Word: apollos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Harlem's 1,700-seat Apollo Theater, Wednesday nights are gala affairs, and seats go on sale a week in advance. By the time the last stage show is over the house is packed and noisy, waiting for Harlem's No. 1 amateur show. 'The fun really begins when bouncy, bright-eyed Stagehand Norman ("Puerto Rico") Miller appears, dressed up in one of a roomful of outlandish costumes, and brandishing the prop pistol he uses to chase unsuccessful amateurs offstage...