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Bottomland
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 27, 1927
Closing Date
Jul 13, 1927
Performances
19
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jun 27, 1927
Close Date: Jul 13, 1927
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Princess Theatre
(Jun 27, 1927 - Jul 13, 1927)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
Bottomland and New York City
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Clarence Williams, Inc.
Music by
Clarence Williams
; Book by
Clarence Williams
; Lyrics by
Clarence Williams
; Musical Director:
Clarence Williams
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Jo Trent
,
Chris Smith
,
Len Gray
and
Joe Jordan
; Featuring songs by
Donald Heywood
,
Spencer Williams
and
Gerald Williams
Staged by
Clarence Williams
and
Aaron Gates
Scenic Design by
Beaumont Studios
Dot Campbell
Chorus
Raymond Campbell
Skinny
Alice Carter
Chorus
Louis Cole
Jimmy
Craddock and Shadney
Specialty
Charles Doyle
Henry Henpeck
Edith Dunbar
Chorus
Edward Farrow
Rastus
Portia Hands
Chorus
Katherine Henderson
Tough Tilly
Slim Henderson
Joshua
"Nuggie" Johnson
Shiftless Sam
Dolly Langhorn
Chorus
James A. Lilliard
Pappy Lee
Sara Martin
Mammy Lee
John Mason
The Dumb Waiter
Walter Miller
Chorus
Gansea Otiz
Chorus
Olive Otiz
Sally
Willie Porter
Mammy Chloe
Mildred Pritchard
Chorus
Eva Taylor
May Mandy Lee
Edwin Tonde
Policeman Doolittle
Emanuel Weston
Kid Slick
Clarence Williams
At the Piano
Bertha Wright
Chorus
Billie Yarbough
Chorus
Songs
music by
Clarence Williams
; lyrics by
Clarence Williams
(Unless otherwise noted)
Steamboat Days
(I'm Going Back to) Bottomland
(lyrics by
Jo Trent
)
May Mandy Lee
Shoot Dat Pistol
(lyrics by
Chris Smith
)
You're the Only One That I Love
(lyrics by
Len Gray
)
Come On Home
(music by
Donald Heywood
; lyrics by
Donald Heywood
)
Dancing Girl
(music by
Clarence Williams
and
Spencer Williams
; lyrics by
Spencer Williams
and
Clarence Williams
)
Any Time
(lyrics by
Joe Jordan
)
When I March With April in May
(music by
Spencer Williams
and
Gerald Williams
; lyrics by
Gerald Williams
and
Spencer Williams
)
I'm Gonna Take My Bimbo Back to the Bamboo Isle
May Mandy Lee and Jimmy
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Clarence Williams, Inc.
Music by
Clarence Williams
; Book by
Clarence Williams
; Lyrics by
Clarence Williams
; Musical Director:
Clarence Williams
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Jo Trent
,
Chris Smith
,
Len Gray
and
Joe Jordan
; Featuring songs by
Donald Heywood
,
Spencer Williams
and
Gerald Williams
Staged by
Clarence Williams
and
Aaron Gates
Scenic Design by
Beaumont Studios
Dot Campbell
Chorus
Raymond Campbell
Skinny
Alice Carter
Chorus
Louis Cole
Jimmy
Craddock and Shadney
Specialty
Charles Doyle
Henry Henpeck
Edith Dunbar
Chorus
Edward Farrow
Rastus
Portia Hands
Chorus
Katherine Henderson
Tough Tilly
Slim Henderson
Joshua
"Nuggie" Johnson
Shiftless Sam
Dolly Langhorn
Chorus
James A. Lilliard
Pappy Lee
Sara Martin
Mammy Lee
John Mason
The Dumb Waiter
Walter Miller
Chorus
Gansea Otiz
Chorus
Olive Otiz
Sally
Willie Porter
Mammy Chloe
Mildred Pritchard
Chorus
Eva Taylor
May Mandy Lee
Edwin Tonde
Policeman Doolittle
Emanuel Weston
Kid Slick
Clarence Williams
At the Piano
Bertha Wright
Chorus
Billie Yarbough
Chorus
music by
Clarence Williams
; lyrics by
Clarence Williams
(Unless otherwise noted)
Steamboat Days
(I'm Going Back to) Bottomland
(lyrics by
Jo Trent
)
May Mandy Lee
Shoot Dat Pistol
(lyrics by
Chris Smith
)
You're the Only One That I Love
(lyrics by
Len Gray
)
Come On Home
(music by
Donald Heywood
; lyrics by
Donald Heywood
)
Dancing Girl
(music by
Clarence Williams
and
Spencer Williams
; lyrics by
Spencer Williams
and
Clarence Williams
)
Any Time
(lyrics by
Joe Jordan
)
When I March With April in May
(music by
Spencer Williams
and
Gerald Williams
; lyrics by
Gerald Williams
and
Spencer Williams
)
I'm Gonna Take My Bimbo Back to the Bamboo Isle
May Mandy Lee and Jimmy
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