A cultural history of the first jazz and blues communities in Jacksonville, Florida, 1896-1916 : a contribution of African Americans to American theatre / Peter Dunbaugh Smith ; with a foreword by Michael B. Bakan.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and index.
Contents
La Villa and Jacksonville -- The Johnson brothers and the Great White Way -- On stage, under canvas: touring tent shows -- "We will soon reach the ladder": honky-tonk theaters and Jim Crow -- A first class house: the Globe Theater and the Colored Airdome -- Tough on Black artists: the Strand Theater and the southern circuits -- Ashley Street blues, the end of an era -- Conclusion and epilogue.
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