History of the Riano Brothers / Dobbins

[Erato]

Two more.  For additional New Zealand newspaper articles go to:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?query=riano&snippet=true

[*Sandra*]

The Cincinnati Enquirer  (Cincinnati, Ohio) 18 Sep 1946, Wed  - Page 17

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27275439/renie_riano/

Sandra

[BingoBuster]

It's not great but here's a photo of Robert and William in 1901:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n9f/

Maybe a better copy:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n9g/

That's a great find!  And thank you for the higher quality picture.

[oldohiohome]

Two more.  For additional New Zealand newspaper articles go to:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?query=riano&snippet=true

I wonder if the second of these pictures, of "Mrs Riano" in post #54, is Irene (Couples/Rice) Dobbins/Riano. The date is 1936 and she would have been 65. Her daughter Renie was only 37.

[oldohiohome]

The Cincinnati Enquirer  (Cincinnati, Ohio) 18 Sep 1946, Wed  - Page 17

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27275439/renie_riano/

Sandra

This article says that Renie Riano's grandfather was Samuel Couples, and that he owned the Walnut Theatre in that city. His daughter Irene took the stage name of Irene Rice. Which partly explains why the Wikipedia article said his name was Joseph Rice. See posts #36 to #39. The name on the 1880 census is Joseph Couples. (post #41).

[BingoBuster]

Two more.  For additional New Zealand newspaper articles go to:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?query=riano&snippet=true

I wonder if the second of these pictures, of "Mrs Riano" in post #54, is Irene (Couples/Rice) Dobbins/Riano. The date is 1936 and she would have been 65. Her daughter Renie was only 37.

I didn't even consider that. That could be a good catch!

[Erato]

Yes, that's why I named that photo "Irene Riano."

[oldohiohome]

Yes, that's why I named that photo "Irene Riano."

Sorry, partly I missed the title, and partly I got the names confused Irene vs Renie.

[Erato]

This is the part of the Cincinnati Enquirer article that I found curious:  "the Four Rianos, the family act in which her mother, father, uncle and step-brother appeared."

Who was the step-brother?  Was he the Australian called John W. Riano?  How could he have been a step-brother?