Joe Byrd (vaudeville)

Joe Byrd was a vaudeville comedian.[1] He was from Jacksonville, Florida.[2]

The Indianapolis Freeman gave him plaudits in 1914 for his role with "Birdie" Byrd in the duo Byrd & Byrd.[2] He and Billy Higgins starred in Black Sambo in 1925 and Midnight Steppers in 1927.

Shows

My Friend from Kentucky (1913/1914)[3]
Let 'Em Have It (1923), co-starring with Billy Ewing
Aces and Queens[4]
Lucky Sambo[5] (1925)
Ace High Revue (1927)[3]
Midnight Steppers (1927)[3]
Harlem Darlings (1929)[3]
Blackbirds of 1939 (1939)[3]
Harlem Cavalcade (1942)[6]

References

Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.
Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.
Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-01-31/ed-1/seq-70.pdf
Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.

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[1] Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.

[duo-2] Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.

[sho-3] Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.

[4] Peterson, Bernard L. Jr. (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.

[5] ttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-01-31/ed-1/seq-70.pdf

[6] Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (August 8, 2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938532 – via Google Books.