May 07, 2020 - Sale 2534

Sale 2534 - Lot 256

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(ENTERTAINMENT--VAUDEVILLE.) Promotional card for Black Prince's Alabama Comedy Four. Illustrated double-sided card, 4 3/4 x 4 inches; minimal wear and a small stain in the right margin. New York: Ted Snyder, circa 1909
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The Alabama Comedy Four were an African-American quartet which performed musical comedy on the vaudeville circuit under the leadership of a bass singer named Black Prince. This promotional card shows the troupe in uniform and advertises their popular patriotic song "My Dream of the U.S.A.," written by Ted Snyder; the song's chorus is printed on verso. None traced in OCLC or at auction.