Bijou - Ad - midnight show, racial policy
| Title | Bijou - Ad - midnight show, racial policy |
| Date | 9/7/1937 |
| Item Type | Newspaper (advertisement) |
| Publication | Wilmington News Dispatch |
| Description | Ad for "The Big Apple Revue" "presented by 14 dancers (all colored troupe) who originated the sensational dance at Columbia, S.C. Not professional dance troupe but the originators of this craze presenting it as it should be danced" also on bill are two color cartoons and three musical shorts starring orchestras of Cab Calloway, Clyde McCoy, and Jimmy Lunceford. Tonight 11:45 "white patrons only," 11:15, "colored patrons only" 25 cents for each show. |
| Notes | Rare instance of a black subject running at the Bijou with separate accommodations being made for white and black audiences. |
| Associated Venues | Bijou |
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| Repository |
Reaves Collection Courtesy New Hanover Public Library |
