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Sons Of Ham, a musical entertainment starring African-American song and dance duo Bert Williams And George Walker, is playing at The Grand Opera House, New York City, USA. A favourable review in The New York Times makes no mention of Williams And Walker's role in the show.Full article:
What may properly be termed a saturated solution of rag-time entertainment is provided the audiences at the Grand Opera House this week in the ‘Sons of Ham.’ Its second edition differs chiefly from the first in the addition of novel specialties, a brightening of costumes, and the introduction of new songs and choruses. . . . The ‘Sons of Ham’ is one of those entertainments which cannot be described intelligently by a rehearsing of its story. That, indeed, is of no special consequence and simply provides an opportunity for the introduction of the many vaudeville features which the two acts disclose. All of the performers are negroes, and an instance is found in George Caitlin’s imitation of a Chinaman, which is exceedingly well done. Ada Overton was applauded to the echo for a song and dance, ‘Miss Hannah of Savannah,’ and Alice Mackay was similarly successful with ‘Josephine, My Jo.’”
(Source : New York Times review, March 4, 1902)
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(Source : New York Times review, March 4, 1902)