Ad: Mevlin Caswell, Madame Twannie, and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943)
Title
Ad: Mevlin Caswell, Madame Twannie, and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943)
Subject
Description
Newspaper advertisement for drummer/bandleader Mevlin Caswell's Grand Terrace Swingsters, featuring Chick ("That Famous Female Impersonator") and the shake-dancing Madame Twannie (pictured). This and similar (or identical) ads for the Grand Terrace's floor shows -- featuring Caswell, Chick, Mme. Twannie, and others -- appeared regularly in the Weekly Review through the late summer and fall of 1943.
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
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Citation
“Ad: Mevlin Caswell, Madame Twannie, and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943),” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 3, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1381.