Bert Williams. 1874-1922 Actor, comedian. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad. ... It all started at Market and O'Farrell streets in 1893, when Egbert Austin Williams met George Walker.

Walker was the nattily dressed straight man, while Williams was his bumbling but quick-witted sidekick. Their best-known shows included Victor Herbert’s “The Gold Bug,” “Abyssinia” and ...

Williams and Walker Score in Musical Comedy at the Majestic. Share full article. ... (Bert Williams) inherits $25,000 from a former master of his father by special bequest, ...

Morgan State University’s Department of Theatre Arts presents “Williams and Walker,” a gripping historical drama about America’s first Black Broadway stars, running April 24–26, 2025, at ...

Bert Williams was born in the Bahamas. At a young age, he immigrated with his parents to the United States. ... He would later create a successful vaudeville act in 1893 with George Walker.

It is a little-known fact that for a time at the start of the 20th century, the most successful entertainer in the English-speaking world was an African American man named Bert Williams. An ...

Williams & Walker by Vincent D. Smith, Directed by Dwight R.B. Cook, Musical Direction by Eros Da Artiste, Choreography by Mari-Andrea Travis The story of George Walker and Bert Williams ma ...

Bert Williams, Walker Thompson (standing center), John Wesley Jenkins (seated right). In a concession to white audiences, Williams, the lead, wore blackface, but the other black characters did not.

TheGrio celebrates Bert Williams, the first African-American to obtain a lead role on Broadway in “Keeping Black History Alive.” Bert […] The post Watch: The rise of Bert Williams in showbiz ...