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African American Theater Programs
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| Title | African American Theater Programs |
| Abstract | File contains seven theater programs that featured African American productions or performers. Includes: "Fantasy in Black and Gold, A Musical Revue", presented by Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Municipal Auditorium, May 21, 1936; "The Playgoer", a Shubert Theater publication, n.d., featuring Ethel Waters in "Rhapsody in Black"; "In Abraham's Bosom" presented by the Kansas City Drama League at Ivanhoe Temple, 1928; "Beau Brummel Minstrels" presented by the Beau Brummel Club, Ararat Temple, 1934 (contains numerous ads for African American businesses at the time); Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps presented by the Paseo Branch, YWCA, at the Centennial M.E. Church, n.d.; "Claudia" presented by the Negro Drama Group of New York at Music Hall, November 13, 1946; and "Othello" with Paul Robeson, presented by the Theatre Guild, Auditorium, ca1945. |
| Date | ca1930s-40s |
| Location | Ramos--Lincoln Collection--Vertical File: Drama, Box 1, Folder 23 |
| Local Subject | African Americans
Hughes, Langston
Minstrels
Entertainment
Beau Brummel Club
Theater Programs
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| Item Type | Vertical File
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| Access This Item | The contents of the file are not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view them or request photocopies from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 216243 |
| CONTENTdm number | 32412 |
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