André De Shields
speaker
298 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
André De Shields’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Let's talk about the physical part of that.
Yes, Mr. Arthur has visited me.
I've got arthritis.
My knees are compromised.
My joints ache.
But I've got a doctor.
His name is Dr. Footlights.
Her name.
Her name is Dr. Footlights.
And when I stand on that stage, and when those lights come up, and when the audience greets me, the pain disappears.
I was not a part of the ball culture as we know it here in New York.
And we give it a birth decade of the 80s.
But I did know a phenomenon called the Jewel Box Review, and it toured the Chitlin Circuit.
I'm talking about the middle to late 50s in the last century.
Exactly.
And in Baltimore, the theater was called the Royal.
And, of course, in the 60s, urban renewal raised it and the cultural spine of the city died.
However, I was able to see entertainment like my first Motown review at the Royal.
I was able to see Moms Mabley at the Royal.
I was able to see Flip Wilson at the Royal.
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