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The Last Minstrel Show

Posted on June 1, 2011 by David Hammer

Ethnic humor proved to be hugely popular with small town audiences at the turn of the century. “Green Elephant Hotel” was a play written by Palatine Mayor A. S. Olms and performed in 1901 at the Palatine Opera House on … Continue reading →

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