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Run, Little Chillun
Play
Drama
Play with music
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 01, 1933
Closing Date
Jun 17, 1933
Performances
126
Play
Drama
Play with music
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Mar 01, 1933
Close Date: Jun 17, 1933
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Lyric Theatre
(Mar 01, 1933 - Jun 17, 1933)
Description
A play in four scenes
Setting
The Parsonage in a small Southern town; The Meeting Place of the New Day Pilgrims; Toomer's Bottom; Hope Baptist Church.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Robert Rockmore
Written by
Hall Johnson
; Incidental music composed and arranged by
Hall Johnson
Directed by
Frank Merlin
; Dances arranged by
Doris Humphrey
Scenic Design by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Costume Design by
Helene Pons
Choral Director:
Hall Johnson
A. Adderly
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
E. Adderly
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Katherine Ahnor
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Lavetta Albright
Alto
Pilgrim Choir
R. Alday
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
G. Allen
Pilgrim Orchestra
Irma Allen
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
I Baker
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Olive Ball
The Rev. Sister Luella Strong
Ernest Baskette
Bass
Pilgrim Choir
Service Bell
Baritone
Pilgrim Choir
Harry Bolden
The Rev. Jones
Pastor of the Hope Baptist Church
Dorothy Boxwill
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
James Thomas Boxwill
Brother Lu-Te
Chief Singer of the New Day Pilgrims
R. Branch
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
R. Brathwaite
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Edward Broadnax
Bass
Brother George W. Jenkins
Pilgrim Choir
Ernest Brown
Bass
Pilgrim Choir
R. Brown
Pilgrim Orchestra
Olga Burgoyne
Mother Kanda
Daughter of Tongola
Alston Burleigh
Jim
Rev. Jones' Son
E. Caesar
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Marietta Canty
Alto
Bessiola Hicks
Pilgrim Choir
Jack Carr
Brother Moses
Young Priest
Maggie Carter
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
George Clark
Baritone
Pilgrim Choir
Edna Commodore
Children
Jean Cutler
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
E. Davis
Novitiate
Mayme Davis
Novitiate
L. DePaure
Pilgrim Orchestra
Lucille Dickson
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Mabel Diggs
Mame
of Toomer's Bottom
Blanche Eckles
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Irene Ellington
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Eva Evelyn
Novitiate
A. Ferguson
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Charlie Frye
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
C. Gibson
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Amy Goodwin
Alto
Pilgrim Choir
J. Gordon
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
O. Gordon
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Alice Grant
Novitiate
Bessie Guy
Soprano
Belle
of Toomer's Bottom
Pilgrim Choir
Esther Hall
Organist
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Eneida Hamlett
Pilgrim
C. Harris
Pilgrim Orchestra
Carolyn Hughes
Sister Susie May Hunt
Lulu Hunt
Sister Lulu Jane Hunt
A. Izanaga
Pilgrim Orchestra
Annie Jennings
Novitiate
Lulu King
Sue Scott
of Toomer's Bottom
Rosalie King
Alto
Sister Mahalie Ockletree
Pilgrim Choir
Perrin Knight
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
Milton Lacey
Baritone
Brother Jeremiah Johnson
Pilgrim Choir
Larri Laurier
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
C. Lewis
Pilgrim Orchestra
Carrington Lewis
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
Alice Magee
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Assotta Marshall
Pilgrim
Milton Martin
Tenor
Brother Jo-Ba
Herald of Joy
Pilgrim Choir
A. McCullough
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Effie McDowell
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Jack Meredith
Novitiate
T. Moody
Pilgrim Orchestra
J. Nealy
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Bruce Nugent
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Dorothy Perry
Alto
Pilgrim Choir
W. Polhamus
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Ray Polite
Pilgrim
O. Portier
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Bertha Powell
Sister Flossie Lou Little
Walter Price
Brother Esau Redd
Chairman of Deacon Board of Hope, Baptist Church
Ethel Purnello
Sister Mata
Priestess
Alma Reynolds
Pilgrim
Odelle Ricks
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Pauline Rivers
Sister Judy Ann Hicks
M. Sands
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Cecil Scott
Mag
Sulamai's Mother
Emma Sealy
Novitiate
Ernest Shaw
Baritone
Pilgrim Choir
Mattie Shaw
Sister Mattie Fullilove
Gus Simons
Brother Goliath Simpson
Paul Smellie
Pilgrim
Harold Sneed
Elder Tongola
Prophet of the New Day Pilgrims
L. Stirrup
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
A. Stokes
Pilgrim Orchestra
Bennie Tattnall
Children
Andrew Taylor
The Reverend Ebeneezer Allen
Local Preacher
Nell Taylor
Children
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Edna Thomas
Ella
Arthur Walker
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
Fredi Washington
Sulamai
Jimmie Waters
Tenor
Jeems Jackson
Pilgrim Choir
Rosina Weston
Pilgrim
George White
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
H.J. Williams
Novitiate
Waldine Williams
Reba
Daughter of Kanda
E. Wilson
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Henri Wood
Children
Clarence Yates
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Ray Yeates
Brother Bartholomew Little
Songs
music by
Hall Johnson
Act 1
Sung By
Church in the Dale
The Choir
Bye and Bye
Song of the Hill
Charlie
