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Keep Shufflin'
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 27, 1928
Closing Date
May 26, 1928
Performances
104
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 27, 1928
Close Date: May 26, 1928
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Daly's 63rd Street Theatre
(Feb 27, 1928 - Apr 1928)
Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre
(Apr 23, 1928 - May 26, 1928)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
In and near Jimtown
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Con Conrad, Inc.
Music by
Jimmy Johnson
,
Thomas "Fats" Waller
and
Clarence Todd
; Book by
Flournoy Miller
and
Aubrey L. Lyles
; Lyrics by
Andy Razaf
and
Henry Creamer
; Featuring songs by
Con Conrad
and
Will Vodery
; Musical Director:
Jimmy Johnson
; Music orchestrated by
Will Vodery
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Gladys Rogers
Directed by
Con Conrad
; Choreographed by
Clarence Robinson
Costume Design by
Hilarie Mahieu & Co.
; Scenic Design by
Karl O. Amend
On the Black Keys:
Jimmy Johnson
; On the White Keys
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; Behind the Bugle:
Jabbo Smith
Shirley Abbey
Ensemble
Edwin Alexander
Ensemble
Gretta Anderson
Grit
George Battles
Henry
Ensemble
Lila Brogdan
Ensemble
Gladyce Bronson
Ensemble
Vivienne G. Brooks
Ensemble
Honey Brown
Honey
Sandy Brown
Ensemble
Howard Browne
Ensemble
Peggy Burnett
Ensemble
Marie Buschell
Ensemble
Ruth Cherry
Ensemble
Hazel Coles
Ensemble
Marie Dove
Marie
Ensemble
Clarice Egbert
Ensemble
Edna Ellington
Ensemble
Marion Ford
Ensemble
Gertrude Gaines
Ensemble
Chris Gordon
Ensemble
John Gregg
Brother Jones
Josephine Hall
Ruth
Kenneth Harris
Ensemble
Olive Harrison
Ensemble
Gilbert Holland
Bill
Evelyn Irving
Ensemble
Burkie Jackson
Ensemble
Byron Jones
Scrappy
Jean Kane
Ensemble
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn
Ruth Lambert
Ensemble
Charles Lawrence
Ensemble
Margaret Lee
Mrs. Jenkins
Herman Listerino
Joseph
Ensemble
Aubrey Lyles
Sam Peck
Pauline MacDowell
Ensemble
Flournoy Miller
Steve Jenkins
Jerry Mills
Boss
Lloyd Mitchell
Ensemble
Ethel Moses
Ensemble
Madeline Odlum
Ensemble
Mineola Phillips
Ensemble
Billie Rickmon
Ensemble
Clarence Robinson
Walter
Maude Russell
Maude
Hazel Sheppard
Hazel
Ensemble
Violet Speedy
Ensemble
Jean Starr
Alice
Marion L. Tyler
Ensemble
John Vigal
Mose
Byrdie Wallace
Ensemble
Gussie Williams
Ensemble
Joseph Willis
Ensemble
Billie Yarbough
Yarbo
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Cho'late Bar
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Evelyn and Scrappy
Labor Day Parade
(music by
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Walter and Company
Give Me the Sunshine
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Alice, Mose and Walter
Pining
(music by
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Ruth and Walter
Leg It
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Maude and Company
Washboard Ballet
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
and
Andy Razaf
)
Honey
Exhortion
(music by
Con Conrad
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Henry and Jubilee Glee Club
Sippi
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Maude
How Jazz Was Born
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Alice and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Keep Shufflin'
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Mose and Company
Everybody's Happy in Jimtown
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Male Octette
Give Me the Sunshine
(Reprise)
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Steve Jenkins and Sam Peck
Dusky Love
(music by
Will Vodery
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Ruth, Walter and Company
Charlie, My Back Door Man
(music by
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Alice and Strut Men
On the Levee
(music by
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Maude and Girls
Harlem Rose
(music by
Con Conrad
; lyrics by
Gladys Rogers
)
Maude
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Con Conrad, Inc.
