Afrique Issue Title Is Views Of Variety (1936)

Afrique. Part of issue VIEWS OF VARIETY. Pathe Studios, London. Popular radio and variety impressionist, Afrique, recreates a number of famous personalities of the day - Eddie Cantor and opera singer Benjamino Gigli (sp.?). Afrique sings a piece of opera in style of famous tenor, accompanied by a pianist. Afrique appears in crudely done black make up and announces he is “2 Negro entertainers“. Afrique does impression of two Afro-Americans talking about seeing a ghost. He then sings a song, “Chloe“, in an Al Jolson style. Would seem racist to modern viewers. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-193