Orpheus Myron McAdoo was an American singer and minstrel show impresario.
12 Facts About Orpheus McAdoo
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Orpheus McAdoo toured extensively in Britain, South Africa and Australia, first with Frederick Loudin's Jubilee Singers and then with his own minstrel companies.
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Orpheus McAdoo was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on January 4,1858.
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Orpheus McAdoo's mother was the only slave on the estate who could read.
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Orpheus McAdoo married Mattie E Allen on January 27,1891, at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.
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Orpheus McAdoo closed in South Africa on January 25,1892.
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Orpheus McAdoo's company began a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1892.
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Orpheus McAdoo had some difficulties with the baritone Will Thompson and with Mamie Edwards, who both left the company to live in Kimberley.
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In February 1897, Orpheus McAdoo went to New York to hire replacements.
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Orpheus McAdoo returned in June 1897 with eight new artists, including dancers, a comedian and female impersonator, and a juggler.
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Orpheus McAdoo renamed the company the "Minstrel, Vaudeville and Concert Company".
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Orpheus McAdoo leased the Palace Theatre, Sydney, a vaudeville house, with plans to establish a stock company there.