Joe Byrd (vaudeville)
Joe Byrd was an American vaudeville comedian.[1] He was from Jacksonville, Florida.[2]
The Indianapolis Freeman gave him plaudits in 1914 for his role with "Birdie" Byrd in the duo Byrd & Byrd.[2] He and Billy Higgins starred in Black Sambo in 1925 and Midnight Steppers in 1927.
Shows[edit]
- My Friend from Kentucky (1913/1914)[3]
- Let 'Em Have It (1923), co-starring with Billy Ewing
- Aces and Queens[4]
- Lucky Sambo[5] (1925)
- Ace High Revue (1927)[3]
- Midnight Steppers (1927)[3]
- Harlem Darlings (1929)[3]
- Blackbirds of 1939 (1939)[3]
- Harlem Cavalcade (1942)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.
- ^ Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-01-31/ed-1/seq-70.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.
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