- Description
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See Also:
- James Barton (biography)
- Hal LeRoy (biography)
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (biography)
- Albert "Pops" Whitman (biography)
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Dedication of the "Tree of Hope" / Albert "Pops" Whitman [social event]
- Title
- Dedication of the "Tree of Hope" [Social Event]
- Performers
- Whitman, Albert "Pops"
- Williams, Louis
- Pops and Louis
- Robinson, Bill "Bojangles"
- LeRoy, Hal
- Barton, James
- Published/Created
- 1934-11-07
- Genre
- Social Event
- Abstract
- Dedication of the "Tree of Hope." Performers: Albert "Pops" Whitman, Louis Williams: "Pops and Louis"
"Scheduled to appear last night were such Broadway and Harlem stars as Ada Brown, Bill Robinson, Hal LeRoy, Mildred Bailey, the entire company of "Sailor Beware" "Pops and Louis", [the] Cecil Mack Choir, Paul Ash, Larry Adler, Sophie Tucker, James Barton and others equally as popular." - Source
- Sampson, Henry T.: Swingin' On the Etherwaves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1925-1955. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press (2005).
Last Updated: 12-16-2015