Research Catalog

Title

Show boat (Musical) programs, 1928-1970.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
• Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
• Dowdy, Helen
• Smith, William C.
• Hunter, Alberta
• Bledsoe, Jules, 1898-1943
• Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
• Jemima, Aunt, 1897-1950
• Gardella, Tess, 1897-1950

Description

1 bound volume of programs : illustrations, some in color; 28 cm

Donor/Sponsor

In honor of George Freedley

Subject

Blackface entertainers

Genre/Form

• Theater programs.
• Playbills.

Note

• Programs (1928 - 1970) for Show boat, music by Jerome Kern, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, mainly for significant revivals, tours, and regional productions across the United States, often with Helen Dowdy as Queenie and William C. Smith as Joe. Of note is the original London production with Alberta Hunter as Queenie and Paul Robeson as Joe and a 1929 touring production with the white actress Tess Gardella as Queenie, billed as "Aunt Jemima" and acting in blackface make-up, with Jules Bledsoe as Joe.
• Compiled and bound by The New York Public Library.

Call Number

MWEZ+ n.c. 21827

OCLC

976036928

Title

Show boat (Musical) programs, 1928-1970.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

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Added Author

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945, composer. Show boat.

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist. Show boat.

Dowdy, Helen, actor.

Smith, William C., actor.

Hunter, Alberta, actor.

Bledsoe, Jules, 1898-1943, actor.

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, actor.

Jemima, Aunt, 1897-1950, actor.

Gardella, Tess, 1897-1950, actor.

Research Call Number

MWEZ+ n.c. 21827