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Waters, Ethel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ethel Waters Vocalist and actress Ethel Waters (1896–1977) was a key figure in the development of African American culture between the two world wars. She broke barrier after barrier, becoming the first black woman heard on the radio...
Henderson, Fletcher
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...backing group for Black Swan artist Ethel Waters on her national tour. It was on...chump stuff that real jazz needs," Waters recalled (as quoted by Magee...it, Fletch began to practice," Waters said. "He got to be so perfect...
Empire Theatre
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Frohman's most celebrated stars, such as Maude Adams , Ethel Barrymore , and John Drew . After Frohman's death the...Keane ; Helen Menken ; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne ; and Ethel Waters . The Empire was also home to America's longest...
As Thousands Cheer
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Lynched By Frenzied Mob” provided cues for Ethel Waters 's two great numbers, “Heat Wave”...such as Miller's impersonation of Barbara Hutton, Waters as Josephine Baker, Helen Broderick as Aimee Semple...
Member of the Wedding, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...father, who ignores her, and Berenice Sadie Brown ( Ethel Waters ), the warm, understanding, thrice‐married...the Robert Whitehead offering a surprise hit, capping Waters's career and launching Harris into stardom. Revivals...
Negroes in the American Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Dorothy Heyward—had an all-Black cast, as did the musical fantasy Cabin in the Sky (1940), starring Ethel Waters , and Carmen Jones (1943) based on Bizet's Carmen . By the 1940s Blacks were appearing in Broadway productions as...
Mildred Bailey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Era, she and Norvo, her husband at the time, were dubbed "Mr. and Mrs. Swing." Influenced by the stylings of Ethel Waters, Connie Boswell, and Bessie Smith, she developed a uniquely soft yet swinging delivery that delighted nightclub audiences...
Baker, Josephine
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...New York City for the Chocolate Dandies (at the Cotton Club) and the floorshow at the Plantation Club in Harlem with Ethel Waters (c. 1900 – 1977). She drew the attention of the audience by clowning, mugging, and improvising. With...
Lee, Canada
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...of the Federal Theatre Project , appearing in its all-Negro production of Macbeth in 1936. In 1939 he played with Ethel Waters in Dorothy Heyward's Mamba's Daughters , and he made a major impact as the chauffeur in Paul Green's outstanding...
Cabin in the Sky
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Vernon Duke (music), John Latouche (lyrics). [Martin Beck Theatre, 156 perf.] When the pious Petunia Jackson ( Ethel Waters ) prays to God to spare the life of her troublesome husband, Little Joe ( Dooley Wilson), the Good Lord allows Joe...

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Vaudeville
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Sarah Bernhardt, Eubie Blake, Sammy Davis Jr., W. C. Fields, Cary Grant, the Marx Brothers, Phil Silvers, and Ethel Waters. BIBLIOGRAPHY George-Graves, Nadine. The Royalty of Vaudeville: The Whitman Sisters and the Negotiation of Race...
Clooney, Rosemary
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...undiminished sense of timing. On "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe," first performed by the legendary entertainer Ethel Waters in the 1943 film Cabin in the Sky, Clooney distills romantic affection with sincerity and directness. After a long...
Green, Johnny
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1928. Family: Married 1) Betty Furness (divorced); 2) Bunny Waters, 1943; three daughters; 3) Bonnie (Green). Career: Bandleader and song writer; accompanist for Ethel Merman and Gertrude Lawrence; 1929—rehearsal pianist...
Brennan, Walter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Livingston (King); They Shall Have Music (Mayo); Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (Sinclair) 1940 Northwest Passage...The Great Dan Patch (Newman); The Green Promise (Raging Waters ) (Russell); Brimstone (Kane) 1950 Surrender (Dwan...

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Ethel Waters remembered on Women's History Month
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 3/31/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...History Month it's good to remember Ethel Waters because her life shows that sometimes...go on to achieve great success. Ethel Waters, who was born in Chester, Pennsylvania...literally from the beginning, Ethel Waters faced much in her life that was...
'Ethel Waters' in fine voice despite late switch: With only a week to rehearse, Demetria Joyce Bailey inhabits the role splendidly.(Theater review)
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 1/30/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...in the absorbing musical bio, Ethel Waters, His Eye Is on the Sparrow, looks...leaving Bristol Riverside without an Ethel Waters. That could have meant disaster...Jackson was the entire cast of the Ethel Waters show. Demetria Joyce Bailey to...
Jackie Taylor tells Ethel Waters' story for Black Ensemble
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/6/1990; ; 680 words ; The name Ethel Waters tends to evoke an image...surprising that by the time Waters reached age 50 and played...Given the tragic facts of Waters' life, it's fitting...business chronology. Ethel came into this world as...
Play Pays Tribute to Ethel Waters in Palm Desert
Newspaper article from: Precinct Reporter; 2/9/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...theater arts department, said that Ethel Waters, one of the great African American...Dorothy Dandridge. "Then you had Ethel Waters, who represented a more down to...of the "tragic mulatto" with Ethel Waters playing the role of mother...
Acclaimed Play About Actress/Singer Ethel Waters Comes to CSUSB
Newspaper article from: Precinct Reporter; 12/16/2004; 405 words ; ...Reporter 12-16-2004 "Ethel," the highly acclaimed...actress and blues singer Ethel Waters, will be performed on...our lives and culture, Ethel is largely unknown by...the play, Jansen tells Waters' story and sings 18 of...
One-act play starring Val Limar Janson tells the story of blues singer Ethel Waters
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 2/24/2005; 441 words ; ...celebrating legendary actress and blues singer Ethel Waters, at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26 in the...starred in the initial production of "Ethel" and will reprise her role, wrote the...Janson tells the story of blues singer Ethel Waters
Jackie Taylor is Ethel Waters in musical
Newspaper article from: Chicago Defender; 4/20/2002; 678 words ; ...She will interpret the life of Ethel Waters. In the meantime, Chicago's...of the entire series. "Muddy Waters (The Hoochie Coochie Man)" featuring...singing and dancing up a storm as Ethel Waters. The musical reveals that Waters...
Ladies and Gentlemen..Miss Ethel Waters
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 8/10/2000; ; 465 words ; Ladies and Gentlemen ... Miss Ethel Waters Drummond Community Theatre PHILADELPHIA-born Ethel Waters was a contemporary of other African-American legends...
ETHEL WATERS
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 12/24/2003; ; 349 words ; ETHEL WATERS The Incomparable Ethel Waters Columbia/Legacy Born 1896 in a red-light district to a 12-year-old rape victim, Waters was the record industry's first crossover star by age 25. She made her mark distilling dirty blues through...
ETHEL WATERS STAGE SHOW COMES TO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT ROCK COUNTY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/14/2009; 511 words ; ...artist ValLimar Jansen will bring to life blues legend Ethel Waters in a one-woman musical in two acts at UW-Rock County...at 7:30 p.m. Stormy Weather: A Celebration of Ethel Waters is a Kennedy Center award-winning show written, produced...