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Amos and Andy for Charity

Nick Stewart played the part of Lightnin the janitor in Amos 'n Andy and Brer Bear in Song of the South and the Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland. He used his money to help thousands of others through the Ebony Showcase charity. Valarie Stewart, the daughter of Nick and Edna Stewart, needs your help to keep the legacy of her parents alive, by continuing to provide Education, Artistic and Cultural Enrichment through Entertainment to our community and to the world, through the Ebony Showcase Theatre and Cultural Arts Workshop, the charity that they founded in 1950. All donationa are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law

Nick & Edna Stewart

Nick Stewart, was born in Harlem, New York on March 15, 1910. His parents were recent immigrants from Barbados, British West Indies, where he spent his early childhood. He often said that most of his peers in Harlem ended up either dead or in jail; but his life was changed because he learned to dance. He began a career as a performer in the 1930s at the Hoofers Club and the Cotton Club.

He and his wife, Edna, were pioneers in legitimate theater in the United States. They founded the Ebony Showcase Theatre in 1950. The Ebony Showcase has been a charity since 1964.


SONG OF THE SOUTH VIDEO

Nick Stewart was a featuured performer in stage, radio, movies, and television: He played Lightnin' in the Amos 'n Andy TV show in the 1950s. He created the voice of Brer Bear in Disney's Song of the South, and the Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland. He's the actor who gave Gene Wilder the shoe polish in "Silver Streak." He was in "Carmen Jones," "Stormy Weather," "Cabin in the Sky," "Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World," and more.

Everybody's Got a Laughing Place


NICK STEWART MEMORIAL VIDEO

Nick Stewart passed away December 18, 2000.

Welcome. My name is Valarie Stewart. I preserve the legacy of my parents, Nick and Edna Stewart, by providing positive projects and services to people of all ages, races, and backgrounds. Please help me relaunch and enhance projects, in honor of my parents, including performing and visual arts classes, discipline, and exposure for at-risk kids.

No one in the history of show business accomplished what my pioneering parents did; yet only a few are aware of their accomplishments. Click the HOME LINK TO SEE descriptinns of some of our projects.

In the 1990s MY PARENTS EARNED awards including Living Legend Awards from the National Black Theatre Festival, the L.A. Weekly newspaper's Theatre Award, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch of the NAACP and my father's inclusion in the Academy of Television Arts and Science's Archive of American Television, which is dedicated to preserving the history of early television pioneers.

Valarie Stewart
Ebony Showcase Theatre Administrator
(and WebWeaver)


HOW YOU CAN HELP: Make a DVD purchase, or tax deductible donation, to enable us to offer more projects and services to provide Education, Artistic and Cultural Enrichment through Entertainment. Click the icons below to share this website with others on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and elsewhere:
The Archive of American Television is an oral history project of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It is their ultimate goal to be the world's largest and most advanced oral history collection on the history of television. So far they have interviewed over 800 television pioneers.The selection process is chaired by a committee of television executives and industry professionals. Only 25 interviewees are selected per year. Four excerpts from Nick Stewart's interviews are below.


Order the Amos 'n Andy DVD Collection from a link in the center column.

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HELP KEEP THE LEGACY OF NICK STEWART ALIVE

URGENT! We lost our lease when a "flipper" bought the property we were renting. We have an immediate need to raise $5000 to cover the rent, deposit, public storage, and moving costs, for a new location. Our equipment, furniture, etc., had to be put in storage and we cannot operate without a new space.

All contributions are tax deductible. No contribution is too small.


You can also help us by ordering Classic Films and TV shows from the Catalogs listed below.

BLUE DOTACTION and ADVENTURE: Click here to browse our ACTION AND ADVENTURE film catalog.

THE "AMOS 'N' ANDY" TV SHOW

Amos 'n' Andy castNick Stewart, our co-founder, as 'Lightnin' (circa 1953

BLUE DOTClick here for the "Amos 'n' Andy" TV show. Our founder Nick Stewart (in the baseball cap) played the part of Lightnin', the janitor.

