The royalty of Negro vaudeville : the Whitman Sisters and the negotiation of race, gender and class in African American theater, 1900-1940 /

The royalty of Negro vaudeville : the Whitman Sisters and the negotiation of race, gender and class in African American theater, 1900-1940 / Nadine George-Graves.

"The Whitman Sisters were the highest paid act on the Negro Vaudeville Circuit, Theater Owner Booking Association (Toby), and one of the longest surviving touring companies (1899-1942). The group was considered the greatest incubator of dancing talent for Negro shows on or off Toby, and signifi...

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Main Author: George-Graves, Nadine.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, [2000]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Whitman Sisters (Dance group)
African American dancers > Biography.
African American women dancers.
Women dancers > United States > Biography.
Vaudeville > Social aspects.
Simmons University. > Library. > Gifts. Class of 2000.

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Call Number: GV1785.A1 G46 2000
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