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January 24, 1932
Atlanta World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
The Whitman Sisters' revue, featuring Essie, Ma, Alice, Bert, a 10-piece Cyclonic Jazz Band, Pops and Jovy, and Princess Pee Wee, arrives in Atlanta for two weeks at the 81 Theatre beginning February 7 after a successful tour.
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WHITMAN SISTERS TO BRING REVUE HERE FEBRUARY
WHITMAN SISTERS ON TOUR SOUTH TO STOP OFF FOR TWO WEEKS ROMP AT THE 81 THEATRE BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 7
Show Carries Thirty-Five People Including Ten Piece Cyclonic Jazz Band, Pops and Jovy, Princess Pee Wee, Alice and Bert
BY CLIFF MACKAY
All local theatre patrons are looking forward to the midnight hour on Feb. 7 for that is the time and date when the glorified four Whitman Sisters, Essie, Ma, Alice and Bert will start their two weeks engagement of the 81 Theatre.
Announcements of the stars are buzzing. Supplementing their unit Cyclonic Jazz band which totals the number in the company to 35.
Clean-cut Noted for their clean-cut band work they are the show without rival making.
United States years the world's greatest.
"Pops and Jovy" the best in the Pete Jones.
Less pathos than that "Bojangles" Robinson who is unquestionably the king of the dance realm. They have just completed a successful tour of the Publix Balaban and Katz theatre and will give Atlanta two weeks of big time attractions.
An old favorite who is still on the Whitman lay is Pee Wee Whitman.
Her fans the lot for return absence though slightly heavier this she has confidentially wired Scrib that she still the na ket for a mate so all of you show boys stay in line. You know this is leap year.
And then we must not forget the princess of male impersonation. Bert Whitman whose tapping with her sister Alice of the beautiful lithe gait has no small contribution about his masculine render of the tap love.
Bert has been adorned in male clothes so many years on Negro stages and white as well that she once said that she didn't feel right in feminine finery.
Ma to Direct Mae will give as mistress of pus ban which will occupy the cmdae Ewhom Mia ean ah "ehd fonaurent Broad rvsanwhnamh fuse to divulge ar to deom panythershow.
All local theatre fans will miss afsin xpeta sloapin 41 t.s: the a theatrestor two wk bern ning Febuaty 7.
WHITMAN SISTERS ON TOUR SOUTH TO STOP OFF FOR TWO WEEKS ROMP AT THE 81 THEATRE BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 7
Show Carries Thirty-Five People Including Ten Piece Cyclonic Jazz Band, Pops and Jovy, Princess Pee Wee, Alice and Bert
BY CLIFF MACKAY
All local theatre patrons are looking forward to the midnight hour on Feb. 7 for that is the time and date when the glorified four Whitman Sisters, Essie, Ma, Alice and Bert will start their two weeks engagement of the 81 Theatre.
Announcements of the stars are buzzing. Supplementing their unit Cyclonic Jazz band which totals the number in the company to 35.
Clean-cut Noted for their clean-cut band work they are the show without rival making.
United States years the world's greatest.
"Pops and Jovy" the best in the Pete Jones.
Less pathos than that "Bojangles" Robinson who is unquestionably the king of the dance realm. They have just completed a successful tour of the Publix Balaban and Katz theatre and will give Atlanta two weeks of big time attractions.
An old favorite who is still on the Whitman lay is Pee Wee Whitman.
Her fans the lot for return absence though slightly heavier this she has confidentially wired Scrib that she still the na ket for a mate so all of you show boys stay in line. You know this is leap year.
And then we must not forget the princess of male impersonation. Bert Whitman whose tapping with her sister Alice of the beautiful lithe gait has no small contribution about his masculine render of the tap love.
Bert has been adorned in male clothes so many years on Negro stages and white as well that she once said that she didn't feel right in feminine finery.
Ma to Direct Mae will give as mistress of pus ban which will occupy the cmdae Ewhom Mia ean ah "ehd fonaurent Broad rvsanwhnamh fuse to divulge ar to deom panythershow.
All local theatre fans will miss afsin xpeta sloapin 41 t.s: the a theatrestor two wk bern ning Febuaty 7.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Whitman Sisters
Revue
81 Theatre
Cyclonic Jazz Band
Vaudeville Tour
What entities or persons were involved?
Whitman Sisters
Essie
Ma
Alice
Bert
Pops And Jovy
Princess Pee Wee
Where did it happen?
81 Theatre, Atlanta
Story Details
Key Persons
Whitman Sisters
Essie
Ma
Alice
Bert
Pops And Jovy
Princess Pee Wee
Location
81 Theatre, Atlanta
Event Date
February 7
Story Details
The Whitman Sisters and their company of 35, including the Cyclonic Jazz Band, will perform a two-week revue at the 81 Theatre starting February 7.