Hello dennisj2,
"In Black And White: The Life Of Sammy Davis, Jr.," by Wil Haygood, states:
"Back on American shores in 1960, Sammy ... began a Los Angeles
engagement at the Huntington Hartford theatre."
Outside one of the performances, a group of Nazis picketed. Despite
the trouble, Sammy gave his performance. The Los Angeles Mirror
reported the incident -- presumably the following day, since it was
quite newsworthy -- on 10-26-60. So it appears that this performance
took place on October 25, 1960.
"In Black And White: The Life Of Sammy Davis, Jr., by Wil Haygood"
[pages 299-300, 493 (note for page 300)]
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823083950/102-1647027-3880132
To find these references, search inside the book for 299, 300, and 493
respectively. You can view the page if you are logged in to
Amazon.com (with a free account, in case you don't already have one).
I believe that this information answers your question. I would be
happy to do follow-up research if you need clarification.
- justaskscott
Search strategy --
Searched on A9.com for:
"sammy davis" hartford
[I tried other searches as well, on this and other search engines, but
this was most successful.] |
Clarification of Answer by
justaskscott-ga
on
01 Jul 2005 00:31 PDT
Another book, without citation, states: "On October 26 [1960], ...
Sammy opened a one-man show at L.A.'s Huntington Hartford Theater."
"Gonna Do Great Things : The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr., by Gary
Fishgall" (page 163) [search inside book for: October 26]
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743227417/102-1647027-3880132
Perhaps this source treated the date of reportage as the date of the
performance. (Note also that this source says "Theater" rather than
the apparently correct "Theatre.") I believe, based on the source in
my initial answer, that the date of performance was October 25, 1960.
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