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Ella adoptó su nombre teatral, Jackie Mabley, a partir del de un antiguo amigo. Más adelante fue conocida como "Moms" porque verdaderamente era una "Mom (Mamá)" para muchos otros comediantes de las décadas de 1950 y 1960. A los 27 años de edad se declaró lesbiana, y fue una de las primeras artistas del circuito de comedias en ser ...
25 de jun. de 2020 · Smother Brother introduces Moms Mabley performing comedy act (1967)
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Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1897–1975) was a stand-up comedian and a pioneer in the "Chitlin' Circuit" of African American vaudeville performance spaces. Born Loretta Mary Aiken in Brevard, North Carolina, she joined the vaudeville circuit at 14 as a comedienne after a very difficult childhood. Later in life, she became known as “Moms” because ...
Moms Mabley. Actress: Boarding House Blues. One the most successful entertainers of the Black vaudeville stage, also known as the Chitlin Circuit, was Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken in 1894. At the apex of her long career, she was earning $10,000 a week at Harlem's Apollo Theatre. Mabley focused on conventional topics such as family and others not normally covered by comedians ...
23 de nov. de 2015 · Jackie “Moms” Mabley found fame and fortune as a stand-up comedian during the twentieth century. Beginning as a staple on the chitlin’ circuit and late night talk show favorite, she went on to become an internationally known entertainer whose career spanned five decades. One of … Read MoreJackie “Moms” Mabley (1894-1975)
Comedy pioneer Jackie “Moms” Mabley (1897–1975) began performing on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the 1920s, and later became the first female comedian to appear as a solo act at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Mabley’s comic persona, a grandmotherly figure with a sharp tongue and a spicy sense of humor, gave her the freedom to challenge ...
5 de sept. de 2022 · A Night With Jackie “Moms” Mabley plays September 23 to October 9, 2022, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 4 pm presented by The Essential Theatre performing at Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available at the box office one hour before each performance.
