Smart Set Company
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smart-set-company-300-13138813
title:
Smart Set Company
text:
The Smart Set Company was an African American touring revue company fronted by Sherman H. Dudley who took over for Tom McIntosh. Dudley signed a five-year contract in 1904 and was considered the show's "chief fun maker." Reviews of a performance in Indiana in 1902 refer to singing, dancing and "clever acrobatic work" calling it "the smartest colored comedy in all of America." Their performances, which were not entirely minstrel shows, were often commentaries on race in America "a composite study
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African American touring revue company
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Set_Company
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date modified:
2024-02-16T16:20:29Z
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