Henry Jines
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Irvin C. Miller as Rastus & Henry Jines as Mose from Broadway Rastus (circa 1917)
Henry Jines was an actor in the United States. He starred in stage productions including Irvin Miller's Broadway Rastus[1] He performed in blackface.
He was from Atlanta, Georgia. In 1913 he had reportedly been writing vaudeville sketches and lyrics for about six years.[2]
The St. Louis Argus reviewed a show he featured in with Frank Montgomery, Blondie Robinson, Frank "Chinese" Walker, and February 1921.[3]
Theater[]
- Broadway Rastus (revue) (1917)
- Broadway Scandals (1921)[4]
- (1937) as Rusty[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Broadway Rastus". The New York Age. July 12, 1917. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. (30 October 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. ISBN 9780810883512.
- ^ Detweiler, Frederick German (1922). "The Negro Press in the United States".
- ^ "Indianapolis Times 3 December 1921 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
- ^ "Henry Jines".
External links[]
- Auctioned photograph and accompanying biographical details from Worthpoint
Categories:
- Vaudeville performers
- Blackface minstrel performers