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Brown Buddies
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1930
Closing Date
Jan 10, 1931
Performances
111
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 07, 1930
Close Date: Jan 10, 1931
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Liberty Theatre
(Oct 07, 1930 - Jan 10, 1931)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
St. Louis and France from 1917 to 1920
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Padrae Inc.
and
Marty Forkins
Music by
Joe Jordan
; Lyrics by
Millard Thomas
; Book by
Carl Rickman
; Music orchestrated by
Joe Jordan
and
Charles L. Cooke
; Musical Director:
Charles L. Cooke
; Additional numbers by
Shelton Brooks
,
Porter Grainger
,
James C. Johnson
,
J. Rosamond Johnson
,
Edward G. Nelson
,
Ned Reed
,
George A. Little
,
Arthur Sizemore
,
Bob Joffe
and
Dave Oppenheim
Staged by
Ralph Rose
; Musical Staging by
Addison Carey
and
Charles Davis
Scenic Design by
Theodore Kahn
and
Edward Sundquist
; Costume Design by
Brooks
and
Ida Bell
Walter Brogsdale
Bill Jones
Shelton Brooks
Deacon Siccomore
Ada Brown
Mammy Johnson
Edgar Brown
A Guard
Putney Dandridge
Ukelele Kid
Maurice Ellis
Pete Jackson
William E. Fountaine
Lieutenant Pugh
Adelaide Hall
Betty Lou Johnson
Ethel Jackson
Mabel
Sam Jones
A Policeman
"Little Ferdie" Lewis
Hamfat
James A. Lillard
Captain Andrews
John Mason
Spider Bruce
Thomas Moseley
Mathews
Red and Stuggy
Privates Red and Struggy
Bill Robinson
Sam Wilson
Nancy Sharpe
A Woman
Alma Smith
Jessie Watkins
Hank Smith
A Trumpeter
Carroll Tate
Medical Officer
Pete Thompson
Orderly
Archie Toms
A Corporal
Andrew Tribble
George Brown
Joseph Willis
Houstin Charlie
Thomas Wye
Y.M.C.A. Man
Songs
music by
Joe Jordan
; lyrics by
Millard Thomas
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Gettin' Off
Ukelele Kid and Jessie Watkins
Happy
(music by
Ned Reed
; lyrics by
Bob Joffe
)
Sam Wilson and Betty Lou Johnson
Brown Buddies
Sam Wilson and Boys
When a Black Man's Blue
(music by
Edward G. Nelson
and
Arthur Sizemore
; lyrics by
George A. Little
and
Edward G. Nelson
)
Mammy Johnson and Boys
Sugar Cane
Ukelele Kid and Jessie Watkins
My Blue Melody (I Hate Myself for Falling in Love with You)
(music by
Abner Silver
; lyrics by
Dave Oppenheim
)
Betty Lou Johnson
Carry On
Captain Andrews and Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Dance Away Your Sins
(music by
James C. Johnson
; lyrics by
James C. Johnson
)
Mammy Johnson and Ensemble
I Lost Everything Losing You
Lieutenant Pugh
Sweetie Mine
Dixie Dancing Girls
Give Me a Man Like That
(music by
Arthur Sizemore
; lyrics by
George A. Little
)
Betty Lou Johnson
Betty Lou
Mammy Johnson
In Missouria
(music by
Ned Reed
; lyrics by
Ned Reed
)
Ukelele Kid and Boys
Taps
Sam Wilson and Girls
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Padrae Inc.
and
Marty Forkins
Music by
Joe Jordan
; Lyrics by
Millard Thomas
; Book by
Carl Rickman
; Music orchestrated by
Joe Jordan
and
Charles L. Cooke
; Musical Director:
Charles L. Cooke
; Additional numbers by
Shelton Brooks
,
Porter Grainger
,
James C. Johnson
,
J. Rosamond Johnson
,
Edward G. Nelson
,
Ned Reed
,
George A. Little
,
Arthur Sizemore
,
Bob Joffe
and
Dave Oppenheim
Staged by
Ralph Rose
; Musical Staging by
Addison Carey
and
Charles Davis
Scenic Design by
Theodore Kahn
and
Edward Sundquist
; Costume Design by
Brooks
and
Ida Bell
Walter Brogsdale
Bill Jones
Shelton Brooks
Deacon Siccomore
Ada Brown
Mammy Johnson
Edgar Brown
A Guard
Putney Dandridge
Ukelele Kid
Maurice Ellis
Pete Jackson
William E. Fountaine
Lieutenant Pugh
Adelaide Hall
Betty Lou Johnson
Ethel Jackson
Mabel
Sam Jones
A Policeman
"Little Ferdie" Lewis
Hamfat
James A. Lillard
Captain Andrews
John Mason
Spider Bruce
Thomas Moseley
Mathews
Red and Stuggy
Privates Red and Struggy
Bill Robinson
Sam Wilson
Nancy Sharpe
A Woman
Alma Smith
Jessie Watkins
Hank Smith
A Trumpeter
Carroll Tate
Medical Officer
Pete Thompson
Orderly
Archie Toms
A Corporal
Andrew Tribble
George Brown
Joseph Willis
Houstin Charlie
Thomas Wye
Y.M.C.A. Man
music by
Joe Jordan
; lyrics by
Millard Thomas
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Gettin' Off
Ukelele Kid and Jessie Watkins
Happy
(music by
Ned Reed
; lyrics by
Bob Joffe
)
Sam Wilson and Betty Lou Johnson
Brown Buddies
Sam Wilson and Boys
When a Black Man's Blue
(music by
Edward G. Nelson
and
Arthur Sizemore
; lyrics by
George A. Little
and
Edward G. Nelson
)
Mammy Johnson and Boys
Sugar Cane
Ukelele Kid and Jessie Watkins
My Blue Melody (I Hate Myself for Falling in Love with You)
(music by
Abner Silver
; lyrics by
Dave Oppenheim
)
Betty Lou Johnson
Carry On
Captain Andrews and Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Dance Away Your Sins
(music by
James C. Johnson
; lyrics by
James C. Johnson
)
Mammy Johnson and Ensemble
I Lost Everything Losing You
Lieutenant Pugh
Sweetie Mine
Dixie Dancing Girls
Give Me a Man Like That
(music by
Arthur Sizemore
; lyrics by
George A. Little
)
Betty Lou Johnson
Betty Lou
Mammy Johnson
In Missouria
(music by
Ned Reed
; lyrics by
Ned Reed
)
Ukelele Kid and Boys
Taps
Sam Wilson and Girls
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