Artie Hall
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Artie Hall | |
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 Cover to 1906 "Jessamine" sheet music | |
| Born | c. 1881 Georgia, United States |
| Died | (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Vaudeville performer |
| Spouse | Robert Fulgora[1] |
Artie Hall (c. 1881–1939) was an American vaudeville singer and actress, known for her blackface performances as a coon shouter. She was a "petite vocalist with a strong voice".[2] Her most successful role was Topsy in William A. Brady's version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. A controversial part of her act was the removal of a glove to reveal her white skin at the end of a song.[3]
Artie Hall was initially reported to have died during the April 18, 1906, San Francisco earthquake.[4] This apparently was misconstrued, and misquoted by the New York Times before it was discovered she didn't die.[5]
Hall was married circa 1899 to an actor named Robert Fulgora. They were divorced by September 1914.[6] She later married William Atwell, a vaudeville agent. Hall died from a kidney ailment at her home in Astoria, Queens, New York on March 20, 1939, aged 58.[7]
Her sister, Pauline Des Landes (known professionally as Bonita) was also a vaudeville actress.[8]
