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Swing It
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jul 22, 1937
Closing Date
Sep 01, 1937
Performances
36
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jul 22, 1937
Close Date: Sep 01, 1937
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Adelphi Theatre
(Jul 22, 1937 - Sep 01, 1937)
Description
A musical in two acts
Comments
Production performed six nights a week, no matinees.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Variety Theatre unit of The WPA Federal Theatre Project (Frank Merlin: Producer)
Music by
Eubie Blake
and
Milton Reddie
; Book by
Cecil Mack
; Lyrics by
Milton Reddie
and
Cecil Mack
; Musical Director:
Lorenzo Calduel
; Music orchestrated by
Lorenzo Calduel
Staged by
Cecil Mack
and
Jack Mason
; Dances and ensembles by
Benny Johnson
and
Miriam Schiller
Scenic Design by
Walter Walden
and
Victor Zanoff
; Costume Design by
Maxine Jones
and
Alexander Jones
Assistant to Mr. Calduel:
Harry Ferguson
and
Paul Heinberger
Leo Bailey
Smoky
Proprietor of the Cockroach Cafe
Norman Barksdale
Bill
A Piano Player
George Booker
Gabby
First Mate of the Liza Jane
James Boxwell
Jasper
Plantation Foreman
Marion Brantley
Ethel
An Entertainer
Herbert Brown
Ensemble
Anita Bush
Amy
Harlem Society Reporter
Cliff Carter
Ensemble
Walter Crumbley
Nate Smith
Captain of the Susan Belle
Edna Deas
Ensemble
Sherman Dirkson
Bob
Steve's Partner
Grace Driver
Ensemble
Genora English
Mame
A Gal from Memphis
Frances Everett
Sadie
Captain Smith's daughter
John Fortune
Jamaica Joe
Hot-Corn Man
Edward Frye
Jake Frye
Captain of the Liza Jane
Dorothy Gee
Ensemble
Allen George
Ensemble
James Green
Dusty
Ed Hall
Ensemble
Mabel Hamilton
Ensemble
Bobby Jackson
Ensemble
Frank Jackson
Flatfut
Levee Cop
Ensemble
Henry Jines
Rusty
Bennie Johnson
Ensemble
Ruth La Marr
Ensemble
Lawrence Lomax
Swipes
Bartender
Joe Loomis
Bud
First Mate of the Susan Belle
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
Goldie Martien
Ensemble
James B. McRiley
Ensemble
Ernest Mickens
Skadmoose
First Deckhand of the Liza Jane
James Mordecai
Ginger
Heading for Harlem
Joe Northern
Ensemble
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
Sam Owens
Ensemble
Cora Parks
"Mom" Brown
Fried-Chicken Vendor
Frederika Phoenix
Ensemble
Edna Ricks
Ensemble
J. Flashe Riley
Ensemble
Ollie Schoonmaker
Ensemble
Viola Smith
Ensemble
George St. Clair
Ensemble
Fannie Suber
Ensemble
Sonny Thompson
Steve
A Gambling Man
Dorothy Turner
Su San
A Chinese Girl
Ensemble
Richard Webb
Smoky
Proprietor of the Cockroach Cafe
Olena Williams
Gladys
Cabaret Queen
Nat Wilson
Ensemble
Al Young
Chin Chin
Chinese Cook
Sheriff
Billy Young
Ensemble
Blanche Young
Miranda
Frye's Best Half
Songs
music by
Eubie Blake
and
Milton Reddie
; lyrics by
Cecil Mack
and
Milton Reddie
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Jollification
Ensemble
The Susan Belle and The Liza Jane
Gabby and Ensemble
What Do I Want With Love?
