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T.O.B.A. time : Black vaudeville and the Theater Owners' Booking Association in Jazz-Age America /

"Black vaudevillians and entertainers joked that T.O.B.A. stood for "tough on black artists." But the Theater Owner's Booking Association (T.O.B.A.) played a foundational role in the African American entertainment industry and provided a training ground for icons like Cab Callowa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scott, Michelle R., 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
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  • Machine generated contents note: Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: They Called It T.O.B.A. Chapter 1. "Whistling Coons" No More: Race Uplift & the Path to T.O.B.A.
  • Chapter 2. Hebrew, Negro, and American Owners: Black Vaudeville and Interracial Management
  • Chapter 3. T.O.B.A Forms: The Interracial Business Plan for a New Negro Business
  • Chapter 4. The Multiple Meanings of T.O.B.A: The Performers' Perspective
  • Chapter 5. A Responsibility to Community: Circuit Theaters and Black Regional Audiences
  • Chapter 6. "Trouble in Mind": The End of T.O.B.A. Time
  • Epilogue: T.O.B.A.'s Legacy
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.