BLACK FILMS: Click here for a list of Classic films that feature BLACK performers
CLASSIC CARTOON CATALOGS: We are revamping our classic cartoon catalog. In the meantime, please use the contact form (human click) above or the contact information at the bottom of the page to tell Valarie what titles you're seeking.

    COMEDY: TV COMEDY CATALOG
    COMEDY: CLASSIC COMEDY MOVIE CATALOG
    COMEDY: COMEDY AND KID STUFF (Catalog will be uploaded in a few days)
    COMEDY: JUST KID STUFF (Catalog will be uploaded in a few days)

    CLASSIC COMMERCIALS: VINTAGE COMMERCIAL COMPILATIONS
    CULT CLASSICS: Click here for our CULT CLASSICS Catalog
    DRAMA and SOAP OPERAS: VINTAGE TV DRAMA and VINTAGE SOAP OPERA CATALOG
    GAME SHOWS AND QUIZ SHOWS: TV GAME AND QUIZ SHOW CATALOG


    DOCUMENTARIES and REALITY SHOWS - Historical recordings of days gone by. Current events, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s style. Remember the past: REALITY PROGRAM CATALOG
    DOCUMENTARIES and REALITY SHOWS: Click here for additional vintage DOCUMENTARIES
    PRISON-RELATED FILMS, TV SHOWS AND DOCUMENTARIES: Click for Prison-Related Films and Documantaries
    SILENT CLASSICS: Click for Silent Classics
    SILENT SHORT SUBJECTS: Short Subjects
    TELEVISION CLASSICS - All kinds of shows-- Westerns, Comedy, Variety, etc.You can even get a tape containing Marilyn Monroe's first appearance on network TV (Jack Benny Show, September 13, 1953- Item Number 4234): Classic Television
    VARIETY SHOWS: TV VARIETY SHOW COMPILATIONS
    • TV Variety series from the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
    • Check back. The variety show list will be uploaded within the next few days.

    WESTERNS: CLASSIC TV WESTERNS CATALOGS
    • Annie Oakley
    • Other Vintage Western Series
    WESTERNS: BONANZA TV SERIES
    bluedotWESTERNS: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Video Collection (Movies and TV shows)
    WESTERNS: MORE TV WESTERN CLASSICS
    BLUE DOTSEASONAL/HOLIDAY PROGRAMS Catalog will be added in a few days, check back.
    BLUE DOTPROGRAMS PRODUCED ESPECIALLY FOR HOME VIDEO. Check back in a few days. This catalog is on its way.
    BLUE DOTVINTAGE TV PRESENTATION TAPE ... check back. We also offer the folowing types of movies (The new catalogs will be online soon): Drama, Family, Foreign films, Historic and War films, Horror and Science Fiction, Juvenile Delinquent films, Musicals, Mystery and Suspense, Serials, Sword and Sandal, Unsold and Sold TV Pilots ..and More! Remember to email, write, fax, or use the chat feature (above) to tell Valarie the titles that you're seeking.

      For fastest shipment order online, or call us on the telephone; if you order by mail, please send a postal money order for fastest shipment. We will wait for checks, etc., to clear before shipping your order.

      Remember to first reserve your selections by email, phone or fax. Please order by mentioning the catalog number on the left side of the description of your item. Checks and money orders must be made out to "Ebony Showcase Theatre." We also accept credit and debit cards.





      ORDER AN AMOS 'n ANDY BOX SET

      It's The Perfect Gift for the Senior Who Has Everything
      All 76 DIGITALLY RESTORED Complete DVD Set
      $50 Donation

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      EPISODES ARE LISTED IN THE NEXT COLUMN.



      Watch ANATOMY OF A CONTROVERSY

      Call 323-393-3744 to purchase Anatomy of a Controversy DVD


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      Although the buildings that housed the theater were demolished by the community redevelopment Agency in 1998 due to earthquake-related issues, the theater has many projects on the internet and in the community (click on the HOME link at the top of the screen for a description of some of our current projects). Your contributions will enable us to rent our own building and offer needed services and traiining to people of all ages (with a special focus on young people).