Processional/Credo/Moon-Music/Tangola Dance Music
Sister Mata and Soloist
Act 2
Sung By
I Can't Stay Here by Myself
Sister Flossie Lou Little
Song of the Hill
Charlie
Steal Away/Amazing Grace/Oh, Jesus, Come Dis-A-Way
The Choir
Run Little Chillun
So Glad/Return, Oh Holy Dove/Lord, Oh Have Mercy on Me
The Choir
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Robert Rockmore
Written by
Hall Johnson
; Incidental music composed and arranged by
Hall Johnson
Directed by
Frank Merlin
; Dances arranged by
Doris Humphrey
Scenic Design by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Costume Design by
Helene Pons
Choral Director:
Hall Johnson
A. Adderly
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
E. Adderly
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Katherine Ahnor
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Lavetta Albright
Alto
Pilgrim Choir
R. Alday
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
G. Allen
Pilgrim Orchestra
Irma Allen
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
I Baker
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Olive Ball
The Rev. Sister Luella Strong
Ernest Baskette
Bass
Pilgrim Choir
Service Bell
Baritone
Pilgrim Choir
Harry Bolden
The Rev. Jones
Pastor of the Hope Baptist Church
Dorothy Boxwill
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
James Thomas Boxwill
Brother Lu-Te
Chief Singer of the New Day Pilgrims
R. Branch
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
R. Brathwaite
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Edward Broadnax
Bass
Brother George W. Jenkins
Pilgrim Choir
Ernest Brown
Bass
Pilgrim Choir
R. Brown
Pilgrim Orchestra
Olga Burgoyne
Mother Kanda
Daughter of Tongola
Alston Burleigh
Jim
Rev. Jones' Son
E. Caesar
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Marietta Canty
Alto
Bessiola Hicks
Pilgrim Choir
Jack Carr
Brother Moses
Young Priest
Maggie Carter
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
George Clark
Baritone
Pilgrim Choir
Edna Commodore
Children
Jean Cutler
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
E. Davis
Novitiate
Mayme Davis
Novitiate
L. DePaure
Pilgrim Orchestra
Lucille Dickson
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Mabel Diggs
Mame
of Toomer's Bottom
Blanche Eckles
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Irene Ellington
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Eva Evelyn
Novitiate
A. Ferguson
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Charlie Frye
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
C. Gibson
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Amy Goodwin
Alto
Pilgrim Choir
J. Gordon
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
O. Gordon
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Alice Grant
Novitiate
Bessie Guy
Soprano
Belle
of Toomer's Bottom
Pilgrim Choir
Esther Hall
Organist
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Eneida Hamlett
Pilgrim
C. Harris
Pilgrim Orchestra
Carolyn Hughes
Sister Susie May Hunt
Lulu Hunt
Sister Lulu Jane Hunt
A. Izanaga
Pilgrim Orchestra
Annie Jennings
Novitiate
Lulu King
Sue Scott
of Toomer's Bottom
Rosalie King
Alto
Sister Mahalie Ockletree
Pilgrim Choir
Perrin Knight
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
Milton Lacey
Baritone
Brother Jeremiah Johnson
Pilgrim Choir
Larri Laurier
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
C. Lewis
Pilgrim Orchestra
Carrington Lewis
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
Alice Magee
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Assotta Marshall
Pilgrim
Milton Martin
Tenor
Brother Jo-Ba
Herald of Joy
Pilgrim Choir
A. McCullough
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Effie McDowell
Soprano
Pilgrim Choir
Jack Meredith
Novitiate
T. Moody
Pilgrim Orchestra
J. Nealy
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Bruce Nugent
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Dorothy Perry
Alto
Pilgrim Choir
W. Polhamus
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Ray Polite
Pilgrim
O. Portier
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Bertha Powell
Sister Flossie Lou Little
Walter Price
Brother Esau Redd
Chairman of Deacon Board of Hope, Baptist Church
Ethel Purnello
Sister Mata
Priestess
Alma Reynolds
Pilgrim
Odelle Ricks
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Pauline Rivers
Sister Judy Ann Hicks
M. Sands
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Cecil Scott
Mag
Sulamai's Mother
Emma Sealy
Novitiate
Ernest Shaw
Baritone
Pilgrim Choir
Mattie Shaw
Sister Mattie Fullilove
Gus Simons
Brother Goliath Simpson
Paul Smellie
Pilgrim
Harold Sneed
Elder Tongola
Prophet of the New Day Pilgrims
L. Stirrup
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
A. Stokes
Pilgrim Orchestra
Bennie Tattnall
Children
Andrew Taylor
The Reverend Ebeneezer Allen
Local Preacher
Nell Taylor
Children
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Edna Thomas
Ella
Arthur Walker
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
Fredi Washington
Sulamai
Jimmie Waters
Tenor
Jeems Jackson
Pilgrim Choir
Rosina Weston
Pilgrim
George White
Tenor
Pilgrim Choir
H.J. Williams
Novitiate
Waldine Williams
Reba
Daughter of Kanda
E. Wilson
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Henri Wood
Children
Clarence Yates
Tansadi Tongole
Tongola's Dancers
Ray Yeates
Brother Bartholomew Little
music by
Hall Johnson
Act 1
Sung By
Church in the Dale
The Choir
Bye and Bye
Song of the Hill
Charlie
Processional/Credo/Moon-Music/Tangola Dance Music
Sister Mata and Soloist
Act 2
Sung By
I Can't Stay Here by Myself
Sister Flossie Lou Little
Song of the Hill
Charlie
Steal Away/Amazing Grace/Oh, Jesus, Come Dis-A-Way
The Choir
Run Little Chillun
So Glad/Return, Oh Holy Dove/Lord, Oh Have Mercy on Me
The Choir
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