Pekin Theatre
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title:
Pekin Theatre
text:
Established on June 18, 1904, Chicago’s Pekin Theatre was the first black owned musical and vaudeville stock theatre in the United States. Between 1904 and around 1915, the Pekin Club and its Pekin Theatre served as a training ground and showcase for Black theatrical talent, vaudeville acts, and musical comedies. Additionally, the theatre allowed “African-American theatre artists with an opportunity to master theater craft and contribute significantly to the development of an emerging Black thea
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Black-owned musical theatre in Chicago
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekin_Theatre
date created:
2014-06-04T04:51:27Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T11:25:22Z
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