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Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939

Hudson Theatre , (2/11/1939 - 2/18/1939)

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Opening Date:	Feb 11, 1939
Closing Date:	Feb 18, 1939	Total Performances:	9

Category: Musical, Revue, Original, Broadway

Opening Night Credits
Songs

Production Staff
Produced by Lew Leslie
Book by Lew Leslie; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Choreographed by Rube Bloom
Scenic Design by Mabel A. Buell; Costume Design by Frances Feist

Cast

Gilbert Adkins	Baritones and Basses J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Leona Avery	Alto J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Joyce Beasley	Performer
Verona Blackburn	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Atta Blake	Performer
Al Bledger	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Juanita Boisseau	Dancing Chorus
Eva Bradley	Dancing Chorus
Marion Brown	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Ralph Brown	Performer
Joe Byrd	Performer
Beryl Clarke	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Robert Clarke	Baritones and Basses J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Gladys Clayton	Dancing Chorus
Marian Coleman	Soprano J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Muriel Cook	Dancing Chorus
Gaylord Crawford	Tenor J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Rosetta Crawford	Alto J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Gladys Crowder	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Joe Daniels	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Madelyn Donable	Dancing Chorus
William Downes	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Dr. Sausage and His Five Pork Chops	Specialty
Shorty Eddie	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Horatio Edwards	Baritones and Basses J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Marion Egber	Dancing Chorus
Bobby Evans	Performer
Mae Francis	Blackbirds Beauties
Billie French	Blackbirds Beauties
Richard Grant	Tenor J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Violet Gray	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
George Greenidge	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Kate Hall	Soprano J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Hamtree Harrington	Performer
Cleo Hayes	Dancing Chorus
Coleman Hill	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Walter Hilliard	Tenor J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Lena Horne	Performer
Louisa Howard	Soprano J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Edith Hurd	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Joyce James	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Ann Johnson	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Dorothy Jones	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Mickey Jones	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Rosalie King	Alto J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Larri Lauria	Baritones and Basses J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Jerry Laws	Tenor J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
James Logan	Tenor J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Dewey Markham	Performer
Ruthena Matson	Alto J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Norman McConny	Performer
Norma Miller	Performer
	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Tim Moore	Performer
Lucia Moses	Dancing Chorus
Beryl Murray	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Frank Riley	Baritones and Basses J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Lorenza Roberson	Performer
Marguerite Robinson	Soprano J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Marie Robinson	Dancing Chorus
Renu Roma	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Edith Ross	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Zelda Shelton	Soprano J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Evelyn Sheppard	Dancing Chorus
Peggy Sheppard	Dancing Chorus
Baby Simmons	Dancing Chorus
Edna Slatten	Blackbirds Beauties
Hazel Spence	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Hettie Stephens	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Catherine Stevenson	Blackbirds Beauties
Wahneta Talley	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Jennie Taylor	Alto J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Williard Taylor	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Mary Tennant	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Elizabeth Thompson	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Thelma Walton	Blackbirds Beauties
Charles Welch	Tenor J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir
Billy Williams	Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Lavinia Williams	Van Grona's Swing Ballet
Rosetta Williams	Blackbirds Beauties

ACT 1
Children of the Earth
Rhapsody in Blue (music by George Gershwin)
Name It and It's Yours (music by Sammy Fain; lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
Jo Jo, the Cannibal Kid (music by Rube Bloom; lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Thursday (music by Louis Haber; lyrics by Dorothy Sachs)
Frankie and Johnny
Swing Stuck (music by Vic Mizzy; lyrics by Irving Taylor)
ACT 2
Dixie Isn't Dixie Any More (music by Rube Bloom; lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
You're So Indifferent (music by Sammy Fain; lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
I Did It for the Red, White and Blue (music by Rube Bloom; lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Shake Your Bluesies With Dancing Shoesies (music by Louis Haber; lyrics by Dorothy Sachs)