Artie Hall (c. 1881â€"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". 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.Artie Hall was initially reported to
have died during the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This
apparently was misconstrued, and misquoted by the New York Times
before it was discovered she didn't die.Hall was married circa 1899 to
an actor named Robert Fulgora. They were divorced by September 1914.
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.Her sister, Pauline Des Landes (known professionally as
Bonita) was also a vaudeville actress.
actress, known for her blackface performances as a coon shouter. She
was a "petite vocalist with a strong voice". 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.Artie Hall was initially reported to
have died during the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This
apparently was misconstrued, and misquoted by the New York Times
before it was discovered she didn't die.Hall was married circa 1899 to
an actor named Robert Fulgora. They were divorced by September 1914.
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.Her sister, Pauline Des Landes (known professionally as
Bonita) was also a vaudeville actress.
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