CHAPPELLE, PATRICK HENRY

CHAPPELLE, PATRICK HENRY (PAT). Vaudeville-troupe manager (7 January 1869 in Jacksonville, Florida; 21 October 1911 in Tampa, Florida). He began his professional career playing in a string trio with two other boys. In 1899 he organized the Imperial Colored Minstrels, with which he toured widely. He also took over management of theaters in Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida. In April 1900 he organized a touring company to produce musical comedies, the first of which was a two-act musical titled A Rabbit's...