MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 03, 1908
Closing Date
Apr 18, 1908
Performances
89
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Majestic Theatre
(Feb 03, 1908 - Apr 18, 1908)

Description
A musical in three acts

Setting
Amos Simmons' home; Off Fellows' Hall; "Bandanna Land"

Produced by F. Ray Comstock
Music by Will Marion Cook; Book by Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers; Lyrics by Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers; Featuring "It's Hard to Love Somebody" by Cecil Mack and Chris Smith; Featuring "Somewhere" by Frank H. Williams and Joe Jordan; Featuring "Late Hours" by Bert A. Williams and David Kempner; Featuring "Kinky" and "When I Was Sweet Sixteen" by Mord Allen; Featuring "When I Was Sweet Sixteen" by J. Leubrie Hill; Orchestra under the direction of Will Marion Cook and James J. Vaughan
Staged by Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers; Musical numbers staged by Aida Overton Walker
Scenic Design by Carns, New York; Women's costumes by Pauline Reed; Men's costumes by Richie Harnden Company; Mr. Walker's costumes by Max Marx
Mandy Lou
niece of Amos
Sandy Turner
chairman of the corporation meeting
Angelina Diggs
teacher and president of the R.L.B.H. Society
Amos Simmons
who owns the property that all the fuss is about
Doc Foster
the Conjure Man
Mose Blackstone
a lawyer and founder of the T.S.C.R. Co.
Mr. Collins
Secretary of the Corporation
 
Fred Lewis
Fountain Lewis' nephew
Dinah Simmons
Amos' daughter
Bud Jenkins
Bon Bon Buddie
Skunkton Bowser
the missing heir
Si Springer
janitor
Amelia Green
Dinah's Schoolmate
Jack Dimery
Uncle Apple Jack
Sleepy Jim Harper
Cynthia
niece of Amos
Julia Smothers
Dinah's Schoolmate
Babe Brown
Dinah's Schoolmate
Deacon Sparks
Dick Beel
on the Board
Jim Strode
on the Board
Bill Hayden
on the Board
Neil Carter
on the Board
Becky White
a kid
Mr. Wilson
large shareholder
Sophie Simmons
Amos' wife
Pete Simmons
Amos' brother
Doc Foster
the Conjure Man
Mr. White
on the Board
Mr. Black
on the Board
Mr. Jones
large shareholder
Abe Milum
on the Board
Fountain Lewis
owner of the Carrolton Hotel barber shop
Mr. Brown
on the Board
Sid Morgan
on the Board
Jim Harper, Jr.
Sue Higgins
Dinah's Schoolmate
Sis Black
a kid
Mr. Green
on the Board
music by Will Marion Cook; lyrics by Alex Rogers and Jesse A. Shipp
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Corn Song
Mandy Lou, Male Quartette and Chorus
Kinky
(lyrics by Mord Allen)
Dinah Simmons and Kinky Girls
'Tain't Gwine to Be No Rain
Amos Simmons and Male Chorus
Exhortation
Deacon Sparks and Male Chorus
Until Then
Skunkton Bowser, Bud Jenkins and Male Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Minuet
Mose Blackstone
Red, Red Rose
(lyrics by Alex Rogers)
Mandy Lou
When I Was Sweet Sixteen
(music by J. Leubrie Hill; lyrics by Mord Allen)
Angelina Diggs
It's Hard to Love Somebody (When Your Somebody Don't Love You)
(music by Chris Smith; lyrics by Cecil Mack)
Dinah Simmons
Just the Same
Somewhere
(music by Joe Jordan and Frank H. Williams; lyrics by Joe Jordan and Frank H. Williams)
Mr. Collins and Chorus
Late Hours
(music by Bert A. Williams; lyrics by David Kempner)
Mose Blackstone
Bon Bon Buddie
(lyrics by Alex Rogers)
Bud Jenkins
Act 3
Sung By
Ethiopia
(music by Al Johns)
Dinah Simmons and Girls
Me to Me Is Me
Mose Blackstone
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