      BB KING & FRIENDS
      at the Ebony Showcase

      In memoriam to Paul Butterfield. Starring: B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Etta James, Paul Butterfield, Stevie Ray Voughan, Albert King, Billy Ocean, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton


      Ebony Showcase Theatre & Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
      P.O. Box 431375
      Los Angeles, CA 90043
      1-323-393-3744 (PHONE)
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      LIST OF EPISODES

      Amos n' Andy began as one of the first radio situation comedy series. The Amos n' Andy show was written and voiced by Charles Correll & Freeman Gosden. Amos n' Andy was first broadcast in 1928. Amos n' Andy ran as a daily radio show from 1928 until 1943, as a weekly situation comedy from 1943 until 1955, and as a nightly DJ show from 1954 until 1960. The television adaptation of Amos n' Andy ran on CBS-TV from 1951 until 1953, and continued in syndicated reruns until the mid 60s.

      DIGITALLY RESTORED 9 DVD SET FACTORY SEALED TOP QUALITY Episodes:

      1 AMOS HELPS OUT
      2 ANDY BUYS A HOUSE
      3 ANDY FALLS IN LOVE WITH AN ACTRESS
      4 ANDY GETS A TELEGRAM
      5 ANDY GETS MARRIED
      6 ANTIQUE SHOP
      7 ARABIA
      8 BIRTHDAY CARD
      9 CALL LEHIGH 4-9900
      10 CHINCHILLA BUSINESS
      11 CLASSIFIED AD
      12 COUNTERFEITERS IN THE BASEMENT
      13 COUSIN EFFIES WILL
      14 FATHER BY PROXY
      15 GETTING MAMA MARRIED 1
      16 GETTING MAMA MARRIED 2
      17 GIRL AT THE STATION
      18 GIRLS UPSTAIRS
      19 HOSPITALIZATION
      20 INCOME TAX SHOW
      21 INSURANCE POLICY
      22 JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY
      23 KINGFISH AT THE BALL GAME
      24 KINGFISH BECOMES A PRESS AGENT
      25 KINGFISH BUYS A CHAIR
      26 KINGFISH FINDS HIS FUTURE
      27 KINGFISH GETS AMNESIA
      28 KINGFISH GETS DRAFTED
      29 KINGFISH GOES TO WORK
      30 KINGFISH HAS A BABY
      31 KINGFISH SELLS A LOT
      32 KINGFISH TEACHES ANDY TO FLY
      33 KINGFISH'S LAST FRIEND
      34 KINGFISH'S SECRETARY
      35 LEROY LENDS A HAND
      36 LEROYS SUITS
      37 LODGE BROTHERS COMPLAIN
      38 MADAME QUEEN'S VOICE
      39 MEAL TICKET
      40 MR. JACKSON COMES TO TOWN
      41 NEW NEIGHBORS
      42 QUO VADIS
      43 READY MADE FAMILY
      44 RELATIVES
      45 SAPPHIRE DISAPPEARS
      46 SECOND HONEYMOON
      47 SEEING IS BELIEVING
      48 SOCIETY PARTY
      49 SUPERFINE BRUSH
      50 THE ADOPTION
      51 THE BALLET TICKETS
      52 THE BOARDER
      53 THE BROKEN CLOCK
      54 THE CHRISTMAS STORY
      55 THE CONVENTION
      56 THE DINER
      57 THE ENGAGEMENT
      58 THE EYEGLASS
      59 THE GODFATHER
      60 THE GUN
      61 THE HAPPY STEVENSES
      62 THE INVISIBLE GLASS
      63 THE LIGHT BLUE CAR
      64 THE LION TAMER
      65 THE PIGGY BANK
      66 THE RARE COIN
      67 THE RASSLIN MATCH
      68 THE TURKEY DINNER
      69 THE WINSOW WOMAN
      70 TRAFFIC VIOLATION
      71 URANIUM MINE
      72 VACATION
      73 VIVA LA FRANCE
      74 YOUNG GIRLS MOTHER
      75 INTRODUCTION TO THE CAST
      76 CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK

      All DVD's are professionally produced and come with a full DVD case, with artwork, labels and are 100% guaranteed.


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