after his divorce, he married Exie Preston (; 1897–1942). Together, they became foster parents of jazz saxophonist Ted Buckner (1913–1976). Fred was also one of Ted's saxophone teachers. Jessie Reeves, trombone R.J. Mitchell, cornet Vocalists Ida Cox (1888–1967) Ma Rainey (1886–1939) Bessie Smith (1894–1937) J. Homer Tutt (1882–1951) and his brother, Salem Tutt Whitney (1869–1934) toured with Eph Williams from 1888 through 1905. Princess White (1881–1976) Magician Alonzo Moore (1878–1930), a magician, was born and raised in Tipton, Missouri. He died on his birthday, April 13, in Northwood Park, Cook County, Illinois. <li> Courtesy University of Iowa Libraries <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) Critical review In 1940, Time stated:This year their troubles start when they go to a hospital with suitcases labeled M.D. (Mule Drivers), are mistaken for two medicos, end in jail. The show is garnished with such slapstick as putting a patient to sleep by letting him smell an old shoe, such gags as "Your head sets on one end of your spine and you set on the other." Silas gets broad at times, but never really dirty. What keeps it moving are its dances and specialty acts, its gold-toothed but good-looking chorus. Poster art Historic posters advertising the shows, mostly printed by Hatch Show Print of Nashville, are popular among collectors. Three Hatch posters for Silas Green from New Orleans can be viewed in eleven photographs by Marion Post Wolcott held the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. The images are part of the Farm Security Administration–Office of War Information Photograph Collection, available online through the American Memory Project. The posters are advertising a performance for October 4, 1939, in Belzoni, Mississippi. (retrieved January 27, 2021) <li> Title: "Itinerant salesman selling goods from his truck to Negroes in center of town on Saturday afternoon. Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi." <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> Title: "Some of the Negroes watching [an] itinerant salesman selling goods from his truck in center of town on Saturday afternoon. Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi". <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> (image) <li> LCCN slide show (35 images) from a collection courtesy of the University of Georgia: <li> (image) Bibliography Annotations Notes References News media Books, journals, magazines, and papers . . ; and . . . . . . ISBNs . . . Government, institutional, and genealogical archives