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Bottomland Playbill - July 1927
Bottomland
Broadway
Original
Princess Theatre
104 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Clarence Williams
book:
Clarence Williams
music:
Clarence Williams
People (36)
Dot Campbell
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Campbell
Skinny
(Original)
Alice Carter
Chorus
(Original)
Louis Cole
Jimmy
(Original)
Craddock and Shadney
Specialty
(Original)
Charles Doyle
Henry Henpeck
(Original)
Edith Dunbar
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Farrow
Rastus
(Original)
Portia Hands
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Henderson
Tough Tilly
(Original)
Slim Henderson
Joshua
(Original)
"Nuggie" Johnson
Shiftless Sam
(Original)
Dolly Langhorn
Chorus
(Original)
James A. Lillard
Pappy Lee
(Original)
Sara Martin
Mammy Lee
(Original)
John Mason
The Dumb Waiter
(Original)
Walter Miller
Chorus
(Original)
Gansea Otiz
Chorus
(Original)
Olive Otiz
Sally
(Original)
Willie Porter
Mammy Chloe
(Original)
Mildred Pritchard
Chorus
(Original)
Eva Taylor
May Mandy Lee
(Original)
Edwin Tonde
Policeman Doolittle
(Original)
Emanuel Weston
Kid Slick
(Original)
Clarence Williams
At the Piano
(Original)
Bertha Wright
Chorus
(Original)
Billie Yarbough
Chorus
(Original)
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Dot Campbell
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Campbell
Skinny
(Original)
Alice Carter
Chorus
(Original)
Louis Cole
Jimmy
(Original)
Craddock and Shadney
Specialty
(Original)
Charles Doyle
Henry Henpeck
(Original)
Edith Dunbar
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Farrow
Rastus
(Original)
Portia Hands
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Henderson
Tough Tilly
(Original)
Slim Henderson
Joshua
(Original)
"Nuggie" Johnson
Shiftless Sam
(Original)
Dolly Langhorn
Chorus
(Original)
James A. Lillard
Pappy Lee
(Original)
Sara Martin
Mammy Lee
(Original)
John Mason
The Dumb Waiter
(Original)
Walter Miller
Chorus
(Original)
Gansea Otiz
Chorus
(Original)
Olive Otiz
Sally
(Original)
Willie Porter
Mammy Chloe
(Original)
Mildred Pritchard
Chorus
(Original)
Eva Taylor
May Mandy Lee
(Original)
Edwin Tonde
Policeman Doolittle
(Original)
Emanuel Weston
Kid Slick
(Original)
Clarence Williams
At the Piano
(Original)
Bertha Wright
Chorus
(Original)
Billie Yarbough
Chorus
(Original)
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Clarence Williams
Book
Music
Lyrics
Staging
Producer
Jo Trent
Featuring Songs with Lyrics
Chris Smith
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Len Gray
Featuring Songs with Lyrics
Joe Jordan
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Donald Heywood
Featured Songs
Spencer Williams
Featured Songs
Gerald Williams
Featured Songs
Aaron Gates
Director
Beaumont Studios
Scenic Designer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
27
1927
Closing Date
Jul
13
1927
Performances
19
as of Dec 05, 2025
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