▁adopted ▁daughter ▁Ma e ▁Walker ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Ma e ' s ▁daughter , ▁A ' L elia ▁Ma e ▁Perry ▁Bund les ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 2 8 – ▁d . ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁succeeded ▁her ▁mother ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁Today ▁the ▁company ' s ▁building ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mad am ▁Walker ▁Theatre ▁Center ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁ ▁Arts ▁Pat ron ▁A ' L elia ▁Walker ▁counted ▁among ▁her ▁friends ▁many ▁accomplished ▁African ▁American ▁mus icians . ▁She ▁developed ▁an ▁early ▁love ▁of ▁classical ▁music ▁and ▁opera ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁the ▁cho ir ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁A ME ▁church ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁attended ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁was ▁a ▁class ically ▁trained ▁opera ▁singer ▁and ▁organ ist . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁where ▁Scott ▁J op lin ▁and ▁other ▁rag time ▁mus icians ▁gathered ▁at ▁Tom ▁Tur pin ' s ▁Rose bud ▁Ca fe ▁on ▁St . ▁Louis ' s ▁Market ▁Street . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁she ▁hosted ▁many ▁mus icians , ▁actors , ▁writers , ▁artists , ▁political ▁figures ▁and ▁social ites ▁in ▁her ▁town house ▁at ▁ 1 0 8 - 1 1 0 ▁West ▁ 1 3 6 th ▁Street ▁near ▁Len ox ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁elegant ▁brick ▁and ▁lim estone ▁building ▁had ▁been ▁designed ▁by ▁Vert ner