MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 07, 1929
Closing Date
Jan 12, 1929
Performances
8
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Hudson Theatre
(Jan 07, 1929 - Jan 12, 1929)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Africa, Savannah, Georgia, and Harlem
Produced by Sam H. Grisman
Music by Joe Jordan; Book by Salem Whitney and Homer Tutt; Lyrics by Homer Tutt and Henry Creamer; Music orchestrated by Joe Jordan; Musical Director: Joe Jordan
Staged by Henry Creamer
Costume Design by Brooks Costume Company; Scenic Design by Mallard H. Frane's Sons
Rose Anderson
Ensemble
Billy Andrews
Slave Trader
 
Billy
 
Citizen
 
The Dancer's Friend
Mr. Ausbrook
Ensemble
 
Quartette
Jimmie Baskette
Prophet
 
Officer
Andrew Bishop
An Author
 
Slave Trader
 
Auctioneer
Ivy Black
Dancing Ivy
 
Specialty
 
Ensemble
Virginia Branum
Soft-Stepper
 
Lulia
 
Specialty
 
Ensemble
Rebecca Braxton
Ensemble
Neil Bridges
Ensemble
 
Quartette
Elmira Britt
Ensemble
Chappy Chapelle
Princess of Bataboula
Cutout & Leonard
Sailors
 
Specialty
Rookie Davis
Congo-Lulu
William Edmonson
Slave Trader
 
Officer
 
Detective
A. G. Edwards
Ensemble
Howard Elmore
Dancing Dan
 
It
Marie Fraine
Ensemble
Gertrude Gardeen
Haly
 
Soft-Stepper
 
Glory
 
Ensemble
Tony Gaytzera
Ensemble
 
Quartette
Inez Glover
Ensemble
August Golden
African Native
 
Ensemble
Alice Gorgas
The Creeper's Gal
 
Specialty
Sterling Grant
Slave Trader
 
Red
 
Haly's Boy Friend
Thomas R. Hall
Specialty
 
Ensemble
Claudette Heyward
Ensemble
Carrie Huff
Ensemble
Columbus Jackson
Nebo
 
Boss
Bobby Johns
Ensemble
Frances Johnson
Ensemble
Mr. Keys
Ensemble
 
Quartette
Mary King
Specialty
 
Ensemble
May King
Ensemble
Emily Malloy
Ensemble
John Mason
The Real Boss
 
Jethro
Pearl McCormack
Jen
 
Pearl
Ruby Meyers
Ensemble
Felix Northern
Ensemble
Joe Northern
Ensemble
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
Robert Northern
Ensemble
Thula Oryiz
Ensemble
Charles Ridley
Specialty
 
Officer
Mabel Ridley
Princess Ola
 
High Yaller
 
Ticket Girl
 
Pianist
Palm Roberts
Ensemble
Joe Robinson
Ensemble
Alice Sampson
Hally
 
Ensemble
Neeka Shaw
Africana
 
Temptress
 
The Dancer
Juanita Stinette
Princess Lulu
 
Miranda
Cherokee Thornton
Ensemble
Homer Tutt
Crown Prince
 
The Creeper
 
Jelly Bean
Dorothy Walker
Ensemble
 
Bridesmaid
Winifred Walker
Bridesmaid
 
Ensemble
Helen Wallace
Bridesmaid
 
Ensemble
Jean Wallace
Ensemble
 
Bridesmaid
Marietta Warren
Colored Picnicker
 
Specialty
 
Ensemble
Mary Welch
Specialty
 
Ensemble
Anita Warton
Ensemble
Rosa White
Queen
 
That
Salem Whitney
King
 
Elder Toots
 
The Orator
George Whittington
The Porter
 
Specialty
Harriet Williams
Crow Jane
 
Ensemble
Louise Williams
Specialty
 
Ensemble
Lena Wilson
Mrs. Jenkins
 
Entertainer
Lucy Yarborough
Colored Picnicker
 
Ensemble
music by Joe Jordan; lyrics by Henry Creamer and Homer Tutt
Act 1
Sung By
Cushite Dance
Ensemble
I Shall Love You
Princess of Bataboula and Princess Lulu
Dance of the Temptress
Temptress
I Shall Love You (Reprise)
Princess of Bataboula and Princess Lulu
Deliver
Slave Ensemble
Slave Ship
Slave Ensemble
Africana
Congo-Lulu, Africana and Africanas
Tappin' to the Picnic
Dancing Dan, Dancing Girls, Dancing Ivy, Soft-Steppers and Specialty
Kentucky/Mexican Blues
Princess of Bataboula and Princess Lulu
Old Plantation
Mrs. Jenkins and Company
Virginia Reel
Company
I'm Loving
Billy, Glory and Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Possum Trot
Congo-Lulu, Girls, Mrs. Jenkins, Glory, Lulia, Hally, Sailors and The Dancer
Real High Yaller and Sealskin Brown
The Real Boss and Boss
Deep Harlem
Officer
Rags and Tatters
The Porter
Deep Harlem (Reprise)
Officer
Y Como Le Va
The Dancer
Why?
Princess of Bataboula and Princess Lulu
I Shall Love You (Reprise)
Princess of Bataboula and Princess Lulu
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