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Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984), better known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the famous nightclub "Chez Bricktop" in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Ada "Bricktop" Smith, who operated venues in Rome, Paris and Mexico City, brushed shoulders with the likes of Langston Hughes, Salvador Dalí and Gertrude Stein.
By. Steven J. Niven. Published October 1, 2015. In the 1920s and 1930s, Ada “ Bricktop ” Smith reigned as the grande dame of the Paris nightclub scene. T.S. Eliot wrote a poem for her, and...
El París de Ada «Bricktop» Smith: 1924 – 1939. El músico, musicólogo y escritor Lurent Cugny escribió en 2018 un artículo en el que analizaba lo que significó para los franceses, a principios del siglo XX, escuchar por primera vez una música sincopada norteamericana: “…
6 de ene. de 2013 · Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (“Bricktop”), vaudevillian actress, singer, nightclub owner, and international celebrity host, was born August 14, 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia, to Thomas and Hattie Thompson Smith. Her father passed away in 1898 and Mrs. Smith moved Ada and her three older siblings to Chicago, where her ...
Smith, Ada (1894–1984) African-American jazz singer and celebrated Parisian club owner. Name variations: Bricktop; Brickie. Born Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith in Alderson, West Virginia, on August 14, 1894; died in New York on January 31, 1984; third daughter and youngest of five children of Hattie (Thompson) Smith and Thomas ...
1 de feb. de 1984 · But her real name was more impressive - Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith. Her fame was as widespread as it was legendary. She taught the Prince of Wales and future Duke of...
