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Between 1904 and around 1915, the Pekin Club and its Pekin Theatre served as a training ground and showcase for Black theatrical talent, vaudeville acts, and musical comedies. Additionally, the theatre allowed “African-American theatre artists with an opportunity to master theater craft and contribute significantly to the development of an ...
Robert T. Motts was an African American saloon owner and gambling racket leader, who established and managed Chicago's Pekin Theatre, an epicenter of African-American theater. Motts was an organizer in the Republican Party. [1] He also owned theaters in New York City. [2]
Palace Theater (Los Angeles) Palace Theatre (Cincinnati, Ohio) Palace Theatre (Manchester, New Hampshire) Palace Theatre (New York City) Pantages Playhouse Theatre; Pekin Theatre; Proctor's Theatre (Chelsea, Manhattan)
The sisters began management of the Alamon Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 1914, and the Majestic Theater in Washington, D.C. in June 1914.They also sublet the Pekin theater in Chicago [9] and other theaters across the country to help establish their own vaudeville circuit. [10] [1]
The theater had originally been a music hall but was converted to a theater in 1904, and was known for its stock of famous writers, actors, and musicians. Foster worked for the Pekin Theater as both trusted adviser and business manager, making a point to book black vaudeville acts.
Melissa Rivers revealed during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that she managed to save her mother Joan Rivers’ prized Emmy award before her house burned down in the L.A. fires (via ...
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Theaters like the Pekin Theater in Chicago and the Lafayette Theater in New York City were created and managed by Black entrepreneurs for black performers and audiences. The dominant black Vaudeville theater circuit of the day was the Theater Owners Booking Association (TOBA), known among performers of the time as “Tough On Black Actors”. [50]