The Ebony showcase : the first legit Black theater in the United States / Nick and Valarie Stewart ; interviewed by Karole Selmon.

Program Title:
The Ebony showcase : the first legit Black theater in the United States / Nick and Valarie Stewart ; interviewed by Karole Selmon.
PRA Archive #: 
KZ1838
Description: 

Nick Stewart is the co-founder of the Ebony Showcase. Raised in the British West Indies, he attended the Marcus Garvey school. He discusses the basis of power in the entertainment industry and the negative images presented during the silent film era. Nick and his daughter Valarie examine the importance of a cultural center in the Black community, and issues of financial assistance, community support, multi-cultural relations, the media, entertainment, and the future of the Ebony Showcase.|THE EBONY SHOWCASE : THE FIRST LEGIT BLACK THEATRE IN THE UNITED STATES / Nick and Valarie Stewart| interviewed by Karole Selmon. - Nick Stewart is the co-founder of the Ebony Showcase. Raised in the British West Indies, he attended the Marcus Garvey school, and is a Black actor and theater and film pioneer. He discusses the basis of power in the entertainment industry and the negative images presented during the silent film era. Nick and his daughter Valarie examine the importance of a cultural center in the Black community, and issues of financial assistance, community support, multi-cultural relations, the media, entertainment, and the future of the Ebony Showcase. - RECORDED: 25 May 1992.

Station: 
KPFK
Date Recorded on: 
25 May 1992.
Date Broadcast on: 
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Item duration: 
1 reel (56 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.|56:00
Keywords: 
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Stewart, Valarie.
Stewart, Nick.
Selmon, Karole.
Theater management -- Personal narratives.
Blacks in the performing arts -- Personal narratives.
Ebony showcase : the first legit Black theater in the United States / Nick and Valerie Stewart ; interviewed by Karole Selmon. **The
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1992.
Rights Summary: 
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