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Broadside for Teatro Principal, Los Angeles, printed by Imprenta Jalisco, Boyle Heights, 1929 January 10. | University of Southern California Libraries, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum Collection, 1830-1930
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Reconsidering Ben Vereen’s Blackface Performance at Reagan’s Inaugural Gala

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Broadside for Teatro Principal, Los Angeles, printed by Imprenta Jalisco, Boyle Heights, 1929 January 10. | University of Southern California Libraries, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum Collection, 1830-1930
Broadsides Reveal L.A.’s Once-Booming Hispanic Vaudeville Scene
There was a time that Los Angeles powered a lively Hispanic vaudeville scene, and its legacy still lives on in many performers today.
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The Wallis Studio Ensemble presents Fairyland Foibles, featuring (top row L-R) Ella M Joseph, Kendell Byrd, Tiana Randall Quant; (middle row L-R) Trecey Dory, Kelvin Morales, Alexander Sheldon; (bottom row L-R) Marlena Becker, Siera Williams | M. Dahm
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Clockwise from top left: Ann James, Tamara Perry, LeVanna Atkinson-Williams and Yolanda Snowball in “Water.” | Skylight Theatre Company
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Frank Lawson in "Until, Until, Until..." | Courtesy of Edgar Arceneaux and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Reconsidering Ben Vereen’s Blackface Performance at Reagan’s Inaugural Gala
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