MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 27, 1945
Closing Date
Oct 27, 1945
Performances
36
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Adelphi Theatre
(Sep 27, 1945 - Oct 27, 1945)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A West Indian Village
Produced by George Stanton
Music by Baldwin Bergersen; Book by William Archibald; Lyrics by William Archibald; Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport; Music orchestrated by Ted Royal
Choreographed by Katherine Dunham; Directed by Mary Hunter and Katherine Dunham
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Motley; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner
Vanoye Aikens
The Leader of the Shango Dancers
James Alexander
Company
Elsie Benjamin
The Fishwoman
Eddy Clay
Company
Norman Coker
Company
Byron Cutler
Company
John Diggs
Company
Katherine Dunham
The Woman
Lucille Ellis
Company
La Rosa Estrada
The Shango Priest
Roxie Foster
Company
William Franklin
The Husband
Mercedes Gilbert
The Tall Woman
Tommy Gomez
The Boy Possessed by a Snake
Jesse Hawkins
Company
Lauwanne Ingram
Company
Harriet Jackson
The Singer
Richardena Jackson
Company
Eartha Kitt
Company
Ora Leak
Company
Mary Lewis
Company
Avon Long
The Fisherman
Julio Mendez
Company
Gloria Mitchell
Company
Lenwood Morris
Company
Eulabel Riley
Company
Eugene Lee Robinson
Company
Mable Sanford Lewis
The Fat Woman
William C. Smith
Company
Priscilla Stephens
Company
Charles Welch
Company
Enid Williams
Company
music by Baldwin Bergersen; lyrics by William Archibald
Act 1
Sung By
Go Sit by the Body
Company
This Woman
The Husband, Singers and Company
Water Movin' Slow
The Husband
Basket, Make a Basket
The Woman
Woman Is a Rascal
The Fisherman and Singers
A Girl She Can't Remain
The Woman and Dancers
Act 2
Sung By
Sleep, Baby, Don't Cry
The Singer
Today I Is So Happy
The Husband
Can't Stop the Sea
The Friend
You Know, Oh Lord
The Husband
Go to Church Sunday
Company
Go Down to the River
The Singer, Friends and The Fat Woman
Oh, Lonely One
The Woman and The Singer
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