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题名/责任者:

African American entertainers in Australia and New Zealand : a history, 1788-1941 / Bill Egan.

出版发行项:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

ISBN:

9781476677958

ISBN:

1476677956

载体形态项:

xi, 270 pages ; 26 cm

个人责任者:

Egan, Bill, 1937- author.

论题主题:

African American entertainers-Australia-Biography.

论题主题:

African American entertainers-New Zealand-Biography.

论题主题:

African Americans in the performing arts-Australia-History.

论题主题:

African Americans in the performing arts-New Zealand-History.

论题主题:

African Americans-Australia-History.

论题主题:

African Americans-New Zealand-History.

中图法分类号:

K835.215

书目附注:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

摘要附注:

"It is often forgotten that 11 African Americans, including a musician, were among the First Fleet of colonial settlers to Australia. In the 150-plus following years, African Americans visiting the region included jubilee singers, minstrels, ragtimers, vaudevillians, jazz musicians, sports stars, dancers, singers and general entertainers, some of whom became long stayers or residents. This book provides the only comprehensive history of more than 350 African American entertainers in Australia and New Zealand between European settlement in Australia in 1788 and the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941. It explains how and why they came, how they were treated and how that changed with the infamous White Australia policy. Famous names include boxer Jack Johnson, film star Nina Mae McKinney, vocalist Ivie Anderson of Duke Ellington's band, swing dancer Frankie Manning and jazz singer Eva Taylor. Beyond the bare performance histories, the book reveals stories of personal experiences and dilemmas: How did Jack Johnson almost marry an Australian? Why did Nina Mae McKinney's show close mysteriously? Which African American entertainer became mayor of a New Zealand town? Did a mystery romance keep Jolly John Larkins in the region for eight years? Such background stories give a multidimensional view of the entertainers' time in a place very far from home"--

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