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Shuffle Along [1921]
Broadway
Original
Shuffle Along [1921]
Broadway
Original
63rd Street Music Hall
22 W. 63rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Aubrey Lyles
music:
Eubie Blake
lyrics:
Noble Sissle
People (46)
A. E. Baldwin
Soakum Flat
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Charles Davis
Uncle Tom
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Lawrence Deas
Jack Penrose
(Original)
Ina Duncan
Secretary to Mayor
(Original)
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Paul Floyd
Jim Williams
(Original)
Lottie Gee
Jessie Williams
(Original)
C. Wesley Hill
Rufus Loose
(Original)
Aubrey Lyles
Sam Peck
(Original)
Roger Matthews
Harry Walton
(Original)
F. E. Miller
Steve Jenkins
(Original)
Gertrude Saunders
Ruth Little
(Original)
Noble Sissle
Tom Sharper
(Original)
Mattie Wilks
Mrs. Sam Peck
(Original)
Billy Williams
Strutt
(Original)
Bob Williams
Old Black Joe
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Edna Battles
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Mildred Brown
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Hazel Burke
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Goldie Cisco
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Richard Cooper
Alderman
(Original)
Arthur Cooper
Alderman
(Original)
Jennie Day
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Bea Freeman
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Marion Gee
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Adelaide Hall
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Evelyn Irving
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Lucia Johnson
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Bernard Johnson
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Robert Lee
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Mamie Lewis
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Snippy Mason
Alderman
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Arthur Porter
Alderman
(Original)
Marie Roberts
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Ruth Seward
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Paula Sullican
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Marguerite Weaver
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Theresa West
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Beatrice Williams
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Miles Williams
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Lillian Williams
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Lula Wilson
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Arthur Woodson
Alderman
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
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A. E. Baldwin
Soakum Flat
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Charles Davis
Uncle Tom
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Lawrence Deas
Jack Penrose
(Original)
Ina Duncan
Secretary to Mayor
(Original)
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Paul Floyd
Jim Williams
(Original)
Lottie Gee
Jessie Williams
(Original)
C. Wesley Hill
Rufus Loose
(Original)
Aubrey Lyles
Sam Peck
(Original)
Roger Matthews
Harry Walton
(Original)
F. E. Miller
Steve Jenkins
(Original)
Gertrude Saunders
Ruth Little
(Original)
Noble Sissle
Tom Sharper
(Original)
Mattie Wilks
Mrs. Sam Peck
(Original)
Billy Williams
Strutt
(Original)
Bob Williams
Old Black Joe
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Edna Battles
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Mildred Brown
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Hazel Burke
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Goldie Cisco
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Richard Cooper
Alderman
(Original)
Arthur Cooper
Alderman
(Original)
Jennie Day
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Bea Freeman
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Marion Gee
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Adelaide Hall
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Evelyn Irving
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Lucia Johnson
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Bernard Johnson
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Robert Lee
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Mamie Lewis
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Snippy Mason
Alderman
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Arthur Porter
Alderman
(Original)
Marie Roberts
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Ruth Seward
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Paula Sullican
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Marguerite Weaver
Happy Honeysuckle
(Original)
Theresa West
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Beatrice Williams
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Miles Williams
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
Lillian Williams
Jazz Jasmine
(Original)
Lula Wilson
Majestic Magnolia
(Original)
Arthur Woodson
Alderman
(Original)
Syncopating Sunflower
(Original)
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Aubrey Lyles
Book
F. E. Miller
Book
Eubie Blake
Music
Will Vodery
Music Arrangements
Noble Sissle
Lyrics
Walter Brooks
Director
Charles Davis
Dance Arrangements
Lawrence Deas
Dance Arrangements
Nikko Producing Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
23
1921
Closing Date
Jul
15
1922
Performances
504
as of Jun 14, 2025
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