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In Dahomey
Musical
Farce
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Aug 27, 1904
Closing Date
Sep 10, 1904
Performances
17
Musical
Farce
Revival
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Grand Opera House
(Aug 27, 1904 - Sep 10, 1904)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
Boston, Florida, and Dahomey
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jules Hurtig
and
Harry Seamon
Book by
Jesse A. Shipp
; Music by
Will Marion Cook
; Lyrics by
Alex Rogers
; Musical Director:
James J. Vaughn
; Additional music by
James J. Vaughn
,
J. Leubrie Hill
,
Alex Rogers
,
Tom Lemonier
,
William J. Accooe
and
Al Johns
; Additional lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
and
Frank H. Williams
Scenic Design by
Moses & Hamilton
; Costume Design by
Pauline Reed
Miss Carle
Chorus
George Catlin
Me Sing
W.H. Chappelle
Helper to the Doctor
Richard Connors
Leather
Maggie Davis
Chorus
Ida Day
Chorus
John Edwards
James
Mattie Edwards
Specialty
William C. Elkins
Menki
Chorus
Jessie Ellis
Chorus
Miss Gaston
Chorus
Lloyd G. Gibbs
Chorus
George Hammond
Officer Still
Je-Je
Mr. Henderson
Chorus
Miss Hill
Chorus
J. Leubrie Hill
Dr. Straight
Miss Kemp
Chorus
Rosa Lee Tyler
Madame Flash
James Lightfoot
Hamilton Lightfoot
Miss Martin
Chorus
Hattie McIntosh
Cecilia Lightfoot
Theodore Pankey
Chorus
Messenger Rush
Sterling Rex
Chorus
Muriel Ringgold
Chorus
James Rivers
Chorus
Mose Lightfoot
Alex Rogers
George Reeder
L.H. Saulsbury
Henry Stampfield
Chorus
Jesse A. Shipp
Hustling Charley
G. Henry Tapley
Archie Brown
Bessie Vaughan
Chorus
Aida Overton Walker
Rosetta Lightfoot
Chorus
George W. Walker
Rareback Pinkerton
Bert A. Williams
Shylock Homestead
Lottie Williams
Mrs. Stringer
Songs
Act 0
Sung By
The Attuck's March
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
(My) Dahomian Queen
(music by
J. Leubrie Hill
; lyrics by
Frank H. Williams
)
Specialty, Archie Brown and Chorus
Caboceers' Choral
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Chorus
Act 1
Sung By
Swing Along
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
)
Company
When the Moon Shines (on the Moonshine)
(music by
James J. Vaughn
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Leather and Chorus
Me an de Minstrel Ban'
(music by
James J. Vaughn
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton and Chorus
(On) Broadway in Dahomey (Bye and Bye)
(music by
Al Johns
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead, Rareback Pinkerton and Chorus
Un Oncore
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead
Act 2
Sung By
Why Adam Sinned
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rosetta Lightfoot
Chin Chin
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Me Sing
Society
(music by
William J. Accooe
and
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Hamilton Lightfoot, Chorus, Archie Brown and Leather
I May Be Crazy But I Ain't No Fool
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead
A Rich Coon's Babe
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rosetta Lightfoot and Male Double Quartette
A Dream of the Philippines
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton, Shylock Homestead, Rosetta Lightfoot and Dancing Filipino Misses
Dear Luzon
(music by
Tom Lemonier
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton, Shylock Homestead, Rosetta Lightfoot and Dancing Filipino Misses
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jules Hurtig
and
Harry Seamon
Book by
Jesse A. Shipp
; Music by
Will Marion Cook
; Lyrics by
Alex Rogers
; Musical Director:
James J. Vaughn
; Additional music by
James J. Vaughn
,
J. Leubrie Hill
,
Alex Rogers
,
Tom Lemonier
,
William J. Accooe
and
Al Johns
; Additional lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
and
Frank H. Williams
Scenic Design by
Moses & Hamilton
; Costume Design by
Pauline Reed
Miss Carle
Chorus
George Catlin
Me Sing
W.H. Chappelle
Helper to the Doctor
Richard Connors
Leather
Maggie Davis
Chorus
Ida Day
Chorus
John Edwards
James
Mattie Edwards
Specialty
William C. Elkins
Menki
Chorus
Jessie Ellis
Chorus
Miss Gaston
Chorus
Lloyd G. Gibbs
Chorus
George Hammond
Officer Still
Je-Je
Mr. Henderson
Chorus
Miss Hill
Chorus
J. Leubrie Hill
Dr. Straight
Miss Kemp
Chorus
Rosa Lee Tyler
Madame Flash
James Lightfoot
Hamilton Lightfoot
Miss Martin
Chorus
Hattie McIntosh
Cecilia Lightfoot
Theodore Pankey
Chorus
Messenger Rush
Sterling Rex
Chorus
Muriel Ringgold
Chorus
James Rivers
Chorus
Mose Lightfoot
Alex Rogers
George Reeder
L.H. Saulsbury
Henry Stampfield
Chorus
Jesse A. Shipp
Hustling Charley
G. Henry Tapley
Archie Brown
Bessie Vaughan
Chorus
Aida Overton Walker
Rosetta Lightfoot
Chorus
George W. Walker
Rareback Pinkerton
Bert A. Williams
Shylock Homestead
Lottie Williams
Mrs. Stringer
Act 0
Sung By
The Attuck's March
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
(My) Dahomian Queen
(music by
J. Leubrie Hill
; lyrics by
Frank H. Williams
)
Specialty, Archie Brown and Chorus
Caboceers' Choral
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Chorus
Act 1
Sung By
Swing Along
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
)
Company
When the Moon Shines (on the Moonshine)
(music by
James J. Vaughn
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Leather and Chorus
Me an de Minstrel Ban'
(music by
James J. Vaughn
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton and Chorus
(On) Broadway in Dahomey (Bye and Bye)
(music by
Al Johns
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead, Rareback Pinkerton and Chorus
Un Oncore
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead
Act 2
Sung By
Why Adam Sinned
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rosetta Lightfoot
Chin Chin
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Me Sing
Society
(music by
William J. Accooe
and
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Hamilton Lightfoot, Chorus, Archie Brown and Leather
I May Be Crazy But I Ain't No Fool
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead
A Rich Coon's Babe
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rosetta Lightfoot and Male Double Quartette
A Dream of the Philippines
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton, Shylock Homestead, Rosetta Lightfoot and Dancing Filipino Misses
Dear Luzon
(music by
Tom Lemonier
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton, Shylock Homestead, Rosetta Lightfoot and Dancing Filipino Misses
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