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The Chocolate Dandies
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 01, 1924
Closing Date
Nov 22, 1924
Performances
96
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Sep 01, 1924
Close Date: Nov 22, 1924
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
New Colonial Theatre
(Sep 01, 1924 - Nov 22, 1924)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Bamville, Mississippi
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
B. C. Whitney
Music by
Eubie Blake
; Book by
Noble Sissle
and
Lew Payton
; Lyrics by
Noble Sissle
; Musical Director:
Eubie Blake
; Vocal arrangements by
Lorenzo Calduel
; Music orchestrated by
Lorenzo Calduel
; Featuring songs by
Chris Smith
and
Edgar Dowell
Staged by
Julian Mitchell
; Production Supervised by
Eubie Blake
and
Noble Sissle
Costume Design by
John Newton Booth
,
Kiviette
and
Hugh Willoughby
; Lighting Design by
Tony Greshoff
Anita Alexander
Chorus
John Alexander
Jump Steady
Chorus
Josephine Baker
That Comedy Chorus Girl
A Deserted Female
Ruby Barbee
Chorus
Henry M. Batchelder
Chorus
Aimee Bates
Chorus
Dorothy Bellis
Chorus
May Benjamin
Chorus
W. H. Berry
Harmony King
Eubie Blake
At the Piano
Bournis Brown
Chorus
J. Mardo Brown
Struttin' Drum Major
Ivan H. Browning
Dan Jackson
Harmony King
Gladys Bryant
Chorus
E. C. Caldwell
Chorus
Addison Carey
Black Joe, Jr.
Auditor
Curtis Carpentier
Sandy Scarecrow's Jockey
Alfred Chester
Chorus
Inez Clough
Mrs. Hez Brown
Mae Cobb
Chorus
Hazel Cole
Chorus
Percy Colston
Bookkeeper
Albertina Conley
Richard Cooper
Cashier
Chorus
Earl Crompton
Chorus
Charlie Davis
Snappy
June Dodge
Chorus
George Dosher
Chorus
Howard Elmore
Chorus
May Fanning
Chorus
Gwendolyn Feaster
Sammy
Chic Fisher
Jump Steady
Chorus
Mae Fortune
Chorus
Marie Frane
Chorus
Lottie Gee
Angeline Brown
Marion Gee
Chorus
Eleanor Greenwood
Chorus
William Grundy
Mr. Hez Brown
Lolita Hall
Chorus
W. A. Hann
Bill Splivens
Harmony King
Violet Holland
Chorus
Johnny Hudgins
Joe Dolks
Mildred Hudgins
Chorus
Viola Jackson
Chorus
Fred Jennings
Uncle Eph
The Porter
Peach Johns
Chorus
George Jones, Jr.
Bookmaker
Harmony King
Lloyd Keyes
Her Bunco Attorney
Chorus
Horace Langhorne
Chorus
Claude Lawson
Draft Clerk
Marie Marsh
Chorus
Carmen Marshall
Chorus
Thelma McLaughlin
Chorus
Doris Mignotte
Chorus
Buster Milelr
Chorus
Helene Mitchell
Chorus
J. W. Mobley
Chorus
Mabel Nichols
Chorus
Catherine Parker
Chorus
Lew Payton
Mose Washington
Hilda Perleno
Chorus
Lee Randall
Silas Green
Chorus
Amanda Randolph
Mandy Green
Thelma Rhoten
Chorus
Ferdie Robinson
Shorty
Bank Policeman
Chorus
Annette Rody
Chorus
Madge Roma
Chorus
Jennie Salmons
Chorus
William Sheppard
Chorus
Willard Sinkford
Chorus
Noble Sissle
Dobby Hicks
Mildred Smallwood
Mischief
Chorus
Joe Smith
Chorus
Lucille Smith
Chorus
Russell Smith
Johnnie Wise
Valaida Snow
Manda
Secretary
Aimee Spencer
Chorus
Clara Titus
Chorus
Elizabeth Welsh
Jessie Johnson
Virginia Wheeler
Chorus
Frankie Williams
Chorus
Jaculine Williams
Chorus
Bertha Wright
Chorus
Rose Young
Chorus
Songs
music by
Eubie Blake
; lyrics by
Noble Sissle
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Mammy's Choc'late Cullud Chile
Mandy Green
Have a Good Time, Everybody
Opening Chorus
That Charleston Dance
Jessie Johnson
The Slave of Love
Angeline Brown and Dan Jackson
I'll Find My Love in D-I-X-I-E
Dobby Hicks and His Dixie Darlings
Bandannaland
Silas Green, Johnnie Wise and Bandannaland Girls
The Sons of Old Black Joe
Syncopated Sunflowers
Jassamine Lane
Angeline Brown, Dan Jackson and Jassamine Chorus
Dumb Luck
Mose Washington
Jump Steady
Silas Green
Breakin' 'Em Down
Manda and Chorus
Jockey's Life for Mine
Snappy and Jockeys
Act 2
Sung By
Dixie Moon
Bookmaker and Chorus
Land of Dancing Pickaninnies
Snappy and Bamville Picks
Thinking of Me
Angeline Brown and Dan Jackson
All the Wrong's You've Done to Me
(music by
Edgar Dowell
,
Lew Payton
and
Chris Smith
; lyrics by
Edgar Dowell
,
Lew Payton
and
Chris Smith
)
Mose Washington and Joe Dolks
Manda
Manda and Syncopated Sunflowers
Take Down Dis Letter
Mose Washington
Chocolate Dandies
Dobby Hicks, Pianist and Their Struttin' Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
B. C. Whitney
Music by
Eubie Blake
; Book by
Noble Sissle
and
Lew Payton
; Lyrics by
Noble Sissle
; Musical Director:
Eubie Blake
; Vocal arrangements by
Lorenzo Calduel
; Music orchestrated by
Lorenzo Calduel
; Featuring songs by
Chris Smith
and
Edgar Dowell
Staged by
Julian Mitchell
; Production Supervised by
Eubie Blake
and
Noble Sissle
Costume Design by
John Newton Booth
,
Kiviette
and
Hugh Willoughby
; Lighting Design by
Tony Greshoff
Anita Alexander
Chorus
John Alexander
Jump Steady
Chorus
Josephine Baker
That Comedy Chorus Girl
A Deserted Female
Ruby Barbee
Chorus
Henry M. Batchelder
Chorus
Aimee Bates
Chorus
Dorothy Bellis
Chorus
May Benjamin
Chorus
W. H. Berry
Harmony King
Eubie Blake
At the Piano
Bournis Brown
Chorus
J. Mardo Brown
Struttin' Drum Major
Ivan H. Browning
Dan Jackson
Harmony King
Gladys Bryant
Chorus
E. C. Caldwell
Chorus
Addison Carey
Black Joe, Jr.
