excerpt from 'Ragged but right / Lynn Abbott' pp. 20-1 (87 words)
excerpt from 'Ragged but right / Lynn Abbott' pp. 20-1 (87 words)
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So after nearly sixteen years showing white people how colored people sing this variety artist was given an opportunity Monday afternoon to let the colored folk see how they chirped "coon songs" and those of the ragtime brand. But the efforts of the lady fair under a coat of tan was [sic] not convincing, and some of the disorderly patrons in the audience showed their disapproval by hissing. It was obvious that many promptly realized in the beginning that they were not listening to the real thing... |
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