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»*fX«COMMENT.■. \ . .whVXIaUIt■ciwaiwarinSome of the best actors a-rnong negroes ontKe theatri- o cat stage had the ir bxBgining5 ih the bid Biickiiigham\va-riety sho w in Gra 1 v eston X obby Keirxp^ adeadin^ actei* in Williams Walker show is from this city, Sher. in an Dudley leading* comedian of the Smart Set Civ is a Graiv.eston boy, Skinner Harris stage manager and leading comedian of Maharas U-topian Minstrels begun his career in a variety show in this ci t y .Jack Johnson the heavy weight champion pugilist of his race was born and reared in Galveston.WiHord Smith now of New York and one oi the leading Negro lawyers of America,first became noted thru oouri in Galveston. ,Wright Ouney one the most illustrious Negro, politicians since slavery begun his great career in this city.
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Galveston New Idea
Galveston, Texas, US
Sat, Feb 04, 1905
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