Draft:Imperial Colored Minstrels
Appearance
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The Imperial Colored Minstrels were touring blackface minstrel performers in the United States. It was organized by Pat Chappelle, an African-American theater operator and entertainer, in November 1898, and toured the Southern United States for several months. Fred Sulis was the pianist for the group.[1]
The group included Arthur "Happy" Howe.
Other performes
Amos Gilliard Charles "Cuba" Santana Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker
Ernie Sunshine Morrison comedian Beige & Brown (Buster Brown?)
References
- ^ Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug (17 September 2009). Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, "Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz. University Press of Mississippi. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-60473-148-4.