Edward LeRoy Rice | |
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 Rice in 1911 | |
| Born | August 24, 1871 |
| Died | December 1, 1938 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Emma Rodenberger |
| Parent | William Henry Rice (1844-1907) |
Edward LeRoy Rice (August 24, 1871 - December 1, 1938) was an American producer of minstrel shows. He was the leading authority on the history of minstrel shows. [1] [2] He also bought and sold theatrical memorabilia. [3]
He was born in Manhattan, New York City, on August 24, 1871, as the second son of William Henry Rice (1844-1907), a minstrel performer. [4] [1] He first performed on stage in Morristown, New Jersey, on July 18, 1890. [5]
He married Emma Rodenberger in Brooklyn, New York City, on November 30, 1899. Starting in 1907 he wrote a column called "Man in the Bleachers" which ran in the New York Evening World for five weeks.
He was the author of Monarchs of Minstrelsy in 1911. [5] He wrote a syndicated column for Press Publishing called "Anecdotes of Old-Time Actors, by 1913. [6]
He died on December 1, 1938, in Manhattan, New York City. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York. His archive is housed at Princeton University. [3]
Thomas Dartmouth Rice was an American performer and playwright who performed in blackface and used African American vernacular speech, song and dance to become one of the most popular minstrel show entertainers of his time. He is considered the "father of American minstrelsy". His act drew on aspects of African American culture and popularized them with a national, and later international, audience.
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Edward Le Roy Rice, authority on minstrels and minstrel history
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