Jerry Mills was a performer at the Pekin Theatre in Chicago.[1] and in films.
One of his stage performances was described as offering "ludicrous comedy" and "remarkable eccentric dancing".[2]
Theater
- The Merry Widower (1908)[3]
Filmography
- The Railroad Porter[3]
- The Grafter and the Girl (1913)[3][4]
References
- ↑ "African American composers and performers: portrait images in sheet music". February 4, 2016.
- ↑ Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 Bauman, Thomas (May 30, 2014). The Pekin: The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252096242 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Bauman, Thomas (May 30, 2014). The Pekin: The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252096242 – via Google Books.
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