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Harrison Stewart was a comedic actor and lyricist in the United States.[1] He performed at the Pekin Theater in Chicago where he became a star and received top billing.[2][3][4][5] A photograph of him in blackface appears on the cover of a songsheet for "Give Me Shelter, Grub, and Spending Change Then I'll Be Satisfied" held in the Denver Public Library archives.[6]

After leaving the Pekin Theater in 1908 he took over for the ill Ernest Hogan as the lead in Oyster Man.[3]

References

  1. ^ NYA, article Pekin Theatre 1908 (July 9, 1908). "Harrison Stewart - photo". The New York Age. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "The Theatre". Meyer Bros. & Company. February 23, 1908 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Hill, Errol; Hatch, James V. (July 17, 2003). A History of African American Theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521624435 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Buck, Daniel Dana (February 23, 1907). "The Progression of the Race in the United States and Canada: Treating of the Great Advancement of the Colored Race". Atwell Printing and Binding Company – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Sampson, Henry T. (February 23, 1988). The Ghost Walks: A Chronological History of Blacks in Show Business, 1865-1910. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810820708 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Give me shelter, grub and spending change : then I'll be satisfied | DPL DAMS". digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org.
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