Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 15:00
#TellSwell | Black and Brown History Everyday #blackandbrownhistoryeveryday
And in May of 1928, they transferred to Broadway's Liberty Theater, where it ran for 518 performances. Now, after a slow start, the show became the hit of the season, and Miss Hall's performance of Diggadigadoo created a sensation. Now, her mom was so angry when she went to see the show because her daughter was performing what she termed, quote, unquote, risque dance moves. She even tried to stop the show because during Mrs
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:46
In honor of UK Black History Month, which would have been Hall's 122nd birthday, they celebrated her with a Google doodle featuring illustrations by London based artist Hannah Ukua Buckman. And that, my friend, is the end to another episode of Black and Brown History every day. Please tune in each day for more fun facts about our Black and brothers. Brown brothers and sisters, I love speaking and teaching things that we just might not have known. And Miss Adelaide Hall is something that we should know about
