Jerry Mills (performer)

Not to be confused with cartoonist Jerry Mills.

Jerry Mills was a performer at the Pekin Theatre in Chicago. ^[1] and in films.

One of his stage performances was described as offering "ludicrous comedy" and "remarkable eccentric dancing". ^[2]

Theater

• The Merry Widower (1908) ^[3]

Filmography

• The Railroad Porter ^[3]
• The Grafter and the Girl (1913) ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "African American composers and performers: portrait images in sheet music". February 4, 2016.
2. Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810883512 – via Google Books.
3. Bauman, Thomas (May 30, 2014). The Pekin: The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252096242 – via Google Books.
4. Bauman, Thomas (May 30, 2014). The Pekin: The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252096242 – via Google Books.