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Original Cast

Leo Bailey Headshot
Leo Bailey
Smoky

(Proprietor of the Cockroach Cafe)
Norman Barksdale Headshot
Norman Barksdale
Bill

(A Piano Player)
George Booker Headshot
George Booker
Gabby

(First Mate of the Liza Jane)
James Boxwell Headshot
James Boxwell
Jasper

(Plantation Foreman)
Marion Brantley Headshot
Marion Brantley
Ethel

(An Entertainer)
Herbert Brown Headshot
Herbert Brown
Ensemble
Anita Bush Headshot
Anita Bush
Amy

(Harlem Society Reporter)
Cliff Carter Headshot
Cliff Carter
Ensemble
George St. Clair Headshot
George St. Clair
Ensemble
Walter Crumbley Headshot
Walter Crumbley
Nate Smith

(Captain of the Susan Belle)
Edna Deas Headshot
Edna Deas
Ensemble
Sherman Dirkson Headshot
Sherman Dirkson
Bob

(Steve's Partner)
Grace Driver Headshot
Grace Driver
Ensemble
Genora English Headshot
Genora English
Mame

(A Gal from Memphis)
Frances Everett Headshot
Frances Everett
Sadie

(Captain Smith's daughter)
John Fortune Headshot
John Fortune
Jamaica Joe

(Hot-Corn Man)
Edward Frye Headshot
Edward Frye
Jake Frye

(Captain of the Liza Jane)
Dorothy Gee Headshot
Dorothy Gee
Ensemble
Allen George Headshot
Allen George
Ensemble
James Green Headshot
James Green
Dusty
Mabel Hamilton Headshot
Mabel Hamilton
Ensemble
Bobby Jackson Headshot
Bobby Jackson
Ensemble
Frank Jackson Headshot
Frank Jackson
Ensemble
Flatfut
Henry Jines Headshot
Henry Jines
Rusty
Bennie Johnson Headshot
Bennie Johnson
Ensemble
Lawrence Lomax Headshot
Lawrence Lomax
Swipes

(Bartender)
Joe Loomis Headshot
Joe Loomis
Bud

(First Mate of the Susan Belle)
Roberta Lowery Headshot
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
Ruth La Marr Headshot
Ruth La Marr
Ensemble
Goldie Martien Headshot
Goldie Martien
Ensemble
James B. McRiley Headshot
James B. McRiley
Ensemble
Ernest Mickens Headshot
Ernest Mickens
Skadmoose

(First Deckhand of the Liza Jane)
James Mordecai Headshot
James Mordecai
Ginger

(Heading for Harlem)
Joe Northern Headshot
Joe Northern
Ensemble
Ralph Northern Headshot
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
Sam Owens Headshot
Sam Owens
Ensemble
Cora Parks Headshot
Cora Parks
"Mom" Brown

(Fried-Chicken Vendor)
Frederika Phoenix Headshot
Frederika Phoenix
Ensemble
Edna Ricks Headshot
Edna Ricks
Ensemble
J. Flashe Riley Headshot
J. Flashe Riley
Ensemble
Ollie Schoonmaker Headshot
Ollie Schoonmaker
Ensemble
Viola Smith Headshot
Viola Smith
Ensemble
Fannie Suber Headshot
Fannie Suber
Ensemble
Sonny Thompson Headshot
Sonny Thompson
Steve

(A Gambling Man)
Dorothy Turner Headshot
Dorothy Turner
Ensemble
Su San
Richard Webb Headshot
Richard Webb
Smoky

(Proprietor of the Cockroach Cafe)
Olena Williams Headshot
Olena Williams
Gladys

(Cabaret Queen)
Nat Wilson Headshot
Nat Wilson
Ensemble
Billy Young Headshot
Billy Young
Ensemble
Blanche Young Headshot
Blanche Young
Miranda

(Frye's Best Half)
Al Young (i) Headshot
Al Young (i)
Chin Chin
Sheriff

Production Team

Lorenzo Calduel Musical Director
Orchestrator
Alexander Jones Costume Designer
Maxine Jones Costume Designer
Cecil Mack Director
(Staging)
Jack Mason Director
(Staging)
Walter Walden Scenic Designer
Victor Zanoff Scenic Designer

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