Harry Reed (comedian) explained
Harry Reed was a comedian in the United States. He was African American.
He entered show business in 1892. He performed with his father Cicero Reed in a show titled Silence and Fun. He was afterwards part of comedy team McCarver, Reed and McCarver with Howard McCarver that headlined the Honolulu Coon Company show. He then joined the Smart Set Company[1] and then performed with John Christian as Christian and Reed. They did a skating act[2] and performed with Archer's Filipino Girls. He was then part of Ernest Hogan's Oyster Man Company, succeeding George Ali as Useless, the Dog.[3] He was part of the Majestic Trio and Deas and Deas, becoming Deas, Reed, Deas with Lawrence and Ella Deas. He sang "In the Right Church but the Wrong Pew". He was also an acrobat.[4]
Shows
- Cooney Dreamland (1904)[5]
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: The Tammany Times. March 30, 1903. Tammany Publishing Company. Google Books.
- Book: Jr, Bernard L. Peterson. Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. October 30, 2000. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 978-0-313-06503-3 . Google Books.
- Book: Dietz, Dan. The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. July 15, 2022. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-5381-6894-3 . Google Books.
- Book: Sampson, Henry T.. Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. October 30, 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8351-2 . Google Books.
- Book: Jr, Bernard L. Peterson. A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. October 25, 1993. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 978-0-313-06454-8 . Google Books.
- Book: Sampson, Henry T.. Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. October 30, 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8351-2 . Google Books.
