American singer and minstrel show impresario (1858–1900
Orpheus Myron McAdoo
McAdoo circa 1900
Born
(1858-01-04)January 4, 1858
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Died
July 17, 1900(1900-07-17) (aged 42)
Sydney, Australia
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
Singer and minstrel show impresario
Known for
Georgia Minstrels and Alabama Cakewalkers
Orpheus Myron McAdoo (January 4, 1858 – July 17, 1900) was an American singer and minstrel show impresario. He toured extensively in Britain, South Africa and Australia, first with Frederick Loudin's Jubilee Singers and then with his own minstrel companies.
Orpheus Myron McAdoo (January 4, 1858 – July 17, 1900) was an American singer and minstrel show impresario. He toured extensively in Britain, South Africa...
The McClains transferred to OrpheusMcAdoo's Georgia Minstrels, and stayed on in Australia after this company went back to the US. In January 1900 McClain...
Billboard. April 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021. "Orpheus M. and Mattie Allen McAdoo Papers". Yale University Beinecke Rare Books & Manuscript...
Christy's Minstrels visited the Cape from the United States and in 1890 OrpheusMcAdoo's Virginia Jubilee Singers performed in Cape Town. The Christy's Minstrels...
world tour specifically to compete with a similar troupe overseen by OrpheusMcAdoo. Once in Australia, Curtis abandoned the group and Ernest Hogan stepped...
foreign musicians, especially American ragtime players. In the 1890s OrpheusMcAdoo's Jubilee Singers popularised African-American spirituals. The discovery...
Company. They also toured together in Australia in 1899 and 1900 with OrpheusMcAdoo's Georgia Minstrels and Genuine Alabama Cake Walkers. In March 1889,...
of singer, director and manager of the group for nearly 30 years. Orpheus Myron McAdoo (1858−1900) was an African-American singer and minstrel show impresario...
actor 1992 – Kris Bryant, American baseball player 1993 – James Michael McAdoo, American basketball player 1993 – Mahmoud Metwalli, Egyptian footballer...
Bases of Anglo-Saxon Solidarity (1921) Lithuania Recognition (with W.G. McAdoo) (1921) An Introduction to World Politics (1922) Anglo-Saxon Solidarity...