Famous quote by Ethel Waters

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"After years in white theaters I dreaded working in colored houses. The noise, the stomping, whistling, and cheering that hadn't annoyed me when I was young was now something I dreaded"

- Ethel Waters

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This quote is written / told by Ethel Waters between October 31, 1896 and September 1, 1977. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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