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Change Your Luck
Musical
Comedy
Original
Opening Date
Jun 06, 1930
Closing Date
Jun 19, 1930
Performances
16
Musical
Comedy
Original
Open Date: Jun 06, 1930
Close Date: Jun 19, 1930
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
George M. Cohan's Theatre
(Jun 06, 1930 - Jun 19, 1930)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Mississippi
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cleon Throckmorton
Music by
J. C. Johnson
; Book by
Garland Howard
; Lyrics by
J. C. Johnson
; Musical Director:
Stanley Bennett
; Music and Lyrics of "St. Louis Blues" by
W. C. Handy
Directed by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Choreographed by
Lawrence Deas
and
Speedy Smith
Scenic Design by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Costume Design by
Hilda Farnham
Buster Bowie
Shake a Leg
Yank Bronson
Short Dog
Alice Cannon
Ensemble
Gertie Chambers
Percolatin Gertie
Billy Cole
The Four Flash Devils
Sylvia Collins
Ensemble
Lillian Cowan
Lil
Sam Cross
Profit Jones
DeWitt Davis
Ensemble
Henry Davis
Hot Pepper Henry
James Davis
Hot Pepper Jimmy
Ida Dewey
Ensemble
Charles H. Downz
Ensemble
Dorothy Embry
Dottie
Mabel Gant
Mathilda
Charles Gill
The Four Flash Devils
Sally Goldman
Ensemble
Sterling Grant
Romeo Green
Hamtree Harrington
Ebeneezer Smart
Mae Haywood
Ensemble
Luther Henderson
Ensemble
Millie Holmes
Passionate Sadie
Ensemble
Garland Howard
Hot Stuff Jackson
Alberta Hunter
Mary Jane
Pauline Jackson
Ensemble
Van Jackson
Hot Pepper Van
J. Lewis Johnson
Captain Jones
Ensemble
Chester Jones
Ensemble
Cora La Redd
Bandana Babe Peppers
Angeline Lawson
Ensemble
Alex Lovejoy
Big Bill
Emma Maitland
Rat Row Sadie
Mary Mason
Mary
Fred McCoy
Ensemble
Chick McKenney
Diamond Joe
James McPeters
Ensemble
J. W. Mobley
Ensemble
Alberta Perkins
Malindy
Bertha Roe
Ansy
Ida Rowley
Ensemble
Neeka Shaw
Josepine Peppers
Louis simms
Shake a Hip
Speedy Smith
Skybo Snowball
Emma Thomas
Ensemble
Jimmy Thomas
Cateye
Sammy Van
Charleston Sam
C. P. Wade
The Four Flash Devils
S. W. Warren
The Four Flash Devils
Harry Watkins
Ensemble
Aurelia Wheeldin
Tack Annie
Frederick Wheeldin
Ensemble
Leigh Whipper
Evergreen Peppers
Cy Williams
Ensemble
Songs
music by
J. C. Johnson
; lyrics by
J. C. Johnson
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Roll Dem Bales Along
Ensemble
Sweet Little Baby o' Mine
Josepine Peppers, Hot Stuff Jackson, Shake a Hip, Shake a Leg and Ensemble
Can't Be Bothered Now
Bandana Babe Peppers, Four Hot Peppers and Sisters of Mercy
Ain't Puttin' Out Nothin'
Big Bill and Malindy
Religion in My Feet
Sundown Trio, Four Flash Devils, Charleston Sam and Ensemble
You Should Know
Josepine Peppers, Romeo Green and Ensemble
Wasting Away
Mary Jane and Diamond Joe
Walk Together, Children
Profit Jones and Uplift League
Honesty
Romeo Green, Josepine Peppers, Sundown Trio and Dance Sextet
Mr. Mammy Man
Josepine Peppers, Hot Stuff Jackson and Girls
My Regular Man
Bandana Babe Peppers, Charleston Sam and Ensemble
I'm Honest
Romeo Green and Sundown Trio
Reprisal
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
We're Here
Malindy and Ensemble
Low Down Dance
Diamond Joe, Charleston Sam and Girls
Change Your Luck
Ebeneezer Smart and Mary Jane
Percolatin
Bandana Babe Peppers and Girls
Travellin'
Profit Jones, Mary Jane and Ensemble
St. Louis Blues
(music by
W. C. Handy
; lyrics by
W. C. Handy
)
Four Hot Peppers
What Have I Done?
