
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Ritchie's wheel is a Cleveland, bought and paid for, fitted with wood rims, and American single tube puncture proof tires, with five thicknesses on the tread
- ↑ "Cleveland Model 69 Bicycle, 1899". National Museum of American History . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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He has worked for a time in combination with W. H. Barber, who is at present doing some very smart tricks at the Alhambra, along with Madeline Kilpatrick.
- 1 2 3 Sime (11 August 1906). "Barber-Ritchie Trio. Bicycle Riding. New York Roof". Variety . Vol. III, no. 9. p. 6. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
The trio is composed of W. E. Ritchie, formerly the tramp of 'In Gay New York'; Barber, a trick rider from the old days, and May Villion of the riding family of that name.
- ↑ "LOOPING THE LOOP". The Daily Telegraph . No. 7947. New South Wales, Australia. 23 November 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 2 August 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "NEWPORT EMPIRE, CHARLES STREET". South Wales Daily. 2 November 1901. p. 1 – via Findmypast.
From the Hippodrome, London [...] RITCHIE DUO, including W. E. RITCHIE.
- ↑ "Camberwell Palace of Varieties, CAMBERWELL GREEN". South London Observer. 1 June 1904. p. 5 – via Findmypast.
The Karno Trio, Ritchie Duo, [...] George Formby.
- ↑ "The Four Ritchies". Vaudeville America. Keith's Theatre, Cincinnati, OH. 1912. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
Cyclists. 10 min., full stage. Act consists principally of the introduction of a large number of freak machines. Roars of laughter throughout, and a splendid closing act. Went big.