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Rhapsody in Black
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Rhapsody in Black Playbill - May 1931
Rhapsody in Black
Broadway
Original
Sam H. Harris Theatre
226 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Lew Leslie
People (17)
Valaida
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Allen
Performer
(Original)
Avis Andrews
Performer
(Original)
The Berry Brothers
Performer
(Original)
Dennis Dean
Performer
(Original)
Samuel Gray
Performer
(Original)
Cecil Mack's Choir
Performer
(Original)
Blue McAllister
Performer
(Original)
Tim Moore
Performer
(Original)
Al Moore
Performer
(Original)
Pike Davis' Continental Orchestra
Performer
(Original)
Eddie Rector
Performer
(Original)
Joseph Steel
Performer
(Original)
Eloise C. Uggams
Performer
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Performer
(Original)
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Valaida
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Allen
Performer
(Original)
Avis Andrews
Performer
(Original)
The Berry Brothers
Performer
(Original)
Dennis Dean
Performer
(Original)
Samuel Gray
Performer
(Original)
Cecil Mack's Choir
Performer
(Original)
Blue McAllister
Performer
(Original)
Tim Moore
Performer
(Original)
Al Moore
Performer
(Original)
Pike Davis' Continental Orchestra
Performer
(Original)
Eddie Rector
Performer
(Original)
Joseph Steel
Performer
(Original)
Eloise C. Uggams
Performer
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Performer
(Original)
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Lew Leslie
Book
Staging
Blackbird Productions, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
4
1931
Closing Date
Jul
11
1931
Performances
80
as of Dec 04, 2025
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