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Lottie Williams, Actress Born 1866
Charlotte Louise Johnson, known as Lottie Williams and Lottie Thompson (1866 – March 17, 1929), was an American actress, singer, and dancer. A pioneering performer in African-American musical theater, she is best remembered for starring in several stage works with her second husband, Bert Williams, both on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in vaudeville. These included several musicals created by composer Will Marion Cook, lyricist Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the playwright Jesse A. Shipp; including ''Sons of Ham'' (1900), ''In Dahomey'' (1903), and ''Abyssinia (1906 musical), Abyssinia'' (1906) among other works. In these musicals she portrayed mainly supporting character roles and was usually a featured singer and/or dancer. However, she portrayed the title role and the main protagonist in the Cook, Dunbar, and Shipp musical ''My Tom-Boy Girl'' (1905). As a dancer, Williams was particularly associated with the cakewalk, and a sketch of her alongside her future husband in that danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Dahomey, Cakewalk
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