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Broadway Program for Run Little Chillun, a Negro Folk Drama.

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Broadway Program for Run Little Chillun, a Negro Folk Drama.

by Johnson, Hall

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Pamphlet program, 8vo, 16 pp. Illustrated, original wrappers with photo of Johnson on front cover. Light staining to wrapper, slight aging, faint vertical fold, ink notes on rear cover; good overall. Johnson (1888-1970), the composer and founder of the Negro Choir that bears his name, was one of a handful of master musicians who "elevated the African-American spiritual to an art from, comparable in its musical sophistication to the compositions of European classical composers". This scarce program is particularly interesting because it includes brief biographies of six of the leading performers of the all-Black cast, as well as the intriguing note that an Exhibition of Negro Art was on display in the theater lobby . After its New York production, Run, Little Chillun was later produced again under WPA auspices in Los Angeles (1935) and San Francisco (1939). By that time, Johnson and his choir were providing musical background for dozens of major Hollywood films, including Walt Disney's Snow White and Dumbo. Back cover illustrates an entertaining Luck Strike advertisement.

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Bookseller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
106755
Title
Broadway Program for Run Little Chillun, a Negro Folk Drama.
Author
Johnson, Hall
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Lyric Theater.
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
March 1933
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Plays. African American Theatre. Music. African American Music.

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