Harlem

Florence Mills was a famous Harlem singer, and dancer. She was a lead player in "Shuffle Along" She then starred in "Blackbirds" at the Alhambra Theatre in Harlem. The Alhambra Theatre served only whites but had black people perform there. This is an example of what Bessie and Sadie were talking about when they said how outrageous they thought it was that blacks could be the entertainment but they could not be a guest a most of Harlems clubs and restaurants.