Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939 Broadway Original Cast

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Dr. Sausage and His Five Pork Chops

Baritones and Basses

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Verona Blackburn

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Juanita Boisseau

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Baritones and Basses

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Gaylord Crawford

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Rosetta Crawford

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Madelyn Donable

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Horatio Edwards

Baritones and Basses

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Blackbirds Beauties

Blackbirds Beauties

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

George Greenidge

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Hamtree Harrington

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Walter Hilliard

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Baritones and Basses

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Baritones and Basses

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Lorenza Roberson

Marguerite Robinson

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Evelyn Sheppard

Blackbirds Beauties

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Hettie Stephens

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Catherine Stevenson

Blackbirds Beauties

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Williard Taylor

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Elizabeth Thompson

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Blackbirds Beauties

(J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir)

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Lavinia Williams

Van Grona's Swing Ballet

Rosetta Williams

Blackbirds Beauties

Production Team

Rube Bloom Choreographer

Mabel A. Buell Scenic Designer

Frances Feist Costume Designer

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