Ireland Thomas

Damon Ireland Thomas (1875-1955) was an American stage performer, newspaper columnist, and theater manager.[1]

Thomas was African American and was born August 16, 1875 in Houma, Louisiana.[1][2]

Thomas wrote for The Chicago Defender in 1920s and was an influential film critic.[1][3] At the Defender, he wrote about film news and events at African American theaters.[1]

Thomas managed the successful Lincoln Theater in Charleston, South Carolina, which served African American audiences from 1922 until his death in 1955.[2][4][5] He also managed the Bijou Theater in Tampa, Florida and another theater in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

References
  1. "Inventory of the Various Small Collections, 1786 - 2011, and undated (0040. Damon George Thomas and Damon Ireland Thomas)". Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. "African American Historic Places in South Carolina: Addendum 2019 – 2020" (PDF). State Historic Preservation Office, South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. Lupack, Barbara (May 26, 2016). Early Race Filmmaking in America. Routledge. ISBN 9781317434245 – via Google Books.
  4. "Inventory of the Various Small Collections, 1786 - 2011, and undated (0040. Damon George Thomas and Damon Ireland Thomas)". Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. "Lincoln Theater". Charleston Preservation Society. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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