The Pekin The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater |
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Author:
| Bauman, Thomas |
Series title: | New Black Studies Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-252-03836-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2014 |
Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $124.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Theater in Chicago. Dubbed the ''Temple of Music,'' the Pekin became one of the country's most prestigious African American cultural institutions, renowned for its all-black stock company and school for actors, an orchestra able to play ragtime and opera with equal ......
In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Theater in Chicago. Dubbed the ''Temple of Music,'' the Pekin became one of the country's most prestigious African American cultural institutions, renowned for its all-black stock company and school for actors, an orchestra able to play ragtime and opera with equal ......