Henry Jines

Henry Jines was an American vaudeville actor. He starred in stage productions including Irvin Miller's Broadway Rastus,[1] and performed in blackface.

Irvin C. Miller as Rastus & Henry Jines as Mose from Broadway Rastus (circa 1917)

Jines was from Atlanta, Georgia. In 1913 he had reportedly been writing vaudeville sketches and lyrics for about six years.[2] The St. Louis Argus reviewed a show he featured in with Frank Montgomery, Blondie Robinson, Frank "Chinese" Walker, and Florence McClain February 1921.[3]

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References
  1. "Broadway Rastus". The New York Age. July 12, 1917. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
  2. Sampson, Henry T. (30 October 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. ISBN 9780810883512.
  3. Detweiler, Frederick German (1922). "The Negro Press in the United States".
  4. "Indianapolis Times 3 December 1921 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  5. "Henry Jines". playbill.com.
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