Shuffle Along
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 23, 1921
Closing Date
Jul 15, 1922
Performances
484
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Open Date: May 23, 1921
Close Date: Jul 15, 1922
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Description
A musical in two acts
After this production closed, a national tour began in August 1922. Josephine Baker was hired as a dresser for the production, and later offered herself as a replacement when a chorus girl fell ill during the tour's engagement at Boston's Selwyn Theater. She danced in the chorus from August 1922 through the end of the tour in the fall of 1923. She did not appear in the Broadway production, as is often reported.
After this production closed, a national tour began in August 1922. Josephine Baker was hired as a dresser for the production, and later offered herself as a replacement when a chorus girl fell ill during the tour's engagement at Boston's Selwyn Theater. She danced in the chorus from August 1922 through the end of the tour in the fall of 1923. She did not appear in the Broadway production, as is often reported.
Setting
Election Day in Jimtown, in Dixieland.
Comments
Based on Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles' vaudeville sketch known as both "The Mayor of Jimtown" and "The Mayor of Dixie."
It is reported the musicians in the orchestra memorized the entire score and played each performance without sheet music.
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PeopleProduced by Nikko Producing CompanyBook by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles; Music by Eubie Blake; Lyrics by Noble Sissle; Dance arrangements by Charles Davis and Lawrence Deas; Musical Director: Eubie Blake; Music arranged by Will VoderyDirected by Walter BrooksSyncopating SunflowerSyncopating SunflowerMajestic MagnoliaSyncopating SunflowerSyncopating SunflowerSyncopating Sunflower
63rd Street Music Hall (May 23, 1921 - Jul 15, 1922)
Cast
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Songsmusic by Eubie Blake; lyrics by Noble SissleAct 1Sung ByI'm Simply Full of JazzRuth Little and Syncopation SteppersLove Will Find a WayJessie Williams and Harry WaltonBandana DaysAlderman and CompanySing Me to Sleep, Dear MammyHarry Walton and Board of Aldermen(In) Honeysuckle Time (When Emmaline Said She'd Be Mine)Tom SharperGypsy BluesJessie Williams, Ruth Little and Harry WaltonAct 2Sung ByShuffle AlongJimtown Pedestrians and Traffic Cop(I'm Just) Wild About HarryJessie Williams and Jimtown SunflowersSyncopation StenosMayor's StaffGood Night AngelineBoard of AldermenIf You Haven't Been Vamped by a Brownskin, You Haven't Been Vamped at AllSteve Jenkins, Sam Peck and Jimtown VampsUncle Tom and Old Black JoeUncle Tom and Old Black JoeEverything Reminds Me of YouJessie Williams and Harry WaltonOriental BluesTom Sharper and Oriental GirlsI Am Craving for That Kind of Love/ Daddy (Won't You Please Come Home)Ruth LittleBaltimore BuzzTom Sharper and Jimtown's Jazz SteppersAfrican DipSteve Jenkins and Sam Peck
Produced by Nikko Producing Company
Book by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles; Music by Eubie Blake; Lyrics by Noble Sissle; Dance arrangements by Charles Davis and Lawrence Deas; Musical Director: Eubie Blake; Music arranged by Will Vodery
Directed by Walter Brooks
Syncopating Sunflower
Syncopating Sunflower
Majestic Magnolia
Syncopating Sunflower
Syncopating Sunflower
Syncopating Sunflower
63rd Street Music Hall (May 23, 1921 - Jul 15, 1922)
Cast
music by Eubie Blake; lyrics by Noble Sissle
Act 1
Sung By
I'm Simply Full of Jazz
Ruth Little and Syncopation Steppers
Love Will Find a Way
Jessie Williams and Harry Walton
Bandana Days
Alderman and Company
Sing Me to Sleep, Dear Mammy
Harry Walton and Board of Aldermen
(In) Honeysuckle Time (When Emmaline Said She'd Be Mine)
Tom Sharper
Gypsy Blues
Jessie Williams, Ruth Little and Harry Walton
Act 2
Sung By
Shuffle Along
Jimtown Pedestrians and Traffic Cop
(I'm Just) Wild About Harry
Jessie Williams and Jimtown Sunflowers
Syncopation Stenos
Mayor's Staff
Good Night Angeline
Board of Aldermen
If You Haven't Been Vamped by a Brownskin, You Haven't Been Vamped at All
Steve Jenkins, Sam Peck and Jimtown Vamps
Uncle Tom and Old Black Joe
Uncle Tom and Old Black Joe
Everything Reminds Me of You
Jessie Williams and Harry Walton
Oriental Blues
Tom Sharper and Oriental Girls
I Am Craving for That Kind of Love/ Daddy (Won't You Please Come Home)
Ruth Little
Baltimore Buzz
Tom Sharper and Jimtown's Jazz Steppers
African Dip
Steve Jenkins and Sam Peck
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