The two vaudeville performers, Fred and Ward, are caricatures of animators Ward Kimball and Fred Moore. A sign in the vaudeville house advertises "Walter D.'s Hats That Please". Other signs on the theater also allude to Disney staffers, including Ben Sharpsteen ("Gen. J. Sharpsteen, Dentist"), Wilfred Jackson ("Wilfred Jaxon for Feed and Fuel") and musician Frank Churchill ("Prof. Churchill, Pianos Tuned").