▁organized ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Ser en aders ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁tr oupe ▁called ▁the ▁S able ▁Mel od ists . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁' Sh akespe arian ▁c low n ' ▁with ▁Sp ald ing ▁and ▁Rog ers ▁circ us . ▁From ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 5 - 5 9 ▁he ▁appeared ▁with ▁Sam ▁San ford ' s ▁M inst rel s ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁he ▁also ▁acted ▁the ▁straight ▁role ▁of ▁Uncle ▁Tom ▁in ▁a ▁stage ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁anti - s la very ▁mel od rama . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁death ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁White ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁retired ▁from ▁performance , ▁becoming ▁stage ▁manager ▁for ▁Ho ole y ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al ▁in ▁found ing ▁the ▁Chicago ▁L odge , ▁ 3 , ▁of ▁B . ▁P . ▁O . ▁El ks . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Chicago ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Black face ▁min st rel ▁perform ers ▁Category : 1 8 2 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Bear ing ▁Wit ness ▁is ▁a ▁