(MUSIC) WESTON HORACE The Seek No Further March

Sale 2271 - Lot 476

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(MUSIC.) WESTON, HORACE. The Seek No Further March. 3 pages, folio. Original engraved cover showing Weston with his five-string banjo; paper toned, some very slight wear. Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart, 1883

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Horace Weston (1825-1890) was one of the biggest African-American stars of the minstrel stage during its heyday. Born free in Connecticut, he began his career with Buckley's Serenaders in 1863, but spent most of his active years with the Georgia Minstrels. In 1873 he became the first African American performer featured in a special role when the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company toured Europe. Toward the end of his career he performed with Ringling Brother, Barnum and Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth.