page_title: Sam T. Jack
hierarchical_section_title: Sam T. Jack
caption_attribution_description: English: Sam T. Jack (1852 – ca. 1925) from the frontispiece of the promotional biography How He Does It (1895) by M. J. O'Neill
context_page_description: Sam T. Jack, a burlesque impresario, was a pioneer of the African-American vaudeville industry in the US with his Creole Burlesque Show. He was also known for staging increasingly risqué shows in Chicago, where young women appeared wearing only skin-colored tights.
context_section_description: Sam T. Jack (31 December 1852 – 1899), a burlesque impresario, was a pioneer of the African-American vaudeville industry in the US with his Creole Burlesque Show. He was also known for staging increasingly risqué shows in Chicago, where young women appeared wearing only skin-colored tights.
caption: Sam T. Jack from the frontispiece of the promotional biography How He Does It (1895)
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