"You gave everything but love."
- Attended Pratt University along with her father and sister, Evelyn
-Also starred in Runnin' Wild which deputed in 1924
-Adelaide toured Europe and starred in "Chocolate Kiddles"
-In 1926, Hall met a famous jazz orchestra leader and produced "creole love call"
-Adelaide Hall was born between 1901-1993 in Brooklyn New York
- She was a jazz singer and used a vocal technique known as "Scat"
-In 1921, Adelaide hall played as a chorus member in the musical "Shuffle Along"
-Known for being a public figure in the Harlem Renaissance
- In 1930's Hall rose to success and bought a bought a home in the all white community of Larchmont
- Hall faced racial discrimination among her neighbors who tried to get her evicted and set her house on fire. Hall fled to Europe shortly after
-Hall preformed in musicals until 1992 were she gave her last hurrah and preformed for two nights at Carnegie Hall as "Cabaret comes to Carngie" series
-During the 1920's Hall played a important role in Harlem's cotton club
-she is known for touring "vaudeville circuit, preforming in the desires, and having a role in blackbirds of 1928 with her co star bill Robinson
-During her time in Britain, Hall preformed in the musical "The sun that never sleeps."
-Hall let soldiers stay in her home during World War 11 to show their importance
-Hall performed in "Cole Porter's kiss me Kate" in London
--She also returned back to the United States in 1957 to play a significant role in "Jamaica
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