Harry Kraton
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| Birthday |
14th February, 1883
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| Died |
10th October, 1912
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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Harry Kraton, sometimes given as Harry Craton and Harry Krayton, (14 February 1883 – 10 October 1912) was an African American juggler and tightrope walker who performed in minstrel shows and in vaudeville from 1899 until his death in 1912 at the age of 29. As a juggler he specialized in a genre of juggling known as hoop rolling. With his wife Ethelyn Kraton, he co-founded the hoop rolling vaudeville act The Kratons in 1906 and spent the remainder of his life touring in vaudeville in the United States and to Europe where he performed in music halls. Kraton was an early advocate for black performers on the American stage. He wrote an op-ed in Variety magazine arguing for the acceptance of black performers in vaudeville. In 1909 he was a charter member of the Colored Vaudeville Benevolent Association.