Music by
Jimmy Johnson
,
Thomas "Fats" Waller
and
Clarence Todd
; Book by
Flournoy Miller
and
Aubrey L. Lyles
; Lyrics by
Andy Razaf
and
Henry Creamer
; Featuring songs by
Con Conrad
and
Will Vodery
; Musical Director:
Jimmy Johnson
; Music orchestrated by
Will Vodery
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Gladys Rogers
Directed by
Con Conrad
; Choreographed by
Clarence Robinson
Costume Design by
Hilarie Mahieu & Co.
; Scenic Design by
Karl O. Amend
On the Black Keys:
Jimmy Johnson
; On the White Keys
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; Behind the Bugle:
Jabbo Smith
Shirley Abbey
Ensemble
Edwin Alexander
Ensemble
Gretta Anderson
Grit
George Battles
Henry
Ensemble
Lila Brogdan
Ensemble
Gladyce Bronson
Ensemble
Vivienne G. Brooks
Ensemble
Honey Brown
Honey
Sandy Brown
Ensemble
Howard Browne
Ensemble
Peggy Burnett
Ensemble
Marie Buschell
Ensemble
Ruth Cherry
Ensemble
Hazel Coles
Ensemble
Marie Dove
Marie
Ensemble
Clarice Egbert
Ensemble
Edna Ellington
Ensemble
Marion Ford
Ensemble
Gertrude Gaines
Ensemble
Chris Gordon
Ensemble
John Gregg
Brother Jones
Josephine Hall
Ruth
Kenneth Harris
Ensemble
Olive Harrison
Ensemble
Gilbert Holland
Bill
Evelyn Irving
Ensemble
Burkie Jackson
Ensemble
Byron Jones
Scrappy
Jean Kane
Ensemble
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn
Ruth Lambert
Ensemble
Charles Lawrence
Ensemble
Margaret Lee
Mrs. Jenkins
Herman Listerino
Joseph
Ensemble
Aubrey Lyles
Sam Peck
Pauline MacDowell
Ensemble
Flournoy Miller
Steve Jenkins
Jerry Mills
Boss
Lloyd Mitchell
Ensemble
Ethel Moses
Ensemble
Madeline Odlum
Ensemble
Mineola Phillips
Ensemble
Billie Rickmon
Ensemble
Clarence Robinson
Walter
Maude Russell
Maude
Hazel Sheppard
Hazel
Ensemble
Violet Speedy
Ensemble
Jean Starr
Alice
Marion L. Tyler
Ensemble
John Vigal
Mose
Byrdie Wallace
Ensemble
Gussie Williams
Ensemble
Joseph Willis
Ensemble
Billie Yarbough
Yarbo
Act 1
Sung By
Cho'late Bar
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Evelyn and Scrappy
Labor Day Parade
(music by
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Walter and Company
Give Me the Sunshine
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Alice, Mose and Walter
Pining
(music by
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Ruth and Walter
Leg It
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Maude and Company
Washboard Ballet
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
and
Andy Razaf
)
Honey
Exhortion
(music by
Con Conrad
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Henry and Jubilee Glee Club
Sippi
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Maude
How Jazz Was Born
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Alice and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Keep Shufflin'
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Mose and Company
Everybody's Happy in Jimtown
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Male Octette
Give Me the Sunshine
(Reprise)
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Steve Jenkins and Sam Peck
Dusky Love
(music by
Will Vodery
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Ruth, Walter and Company
Charlie, My Back Door Man
(music by
Clarence Todd
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Alice and Strut Men
On the Levee
(music by
Jimmy Johnson
; lyrics by
Henry Creamer
)
Maude and Girls
Harlem Rose
(music by
Con Conrad
; lyrics by
Gladys Rogers
)
Maude
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