Brief mention this morning of John W. Vogel (1863-1951). Born in Chillicothe, Ohio just months after the Emancipation Proclamation, Vogel was to succeed J.H. Haverly as America's pre-eminent white presenter of all-black minstrel companies, inheriting the mantle of "Minstrel King". Never a performer himself, Vogel got into the business by working for Sells Brothers' Millionaire […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM on May 16, 2022