Stars of Vaudeville #70: Walter C. Kelly, "The Virginia Judge"
Originally posted in 2009 Grace Kelly's uncle Walter was one of the few unalloyed racists in big time vaudeville. While many, such as Al Jolson or Sophie Tucker may have put on blackface, the racism of their acts were a complex mixture of love, scorn, homage, condescension, admiration and disrespect. No such hash complicated Kelly's feelings. His act consisted […]
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