Mumbo Jumbo
“It is 1 of the more famous 1s in New York City along with Percy Brown’s Gold Grabbers, Edmund’s, Leroy’s and Connie’s. The basement is an Indonesian soul food restaurant featuring such exotic numbers as: CHICKEN IN COCONUT MILK BAR-BE-CUED FISH BREGEDEL DJAGUNG FRIED PINEAPPLE.
On the 2nd floor is a theater where all the young Black actors come to recite Shakespeare, dreaming of becoming a 2nd Ira Aldridge, the famed Negro thespian.
W.W., Hubert “Safecracker” Gould and Von Vampton alight from the car and head toward the entrance of the cabaret where the review is in progress. The mulatto doorman halts their progress.
What’s wrong? queries Hinckle Von Vampton.
That man, sir, he’s a mite too dark.
Too dark? an astonished Hinckle Von Vampton replies, but isn’t this Harlem where the darkies cavort?
They cavorts, sir, but on stage; we cater to Brown Yellow and White.
That’s ridiculous, Hubert “Safecracker” Gould remarks. I’ve seen Buddy Jackson in this place and he is as black as anthracit...e as black as ebony as black as the abyss, an Ethiopian if there ever was.MoreLess
On the 2nd floor is a theater where all the young Black actors come to recite Shakespeare, dreaming of becoming a 2nd Ira Aldridge, the famed Negro thespian.
W.W., Hubert “Safecracker” Gould and Von Vampton alight from the car and head toward the entrance of the cabaret where the review is in progress. The mulatto doorman halts their progress.
What’s wrong? queries Hinckle Von Vampton.
That man, sir, he’s a mite too dark.
Too dark? an astonished Hinckle Von Vampton replies, but isn’t this Harlem where the darkies cavort?
They cavorts, sir, but on stage; we cater to Brown Yellow and White.
That’s ridiculous, Hubert “Safecracker” Gould remarks. I’ve seen Buddy Jackson in this place and he is as black as anthracit...e as black as ebony as black as the abyss, an Ethiopian if there ever was.MoreLess
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