![]() Since Bert Walker was one of Mae West's idols, and she attended many of his shows before meeting him in person, it's safe to assume she saw these three stage stars performing together.After the marriage, Aida Walker worked as a choreographer for Williams and Walker, her husband's vaudevillian comedy duo. ![]() Within about a year of their meeting, George Walker and Aida Overton wed on 22 June 1899.In 1898, she joined the company of the famous comedy team Bert Williams and George Walker, and appeared in all of their shows - The Policy Players (1899), The Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1902), Abyssinia (1905), and Bandanna Land (1907).Although the show consisted of dozens of performers, Overton emerged as one of the most promising soubrettes of her day. At 15 years old, she joined John Isham's Octoroons, one of the most influential black touring groups of the 1890s, and the following year she became a member of the Black Patti Troubadours. Aida Overton Walker dazzled early-twentieth-century theater audiences with her original dance routines, her enchanting singing voice, and her penchant for elegant costumes. ![]()
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