Edward Le Roy Rice
Edward LeRoy Rice | |
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| Born | August 24, 1871 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1938 (aged 67) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Emma Rodenberger |
| Parent | William Henry Rice (1844–1907) |
Edward LeRoy Rice (August 24, 1871 – December 1, 1938) was an American performer in and 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]
Biography
[edit]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, "Man in the Bleachers", which ran in the New York Evening World for five weeks.
His book Monarchs of Minstrelsy was published 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. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York. His archive is housed at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.[3]
Quote
[edit]- "Let me begin by saying that I am not a "Monarch of Minstrelsy," not even ... I can remember, as a youngster even before my school days began, my father asking me if I wanted to be a minstrel."[5]
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[edit]References
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- 1 2 Koenig, Karl (2002). Jazz in Print (1859–1929). Pendragon Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-57647-024-4.
- ↑ "What Price Glory". The New York Times. November 16, 1924. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
Edward Le Roy Rice, authority on minstrels and minstrel history
- 1 2 "Edward Le Roy Rice papers". Princeton University. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Franz, Kathleen; Smulyan, Susan (2011). "Edward LeRoy Rice Remembers Minstrelsy". Major Problems in American Popular Culture. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-618-47481-3.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 Rice, Edward Le Roy (1911). Monarchs of Minstrelsy. New York City, N.Y., Kenny Publishing Company.
- ↑ "Anecdotes of Old-Time Actors". The Pittsburgh Press. December 10, 1913.
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