Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)
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The Lafayette Theatre, known locally as "the House Beautiful", was one of the most famous theaters in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was an entertainment venue located at 13
Opening of Macbeth (April 14, 1936)
Anita Bush, 1937
Photograph of Charles S. Gilpin in The Emperor Jones, 1920
Duke Ellington in 1946.
Anita Bush
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Anita Bush was an African American stage actress and playwright. She founded the Anita Bush All-Colored Dramatic Stock Company in 1915, a pioneering black repertory theatre company that helped gain he
Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)
…its early history the theatre was home to the African American repertory theatre company the Lafayette Players. This group was originally founded by Anita Bush as Anita Bush Stock Company in 1914 and became a part of the Lafayette Theatre in 1916 when the theatre bought the stock company. The Lafayette Players…
Performing in The Crimson Skull.
Anita Bush at home, c. 1970
Poster for The Crimson Skull (1921) with Lawrence Chenault and Anita Bush