Joe_Byrd_(vaudeville)

Joe Byrd (vaudeville)

Joe Byrd (vaudeville)

American vaudeville comedian

Joe Byrd was an American vaudeville comedian.[1] He was from Jacksonville, Florida.[2]

The Indianapolis Freeman gave him plaudits in 1914 for his role with "Birdie" Byrd in the duo Byrd & Byrd.[2] He and Billy Higgins starred in Black Sambo in 1925 and Midnight Steppers in 1927.

Shows

References

  1. [1]
    Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.
  4. [4]
    Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-01-31/ed-1/seq-70.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. [6]
    Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.
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