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Editorial Reviews - Louisiana Creoles From the Publisher Chapters: P.g.t. Beauregard, John James Audubon, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Norbert Rillieux, Paul Morphy, Kid Ory, Fats Domino, Paul Barbarin, Louis Barbarin, Jimmie Noone, George Herriman, Barney Bigard, Armand J. Piron, Lizzie Miles, Ray Nagin, Plaçage, Solange Knowles, Homer Plessy, Sidney Barthelemy, Branford Marsalis, Marcus Bruce Christian, Ernest Nathan Morial, Danny Barker, Russel L. Honoré, Dawn Richard, Norman Francis, Marie Laveau, Greg Gumbel, Marc Morial, Suzanne Malveaux, Richmond Barthé, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, List of Louisiana Creoles, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Keppard, Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba, D'jalma Garnier, Alcée Fortier, Anatole Broyard, Adah Isaacs Menken, Alphonse Picou, Manuel Perez, K. D. Aubert, John Boutté, E. J. Bellocq, Jacques Villeré, Brandon Deshazer, Veronica Porsche Ali, Jason Marsalis, Lucien Barbarin, Robert Ri'chard, Charles Gayarré, Robert Nunez, Chris Ardoin, Victor Séjour, Alcide Nunez, Geno Delafose, Rosie Ledet, Tina Knowles, Bill Pickett, Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, Delfeayo Marsalis, Paul Capdevielle, Etienne de Boré, Fats Pichon, Jacques Telesphore Roman, Thomy Lafon, Lil' Fizz, Lionel Batiste, Omer Simeon, Augustin de Macarty, Robin Power, James Pitot, Sybil Kein, Calvin Carrière. Excerpt: Adah Isaacs Menken Adah Isaacs Menken (June 15, 1835 August 10, 1868) was an American actress , painter and poet . She was born Adah Bertha Theodore in New Orleans to a French Creole mother and a Free Negro father, Auguste Theodore. She danced as a child in New Orleans, Havana and Texas . Eventually she worked in San Francisco . Menken was known for her poetry and painting, though both were poorly received. In 1859 she appeared on Broadway in the play " The French Spy . Once again, her work was not highly regarded by the criti... Synopsis Chapters: P.g.t.
