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Some great books and Magazines on Vaudeville, Burlesque, Music Hall and the FolliesClick on this link for more Theater and Vaudeville Books!Click on this link for more Radio Television and Broadcasting Magazines and Books!Nobody: The Story of Bert Williams Hardcover – January 1, 1970by Ann Charters (Author)with documentary photographs and reproductions of his most famous songsThis book is one of a very few that tells the life and work story of Bert Williams, a black vaudevillian who had grown quite famous in his time and did so performing in blackface, cakewalk revues, etc. If you've seen the picture of the performer wearing a black rooster outfit complete with chicken feet, that's Bert Williams. A talented humorist, passable singer and pantomimist, W.C. Fields described Williams as "The funniest man I ever knew, and the saddest."As there is very little footage of Williams performing, it was marvelous to be able to find this biography and learn about a performer that usually serves as little more than a footnote in American performance history, let alone the history of black culture in the States.Publisher ? : ? Macmillan Company; First Edition (January 1, 1970)Language ? : ? EnglishHardcover ? : ? 157 pagesFirst Edition 1970 by Macmillan Company Hardcover with dust jacket. Size 7x10" 157 pages w numerous b/w photo plates and sheet music scoresCONDITION VERY GOODBook in close to new condition with wear to jacket . Interior clean, no markings, odor or animal hairs, binding and spine sound, jacket has a piece missing on front, some wrinkles. ABOUT US: 15 years of experience in online selling with high customer satisfaction . BUY WITH CONFIDENCE - If you don't like the item, just return it in the way you received it and we will gladly return the purchase price. Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time.[1] He is credited as being the first Black man to have the leading role in a film: Darktown Jubilee in 1914.[2][dubious – discuss]He was by far the best-selling Black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."[3]Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first Black person to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his three-decade-long career. Fellow vaudevillian W. C. 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Price: 39.99 USD
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Artist: CLICK RIGHT ARROW > FOR CONDITION, Bert Williams, Ann Charters
Format: Book
Release Title: Nobody: The Story of Bert Williams
Genre: Comedy, Soundtracks & Musicals, Spoken Word
Record Label: Macmillan
Record Size: 10"
Style: Animation Score/Soundtrack, Chanson, Comedy/Novelty Music, Educational, Field Recording, Film Score/Soundtrack, Interview/Dialogue, Minstrel, Monolog, Music Hall, Musical/Original Cast, Natural Sounds, Poetry, Prayers/Sermons, Radio Play/Show, Schlager, Special Effects, Speech, Stand-Up/Sketch, Storytelling, Vocal, Work Song, Big Band/Swing, Cabaret/Vaudeville, Drama, Political/Conscious, Public Service Announcement, Story, TV Score/Soundtrack
Speed: 78 RPM
Features: Illustrated,1st Edition
Language: English
