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2 unusual facts about Billy Whitlock


Billy Whitlock

On 23 October, he performed at a benefit along with Emmett, Gardner, and other prominent blackface entertainers.

Whitlock also partnered with Dan Gardner, who would dress in drag as Whitlock's character "Sambo Squash" made romantic overtures.


Old Dan Tucker

Billy Whitlock and George B. Wooldridge both claimed that the troupe members played "Old Dan Tucker" in their first impromptu performance together:.


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