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Lucky Sambo
Broadway
Original
Lucky Sambo
Broadway
Original
New Colonial Theatre
1887 Broadway at 62nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Freddie Johnson
,
Porter Grainger
book:
Freddie Johnson
,
Porter Grainger
music:
Freddie Johnson
,
Porter Grainger
People (48)
Abdeen M. Ali
Ensemble
(Original)
Lottie Ames
Ensemble
(Original)
Mae Barnes
Dancer
(Original)
Mildred Brown
Minnie Tree
(Original)
Joe Byrd
Rufus Johnson
(Original)
Brownie Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Ewing
John Law
(Original)
Margaret Fiall
Ensemble
(Original)
James Gaines
Ensemble
(Original)
Porter Grainger
Hitt Keys
(Original)
James Harrison
Ensemble
(Original)
Westley Hill
John Whitby
(Original)
Johnny Hudgins
Shoo Nuff
(Original)
Adelaide Jones
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Keene
Dancer
(Original)
Evelyn Keyes
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Laster
Ensemble
(Original)
Amelia Loomis
Nimble Foote
(Original)
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
(Original)
Creola Mays
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Michael
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia F. Mitchell
Singer
(Original)
Anna Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertie Moore
Mrs. Whitby
(Original)
Monette Moore
June
(Original)
Tim Moore
Sambo Jenkins
(Original)
Edith Oliver
Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Porter
"Doc" August
(Original)
Clarence Robinson
Jim Nightengale
(Original)
David Robinson
Ensemble
(Original)
Charley Saltus
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Samons
Ensemble
(Original)
Julie Sanchez
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Shinault
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Starr
Vera Blues
(Original)
Elizabeth Still
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Walker
Ensemble
(Original)
Anna White
Twilight Gadson
(Original)
Jerry Wiley
Ensemble
(Original)
"Happy" Williams
Edith Simpson
(Original)
Dorothy Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Lena Wilson
Lena March
(Original)
Edna Young
Ensemble
(Original)
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Abdeen M. Ali
Ensemble
(Original)
Lottie Ames
Ensemble
(Original)
Mae Barnes
Dancer
(Original)
Mildred Brown
Minnie Tree
(Original)
Joe Byrd
Rufus Johnson
(Original)
Brownie Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Ewing
John Law
(Original)
Margaret Fiall
Ensemble
(Original)
James Gaines
Ensemble
(Original)
Porter Grainger
Hitt Keys
(Original)
James Harrison
Ensemble
(Original)
Westley Hill
John Whitby
(Original)
Johnny Hudgins
Shoo Nuff
(Original)
Adelaide Jones
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Keene
Dancer
(Original)
Evelyn Keyes
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Laster
Ensemble
(Original)
Amelia Loomis
Nimble Foote
(Original)
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
(Original)
Creola Mays
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Michael
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia F. Mitchell
Singer
(Original)
Anna Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertie Moore
Mrs. Whitby
(Original)
Monette Moore
June
(Original)
Tim Moore
Sambo Jenkins
(Original)
Edith Oliver
Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Porter
"Doc" August
(Original)
Clarence Robinson
Jim Nightengale
(Original)
David Robinson
Ensemble
(Original)
Charley Saltus
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Samons
Ensemble
(Original)
Julie Sanchez
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Shinault
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Starr
Vera Blues
(Original)
Elizabeth Still
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Walker
Ensemble
(Original)
Anna White
Twilight Gadson
(Original)
Jerry Wiley
Ensemble
(Original)
"Happy" Williams
Edith Simpson
(Original)
Dorothy Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Lena Wilson
Lena March
(Original)
Edna Young
Ensemble
(Original)
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Porter Grainger
Book
Music
Lyrics
Freddie Johnson
Book
Music
Lyrics
Director
Choreograper
Leigh Whipper
Director
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Mrs. A. E. Mathison
Costume Design
Harlem Productions, Inc
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
6
1925
Closing Date
Jun
13
1925
Performances
7
as of Dec 03, 2025
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