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Africana [1927]
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Africana [1927] Playbill - August 1927
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Africana [1927]
Broadway
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Daly's 63rd Street Theatre
22 W. 63rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Donald Heywood
music:
Donald Heywood
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Bernice Ackins
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Barr
Performer
(Original)
Paul Bass
Performer
(Original)
Margaret Beckett
Performer
(Original)
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Juanita Boyd
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Eva Bradley
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Laronia Bradley
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Burns
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Bertye Byrd
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Douglas
Performer
(Original)
Eddie and Sonny
Performer
(Original)
Baby Goins
Performer
(Original)
Bobby Goins
Performer
(Original)
"Pickaninny" Hill
Performer
(Original)
Adelaide Jones
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Roberta Lowery
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Theresa Mason
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Mills
Performer
(Original)
Ed Pugh
Performer
(Original)
Mike Riely
Performer
(Original)
Jenny Salmons
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Lucille Smith
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Southland Syncopators
Performer
(Original)
Taskiana Four
Performer
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Performer
(Original)
Al Wilkins
Performer
(Original)
Claire Wilson
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Winifred
Performer
(Original)
Rose Young
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
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Bernice Ackins
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Barr
Performer
(Original)
Paul Bass
Performer
(Original)
Margaret Beckett
Performer
(Original)
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Juanita Boyd
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Eva Bradley
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Laronia Bradley
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Burns
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Bertye Byrd
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Douglas
Performer
(Original)
Eddie and Sonny
Performer
(Original)
Baby Goins
Performer
(Original)
Bobby Goins
Performer
(Original)
"Pickaninny" Hill
Performer
(Original)
Adelaide Jones
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Roberta Lowery
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Theresa Mason
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Mills
Performer
(Original)
Ed Pugh
Performer
(Original)
Mike Riely
Performer
(Original)
Jenny Salmons
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Lucille Smith
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Southland Syncopators
Performer
(Original)
Taskiana Four
Performer
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Performer
(Original)
Al Wilkins
Performer
(Original)
Claire Wilson
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Winifred
Performer
(Original)
Rose Young
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
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Donald Heywood
Music
Lyrics
Earl Dancer
Conception and Staging
Producer
Louis Douglas
Choreographer
James Tichenor
Scenic Design
Walter Lewis
Scenic Design
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
William Still
Orchestrator
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Opening Date
Jul
11
1927
Closing Date
Sep
10
1927
Performances
72
as of Dec 05, 2025
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