Thursday, January 25, 2024

January 25 - Florence Mills (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 25th are here: Antônio Carlos Jobim (2020), Witold Lutosławski; Etta James (2021), Witold Lutosławski (2022), and Robert Burns (2023)

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Florence Mills (25 January 1896 – 1 November 1927), billed as the "Queen of Happiness", was an American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian.

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Star Power


Mills became well known in New York as a result of her role in the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), one of the events marking the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance. She received favorable reviews in London, Paris, Ostend, Liverpool, and other European values.  adapted from Wikipedia


Her death shocked the music world. The New York Times reported that more than 10,000 people visited the funeral home to pay their respects. – Wikipedia


The “Queen of Happiness,”

  Florence Mills,

Exhibited scrappiness

  And her skills

In Broadway shows,

  And caused commotion

Among the pros

  Across the ocean.


The early demise

  Of one so powerful

Bewildered the wise,

  And thousands of sorrowful.

 

 

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