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In Dahomey
Musical
Farce
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 18, 1903
Closing Date
Apr 04, 1903
Performances
53
Musical
Farce
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 18, 1903
Close Date: Apr 04, 1903
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
New York Theatre
(Feb 18, 1903 - Apr 04, 1903)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
Boston, Florida, and Dahomey
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jules Hurtig
and
Harry Seamon
Music by
Will Marion Cook
; Book by
Jesse A. Shipp
; Lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
; Musical Director:
James J. Vaughan
; Additional music by
James J. Vaughan
,
Benjamin L. Shook
,
Alex Rogers
,
William J. Accooe
,
Al Johns
,
Tom Lemonier
and
John H. Cook
; Additional lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
,
Alex Rogers
,
Cecil Mack
,
Benjamin L. Shook
and
James Weldon Johnson
Scenic Design by
Moses & Hamilton
; Costume Design by
Pauline Reed
William Barker
Mose Lightfoot
Miss Bowman
Chorus
George Catlin
Me Sing
Richard Connors
Leather
Maggie Davis
Chorus
Fred Douglas
Dr. Straight
William C. Elkins
Chorus
Jessie Ellis
Chorus
Lloyd G. Gibbs
Chorus
Pete Hampton
Cicero Lightfoot
J. Leubrie Hill
Bill Primrose
Hattie Hopkins
Chorus
Hattie McIntosh
Cecilia Lightfoot
Theodore Pankey
Messenger Rush
George W. Pickett
Officer Still
Walter Richardson
Henry Stampfield
Alexander Rogers
George Reeder
L.H. Saulsbury
Chorus
Jesse A. Shipp
Hustling Charley
G. Henry Tapley
Chorus
Aida Overton Walker
Rosetta Lightfoot
George W. Walker
Rareback Pinkerton
Bert A. Williams
Shylock Homestead
Lottie Williams
Mrs. Stringer
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Dat Gal of Mine
(music by
Benjamin L. Shook
; lyrics by
Benjamin L. Shook
)
Bill Primrose and Officer Still
Organ Quartette
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Leather and Chorus
Molly Green
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
and
Cecil Mack
)
Company
When Sousa Comes to Coontown
(music by
Tom Lemonier
and
James J. Vaughan
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton and Company
(On) Broadway in Dahomey (Bye and Bye)
(music by
Al Johns
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead, Rareback Pinkerton and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Leader of (the) Colored Aristocracy
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
James Weldon Johnson
)
Cecilia Lightfoot and Company
Society
(music by
William J. Accooe
and
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Rosetta Lightfoot, Cecilia Lightfoot, Leather, George Reeder, Dr. Straight, Shylock Homestead and Chorus
The Jonah Man
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead
I Want to Be a Real Lady
(music by
Tom Lemonier
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rosetta Lightfoot
The Czar
(music by
Will Marion Cook
and
John H. Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton and Company
(On) Emancipation Day
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Shylock Homestead, Rareback Pinkerton and Company
Act 3
Sung By
Caboceers' Choral
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jules Hurtig
and
Harry Seamon
Music by
Will Marion Cook
; Book by
Jesse A. Shipp
; Lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
; Musical Director:
James J. Vaughan
; Additional music by
James J. Vaughan
,
Benjamin L. Shook
,
Alex Rogers
,
William J. Accooe
,
Al Johns
,
Tom Lemonier
and
John H. Cook
; Additional lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
,
Alex Rogers
,
Cecil Mack
,
Benjamin L. Shook
and
James Weldon Johnson
Scenic Design by
Moses & Hamilton
; Costume Design by
Pauline Reed
William Barker
Mose Lightfoot
Miss Bowman
Chorus
George Catlin
Me Sing
Richard Connors
Leather
Maggie Davis
Chorus
Fred Douglas
Dr. Straight
William C. Elkins
Chorus
Jessie Ellis
Chorus
Lloyd G. Gibbs
Chorus
Pete Hampton
Cicero Lightfoot
J. Leubrie Hill
Bill Primrose
Hattie Hopkins
Chorus
Hattie McIntosh
Cecilia Lightfoot
Theodore Pankey
Messenger Rush
George W. Pickett
Officer Still
Walter Richardson
Henry Stampfield
Alexander Rogers
George Reeder
L.H. Saulsbury
Chorus
Jesse A. Shipp
Hustling Charley
G. Henry Tapley
Chorus
Aida Overton Walker
Rosetta Lightfoot
George W. Walker
Rareback Pinkerton
Bert A. Williams
Shylock Homestead
Lottie Williams
Mrs. Stringer
Act 1
Sung By
Dat Gal of Mine
(music by
Benjamin L. Shook
; lyrics by
Benjamin L. Shook
)
Bill Primrose and Officer Still
Organ Quartette
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Leather and Chorus
Molly Green
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
and
Cecil Mack
)
Company
When Sousa Comes to Coontown
(music by
Tom Lemonier
and
James J. Vaughan
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton and Company
(On) Broadway in Dahomey (Bye and Bye)
(music by
Al Johns
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead, Rareback Pinkerton and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Leader of (the) Colored Aristocracy
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
James Weldon Johnson
)
Cecilia Lightfoot and Company
Society
(music by
William J. Accooe
and
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Rosetta Lightfoot, Cecilia Lightfoot, Leather, George Reeder, Dr. Straight, Shylock Homestead and Chorus
The Jonah Man
(music by
Alex Rogers
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Shylock Homestead
I Want to Be a Real Lady
(music by
Tom Lemonier
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rosetta Lightfoot
The Czar
(music by
Will Marion Cook
and
John H. Cook
; lyrics by
Alex Rogers
)
Rareback Pinkerton and Company
(On) Emancipation Day
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Shylock Homestead, Rareback Pinkerton and Company
Act 3
Sung By
Caboceers' Choral
(music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
)
Company
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