This Month in Theatre History
150 YEARS AGO (1865) Less than six months after the Civil War's end, an ad publicizes a black minstrel group claiming to consist of former Georgia slaves. The troupe's manager, Charles Hicks, will later write, "I started the first company of genuine Negro minstrels that had been successful in touring America." 125 YEARS AGO (1890) In Oklahoma, 3,000 Native Americans attend a Ghost Dance, performing the ritual each ev…