Auditor
Curtis Carpentier
Sandy Scarecrow's Jockey
Alfred Chester
Chorus
Inez Clough
Mrs. Hez Brown
Mae Cobb
Chorus
Hazel Cole
Chorus
Percy Colston
Bookkeeper
Albertina Conley
Richard Cooper
Cashier
Chorus
Earl Crompton
Chorus
Charlie Davis
Snappy
June Dodge
Chorus
George Dosher
Chorus
Howard Elmore
Chorus
May Fanning
Chorus
Gwendolyn Feaster
Sammy
Chic Fisher
Jump Steady
Chorus
Mae Fortune
Chorus
Marie Frane
Chorus
Lottie Gee
Angeline Brown
Marion Gee
Chorus
Eleanor Greenwood
Chorus
William Grundy
Mr. Hez Brown
Lolita Hall
Chorus
W. A. Hann
Bill Splivens
Harmony King
Violet Holland
Chorus
Johnny Hudgins
Joe Dolks
Mildred Hudgins
Chorus
Viola Jackson
Chorus
Fred Jennings
Uncle Eph
The Porter
Peach Johns
Chorus
George Jones, Jr.
Bookmaker
Harmony King
Lloyd Keyes
Her Bunco Attorney
Chorus
Horace Langhorne
Chorus
Claude Lawson
Draft Clerk
Marie Marsh
Chorus
Carmen Marshall
Chorus
Thelma McLaughlin
Chorus
Doris Mignotte
Chorus
Buster Milelr
Chorus
Helene Mitchell
Chorus
J. W. Mobley
Chorus
Mabel Nichols
Chorus
Catherine Parker
Chorus
Lew Payton
Mose Washington
Hilda Perleno
Chorus
Lee Randall
Silas Green
Chorus
Amanda Randolph
Mandy Green
Thelma Rhoten
Chorus
Ferdie Robinson
Shorty
Bank Policeman
Chorus
Annette Rody
Chorus
Madge Roma
Chorus
Jennie Salmons
Chorus
William Sheppard
Chorus
Willard Sinkford
Chorus
Noble Sissle
Dobby Hicks
Mildred Smallwood
Mischief
Chorus
Joe Smith
Chorus
Lucille Smith
Chorus
Russell Smith
Johnnie Wise
Valaida Snow
Manda
Secretary
Aimee Spencer
Chorus
Clara Titus
Chorus
Elizabeth Welsh
Jessie Johnson
Virginia Wheeler
Chorus
Frankie Williams
Chorus
Jaculine Williams
Chorus
Bertha Wright
Chorus
Rose Young
Chorus
music by
Eubie Blake
; lyrics by
Noble Sissle
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Mammy's Choc'late Cullud Chile
Mandy Green
Have a Good Time, Everybody
Opening Chorus
That Charleston Dance
Jessie Johnson
The Slave of Love
Angeline Brown and Dan Jackson
I'll Find My Love in D-I-X-I-E
Dobby Hicks and His Dixie Darlings
Bandannaland
Silas Green, Johnnie Wise and Bandannaland Girls
The Sons of Old Black Joe
Syncopated Sunflowers
Jassamine Lane
Angeline Brown, Dan Jackson and Jassamine Chorus
Dumb Luck
Mose Washington
Jump Steady
Silas Green
Breakin' 'Em Down
Manda and Chorus
Jockey's Life for Mine
Snappy and Jockeys
Act 2
Sung By
Dixie Moon
Bookmaker and Chorus
Land of Dancing Pickaninnies
Snappy and Bamville Picks
Thinking of Me
Angeline Brown and Dan Jackson
All the Wrong's You've Done to Me
(music by
Edgar Dowell
,
Lew Payton
and
Chris Smith
; lyrics by
Edgar Dowell
,
Lew Payton
and
Chris Smith
)
Mose Washington and Joe Dolks
Manda
Manda and Syncopated Sunflowers
Take Down Dis Letter
Mose Washington
Chocolate Dandies
Dobby Hicks, Pianist and Their Struttin' Company
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