Lew Leslie's "BLACKBIRDS" Ethel Waters / Eubie Blake / Negro Revue 1930 Program

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This is a rare December 1st, 1930 program (playbill) from the "World's Funniest and Fastest Revue Glorifying the American Negro", the 1930 edition of "LEW LESLIE'S BLACKBIRDS" at the Royale Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 22nd, 1930 and ran for only 57 performances.) ..... The musical revue starred ETHEL WATERS, FLOURNEY MILLER and the BERRY BROTHERS and featured MANTAN MORELAND, MERCIA MARQUIZ, BROADWAY JONES, BLUE McALLISTER, NEEKA SHAW, JIMMY BASKETTE, MINTO CATO, CRAWFORD JACKSON, BILL BAILEY, ROY ATKINS, J. LEWIS JOHNSON, MARMETTA NEWTON, MARIE ROBINSON, ESTELLE BERNIER, LOUISE UGGAMS, EMMA JONES, CECIL MACK'S BLACKBIRD CHOIR and EUBIE BLAKE and his BLACKBIRDS ORCHESTRA ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by EUBIE BLAKE and ANDY RAZAF; Book by FLOURNEY MILLER and AL RICHARDS; Sets designed by WARD and HARVEY; Orchestra conducted by EUBIE BLAKE; Costumes designed by VINCENTE MINNELLI; Conceived, Produced and Directed by LEW LESLIE ..... DETAILS: The 26 page program measures 7" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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