Ginger and Eight Levee Chicks
It's the Truth in Me
Bill, Flatfut, Mame, Skadmoose, Swipes, Jasper, Ensemble and Bill
Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah
Jake Frye and Gabby
Ain't We Got Love
Sadie, Bob, Dancing Ensemble and Singing Ensemble
Old Time Swing
Ethel
Shine
(music by
Ford Dabney
; lyrics by
Lew Brown
)
Ensemble
Green and Blue
Gladys
By the Sweat of Your Brow
Jasper and Ensemble
I Believe
Ensemble
By the Sweat of Your Brow
(Reprise)
Captain, Mate and Crew
Jake Frye, Gabby and Men's Ensemble
Farewell Dixieland
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Sons and Daughters of the Sea
Skadmoose, Singing Ensemble and Eight Dancing Girls
Levee Ladies
Ensemble
Huggin an' Muggin'
Mame, Ginger, Dancing Ensemble and Singing Ensemble
The Conspirators
Nate Smith, Bud and Sheriff
Down With Frye
Nate Smith, Bud and Sheriff
I Praise Sue
Bud
Spirit of Rhythm
Ensemble
Jungle Swing
Jasper
Jungle Love
Ensemble
Rhythm Is a Racket
Steve and Bob
Swing Wedding
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Variety Theatre unit of The WPA Federal Theatre Project (Frank Merlin: Producer)
Music by
Eubie Blake
and
Milton Reddie
; Book by
Cecil Mack
; Lyrics by
Milton Reddie
and
Cecil Mack
; Musical Director:
Lorenzo Calduel
; Music orchestrated by
Lorenzo Calduel
Staged by
Cecil Mack
and
Jack Mason
; Dances and ensembles by
Benny Johnson
and
Miriam Schiller
Scenic Design by
Walter Walden
and
Victor Zanoff
; Costume Design by
Maxine Jones
and
Alexander Jones
Assistant to Mr. Calduel:
Harry Ferguson
and
Paul Heinberger
Leo Bailey
Smoky
Proprietor of the Cockroach Cafe
Norman Barksdale
Bill
A Piano Player
George Booker
Gabby
First Mate of the Liza Jane
James Boxwell
Jasper
Plantation Foreman
Marion Brantley
Ethel
An Entertainer
Herbert Brown
Ensemble
Anita Bush
Amy
Harlem Society Reporter
Cliff Carter
Ensemble
Walter Crumbley
Nate Smith
Captain of the Susan Belle
Edna Deas
Ensemble
Sherman Dirkson
Bob
Steve's Partner
Grace Driver
Ensemble
Genora English
Mame
A Gal from Memphis
Frances Everett
Sadie
Captain Smith's daughter
John Fortune
Jamaica Joe
Hot-Corn Man
Edward Frye
Jake Frye
Captain of the Liza Jane
Dorothy Gee
Ensemble
Allen George
Ensemble
James Green
Dusty
Ed Hall
Ensemble
Mabel Hamilton
Ensemble
Bobby Jackson
Ensemble
Frank Jackson
Flatfut
Levee Cop
Ensemble
Henry Jines
Rusty
Bennie Johnson
Ensemble
Ruth La Marr
Ensemble
Lawrence Lomax
Swipes
Bartender
Joe Loomis
Bud
First Mate of the Susan Belle
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
Goldie Martien
Ensemble
James B. McRiley
Ensemble
Ernest Mickens
Skadmoose
First Deckhand of the Liza Jane
James Mordecai
Ginger
Heading for Harlem
Joe Northern
Ensemble
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
Sam Owens
Ensemble
Cora Parks
"Mom" Brown
Fried-Chicken Vendor
Frederika Phoenix
Ensemble
Edna Ricks
Ensemble
J. Flashe Riley
Ensemble
Ollie Schoonmaker
Ensemble
Viola Smith
Ensemble
George St. Clair
Ensemble
Fannie Suber
Ensemble
Sonny Thompson
Steve
A Gambling Man
Dorothy Turner
Su San
A Chinese Girl
Ensemble
Richard Webb
Smoky
Proprietor of the Cockroach Cafe
Olena Williams
Gladys
Cabaret Queen
Nat Wilson
Ensemble
Al Young
Chin Chin
Chinese Cook
Sheriff
Billy Young
Ensemble
Blanche Young
Miranda
Frye's Best Half
music by
Eubie Blake
and
Milton Reddie
; lyrics by
Cecil Mack
and
Milton Reddie
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Jollification
Ensemble
The Susan Belle and The Liza Jane
Gabby and Ensemble
What Do I Want With Love?
Ginger and Eight Levee Chicks
It's the Truth in Me
Bill, Flatfut, Mame, Skadmoose, Swipes, Jasper, Ensemble and Bill
Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah
Jake Frye and Gabby
Ain't We Got Love
Sadie, Bob, Dancing Ensemble and Singing Ensemble
Old Time Swing
Ethel
Shine
(music by
Ford Dabney
; lyrics by
Lew Brown
)
Ensemble
Green and Blue
Gladys
By the Sweat of Your Brow
Jasper and Ensemble
I Believe
Ensemble
By the Sweat of Your Brow
(Reprise)
Captain, Mate and Crew
Jake Frye, Gabby and Men's Ensemble
Farewell Dixieland
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Sons and Daughters of the Sea
Skadmoose, Singing Ensemble and Eight Dancing Girls
Levee Ladies
Ensemble
Huggin an' Muggin'
Mame, Ginger, Dancing Ensemble and Singing Ensemble
The Conspirators
Nate Smith, Bud and Sheriff
Down With Frye
Nate Smith, Bud and Sheriff
I Praise Sue
Bud
Spirit of Rhythm
Ensemble
Jungle Swing
Jasper
Jungle Love
Ensemble
Rhythm Is a Racket
Steve and Bob
Swing Wedding
Ensemble
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