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Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:39:28 -0500
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Subject: 0105 - Today in Black History - January 05
1869 - Matilda Sissieretta Jones is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. She
will become a gifted singer (soprano), who will rise to fame as
a soloist and troupe leader during the later part of the
nineteenth century. She will be nicknamed "Black Patti", after
a newspaper review mentioned her as an African American equal to
the acclaimed Italian soprano Adelina Patti. American racism will
prevent her from performing with established white operatic
groups. She will tour Europe, South and North America and the West
Indies as a soloist. In 1896, she will form her own troupe, "Black
Patti's Troubadours," which will combine the elements of opera
and vaudeville, creating musical comedy. She will join the
ancestors on June 24, 1933.
1975 - The Broadway premiere of "The Wiz" opens, receiving enthusiastic
reviews. The show, a black version of "The Wizard of Oz" will run
for 1,672 shows at the Majestic Theatre. Moviegoers, however, gave
a thumbs down to the cinema version of the play that starred Diana
Ross and Michael Jackson years later. One memorable song from the
show is "Ease on Down the Road."
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