Josepine Peppers and Romeo Green
Rhythm Feet
Shake a Hip and Shake a Leg
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cleon Throckmorton
Music by
J. C. Johnson
; Book by
Garland Howard
; Lyrics by
J. C. Johnson
; Musical Director:
Stanley Bennett
; Music and Lyrics of "St. Louis Blues" by
W. C. Handy
Directed by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Choreographed by
Lawrence Deas
and
Speedy Smith
Scenic Design by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Costume Design by
Hilda Farnham
Buster Bowie
Shake a Leg
Yank Bronson
Short Dog
Alice Cannon
Ensemble
Gertie Chambers
Percolatin Gertie
Billy Cole
The Four Flash Devils
Sylvia Collins
Ensemble
Lillian Cowan
Lil
Sam Cross
Profit Jones
DeWitt Davis
Ensemble
Henry Davis
Hot Pepper Henry
James Davis
Hot Pepper Jimmy
Ida Dewey
Ensemble
Charles H. Downz
Ensemble
Dorothy Embry
Dottie
Mabel Gant
Mathilda
Charles Gill
The Four Flash Devils
Sally Goldman
Ensemble
Sterling Grant
Romeo Green
Hamtree Harrington
Ebeneezer Smart
Mae Haywood
Ensemble
Luther Henderson
Ensemble
Millie Holmes
Passionate Sadie
Ensemble
Garland Howard
Hot Stuff Jackson
Alberta Hunter
Mary Jane
Pauline Jackson
Ensemble
Van Jackson
Hot Pepper Van
J. Lewis Johnson
Captain Jones
Ensemble
Chester Jones
Ensemble
Cora La Redd
Bandana Babe Peppers
Angeline Lawson
Ensemble
Alex Lovejoy
Big Bill
Emma Maitland
Rat Row Sadie
Mary Mason
Mary
Fred McCoy
Ensemble
Chick McKenney
Diamond Joe
James McPeters
Ensemble
J. W. Mobley
Ensemble
Alberta Perkins
Malindy
Bertha Roe
Ansy
Ida Rowley
Ensemble
Neeka Shaw
Josepine Peppers
Louis simms
Shake a Hip
Speedy Smith
Skybo Snowball
Emma Thomas
Ensemble
Jimmy Thomas
Cateye
Sammy Van
Charleston Sam
C. P. Wade
The Four Flash Devils
S. W. Warren
The Four Flash Devils
Harry Watkins
Ensemble
Aurelia Wheeldin
Tack Annie
Frederick Wheeldin
Ensemble
Leigh Whipper
Evergreen Peppers
Cy Williams
Ensemble
music by
J. C. Johnson
; lyrics by
J. C. Johnson
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Roll Dem Bales Along
Ensemble
Sweet Little Baby o' Mine
Josepine Peppers, Hot Stuff Jackson, Shake a Hip, Shake a Leg and Ensemble
Can't Be Bothered Now
Bandana Babe Peppers, Four Hot Peppers and Sisters of Mercy
Ain't Puttin' Out Nothin'
Big Bill and Malindy
Religion in My Feet
Sundown Trio, Four Flash Devils, Charleston Sam and Ensemble
You Should Know
Josepine Peppers, Romeo Green and Ensemble
Wasting Away
Mary Jane and Diamond Joe
Walk Together, Children
Profit Jones and Uplift League
Honesty
Romeo Green, Josepine Peppers, Sundown Trio and Dance Sextet
Mr. Mammy Man
Josepine Peppers, Hot Stuff Jackson and Girls
My Regular Man
Bandana Babe Peppers, Charleston Sam and Ensemble
I'm Honest
Romeo Green and Sundown Trio
Reprisal
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
We're Here
Malindy and Ensemble
Low Down Dance
Diamond Joe, Charleston Sam and Girls
Change Your Luck
Ebeneezer Smart and Mary Jane
Percolatin
Bandana Babe Peppers and Girls
Travellin'
Profit Jones, Mary Jane and Ensemble
St. Louis Blues
(music by
W. C. Handy
; lyrics by
W. C. Handy
)
Four Hot Peppers
What Have I Done?
Josepine Peppers and Romeo Green
Rhythm Feet
Shake a Hip and Shake a Leg
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