The earliest newspaper mention highlights Kolb and Dill's act as part of a new bill at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio in 1899.
The Times of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania featured an article on September 24, 1899, that noted Fred Irwin's "Majestic Burlesquers" was going to be performing at the Trocadero, and noted that Kolb and Dill, billed as the German comedians, were a part of the act [REF].