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        Especially If It’s Inside Music Hall
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      The African American Experience in Music Hall
    • Choral Tradition in Cincinnati
    • College of Music
    • The Architectural Style of Cincinnati Music Hall
      • Three Buildings in One
      • Music Hall’s Façade
      • The Rose Window
    • Special Features of Music Hall
      • Allegory of the Arts
      • Art-Carved Organ Panels
      • The Chandelier
      • Corbett Tower
      • Music Hall Ballroom
      • Is Music Hall Haunted?
        • Bones Discovered Under Music Hall
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      • Art-Carved Organ Panels
      • Albee Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
        • Rebuild/Installation
        • Dedication of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
    • People of Music Hall
      • Reuben Springer
      • Samuel Hannaford
      • Maria Longworth
      • Theodore Thomas
      • The Corbetts
      • The Nipperts
    • Renovations, Remodels and Redecorations
    • Harper’s Weekly
  • ABOUT
    • SUPPORT
      • Our Donors
    • Philip D. Spiess II Collection – Donated May 2024
    • Meet the New FMH Executive Director
    • Gifts Available Through Friends of Music Hall
    • Windows on Music Hall
    • SPMH Re-Positions for the Future as Friends of Music Hall
    • Accomplishments
    • Board of Directors
    • Projects
    • Partnerships
  • STORIES & BLOGS
    • Madame Marie Selika: Cincinnati’s Internationally Renowned Black Diva in Music Hall
    • Preston Powers: Sculptor of Music Hall Statues of Reuben Springer and Charles Aiken
    • Restoration of Music Hall’s Balcony Doors: Craft, Industry, and Immigration Revealed
    • The Stone of Music Hall: The Lobby Floor Restoration Project & Isaac Graveson
    • HELEN WALKER KING: “Cincinnati’s Soloist” – A Black Voice for Change Through Music
    • EUGÈNE YSAŸE: Legendary Violin Virtuoso, Conductor, Composer, and Music Director of the CSO (1918-1922) and May Festival (1918, 1920)
    • Adolph Krebs and the Art of Lithography: Cincinnati Music Hall’s Industrial Exposition Posters
    • Children’s Voices: The Legacy of Charles Aiken in Public Schools, Music Hall, and the City that Sings
    • Home Sweet Home and the Home Beautiful Expositions
    • Nadine Roberts Waters: La Cantatrice de Cincinnati
    • Calling All Music Hall Fans! Here are Some of the Many Discoveries You Can Make During an Outdoor Tour
    • Following in my Grandfather’s Footsteps in Service to Music Hall
    • Music Hall’s Part in Ted Berry’s Fight for Social Justice
    • Estella Rowe & Wade Mann:
      First Local Black Soloists with the CSO
    • Presidents, Future and Former, Visited Music Hall
    • It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing: Music Hall’s Greystone Ballroom 1928-1935
    • Mamie Smith: Queen of the Blues in Cincinnati Music Hall
    • Fountain Lewis: The Venerable Barber Who Helped Build Cincinnati Music Hall
    • The Presence of Latine and Hispanic Performers on the Cincinnati Music Hall Stage
    • Susan B. Anthony & Suffragists Spirits in Music Hall: Three National Political Conventions
  • HOME
  • TOURS
    • Tour Inside Music Hall: Dates & Times | Buy Tickets
    • Outdoor Tours: Dates & Times | Buy Tickets
    • All About Cincinnati Music Hall Tours and Speakers
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      About Tours
    • Our Volunteers
    • Become a Volunteer or Tour Guide
  • EVENTS
    • Upcoming Wurlitzer Concerts
    • Silent Movies Made Musical 2026
      with the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
    • 2026 Student Silent Film Contest Form
    • Happy Holidays with the Mighty Wurlitzer 2025
  • EDUCATE
    • School Programs
    • Speakers Series
  • HISTORY
    • Cincinnati Music Hall Timeline
    • Expositions in Cincinnati and at Music Hall
      • There’s No Place Like Home,
        Especially If It’s Inside Music Hall
    • Under One Roof:
      The African American Experience in Music Hall
    • Choral Tradition in Cincinnati
    • College of Music
    • The Architectural Style of Cincinnati Music Hall
      • Three Buildings in One
      • Music Hall’s Façade
      • The Rose Window
    • Special Features of Music Hall
      • Allegory of the Arts
      • Art-Carved Organ Panels
      • The Chandelier
      • Corbett Tower
      • Music Hall Ballroom
      • Is Music Hall Haunted?
        • Bones Discovered Under Music Hall
    • Music Hall’s Organs
      • Hook & Hastings Organ
      • Art-Carved Organ Panels
      • Albee Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
        • Rebuild/Installation
        • Dedication of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
    • People of Music Hall
      • Reuben Springer
      • Samuel Hannaford
      • Maria Longworth
      • Theodore Thomas
      • The Corbetts
      • The Nipperts
    • Renovations, Remodels and Redecorations
    • Harper’s Weekly
  • ABOUT
    • SUPPORT
      • Our Donors
    • Philip D. Spiess II Collection – Donated May 2024
    • Meet the New FMH Executive Director
    • Gifts Available Through Friends of Music Hall
    • Windows on Music Hall
    • SPMH Re-Positions for the Future as Friends of Music Hall
    • Accomplishments
    • Board of Directors
    • Projects
    • Partnerships
  • STORIES & BLOGS
    • Madame Marie Selika: Cincinnati’s Internationally Renowned Black Diva in Music Hall
    • Preston Powers: Sculptor of Music Hall Statues of Reuben Springer and Charles Aiken
    • Restoration of Music Hall’s Balcony Doors: Craft, Industry, and Immigration Revealed
    • The Stone of Music Hall: The Lobby Floor Restoration Project & Isaac Graveson
    • HELEN WALKER KING: “Cincinnati’s Soloist” – A Black Voice for Change Through Music
    • EUGÈNE YSAŸE: Legendary Violin Virtuoso, Conductor, Composer, and Music Director of the CSO (1918-1922) and May Festival (1918, 1920)
    • Adolph Krebs and the Art of Lithography: Cincinnati Music Hall’s Industrial Exposition Posters
    • Children’s Voices: The Legacy of Charles Aiken in Public Schools, Music Hall, and the City that Sings
    • Home Sweet Home and the Home Beautiful Expositions
    • Nadine Roberts Waters: La Cantatrice de Cincinnati
    • Calling All Music Hall Fans! Here are Some of the Many Discoveries You Can Make During an Outdoor Tour
    • Following in my Grandfather’s Footsteps in Service to Music Hall
    • Music Hall’s Part in Ted Berry’s Fight for Social Justice
    • Estella Rowe & Wade Mann:
      First Local Black Soloists with the CSO
    • Presidents, Future and Former, Visited Music Hall
    • It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing: Music Hall’s Greystone Ballroom 1928-1935
    • Mamie Smith: Queen of the Blues in Cincinnati Music Hall
    • Fountain Lewis: The Venerable Barber Who Helped Build Cincinnati Music Hall
    • The Presence of Latine and Hispanic Performers on the Cincinnati Music Hall Stage
    • Susan B. Anthony & Suffragists Spirits in Music Hall: Three National Political Conventions
"Velosko, The Hawaiian," Sampson Williams, April 14, 1894.

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“Velosko, The Hawaiian,” Sampson Williams, April 14, 1894.

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