African American Entertainers in Australia and New Zealand

A History, 1788-1941

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Eleven African Americans, including a musician, were among the First Fleet of colonial settlers to Australia. In the 150-plus following years, African Americans visiting the region included jubilee singers, vaudevillians, sports stars and general entertainers. This book provides the only comprehensive history of more than 350 African American entertainers in Australia and New Zealand between European settlement in Australia in 1788 and the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941. Famous names covered include boxer Jack Johnson, film star Nina Mae McKinney and jazz singer Eva Taylor. Background stories provide a multidimensional view of the entertainers' time in a place very far from home.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-12-20
Mått:178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:282
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476677958

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Bill Egan is a Canberra (Australia) based independent researcher with a lifelong interest in jazz and African American culture.

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“Extraordinary...meticulously researched...remarkable … This eminently readable saga reflects our changing attitudes to race and our acceptance of different and evolving forms of entertainment, and it perpetuates the memory of a legion of talented performers...heartily recommended”—Theatre Heritage, Inc.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. In the Beginning2. African American Minstrels Arrive: Dueling Georgians3. The Fisk Jubilee Singers4. Further Adventures of the Jubilee Singers5. Charles B. Hicks Returns6. Orpheus McAdoo and the Return of the Fisks7. The Tivoli Era Starts8. The Return of Orpheus McAdoo and a Rival9. McAdoo and Curtis: The Battle Begins10. McAdoo Reigns Again11. Eva Taylor (Irene Gibbons) and Josephine Gassman12. This Sporting Life: Major Taylor13. George Sorlie and Cassie Walmer14. Big, Bad Jack Johnson15. The Lay of the Last Minstrel: Billy Kersands (1912)16. Throw the Switch to Vaudeville17. The Jazz Age (1923–1925)18. The Jazz Age (1926–1927)19. Sonny Clay’s Colored Idea (White Australia’s Darkest Hour)20. The Post-Clay Lean Years (1928–1934)21. The Norman Thomas Quintette and Ulysses S. Thompson22. Nina Mae McKinney23. 1937: The Harmony Kings and Bob Parrish24. 1938: Chris Gill, the Edwards Sisters, Chuck Richards and Peg Leg Bates25. Frankie Manning and the Lindy Hoppers (1938–1939)26. 1939: Radcliffe and Rodgers, Ada Brown, the Dancing Chefs, Chuck and Chuckles, the Mills Brothers27. Epilogue: 1940–1941 and AfterAppendix 1: African American Boxers Pre–World War IAppendix 2: African American Boxers Post–World War IAppendix 3: The Later Fisk Jubilee Singers, 1902–1936Appendix 4: MiscellaneaChapter NotesBibliographyIndex