THEA 11000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Federal Theatre Project, Georgia Douglas Johnson, African Grove
3 Aug 2016
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Caricature blacks with sentimental comic songs, jigs, skits and shuffle dances. The african company at the african grove theatre. 1820-1821: new york james hewlit from the west indies. Perform in william henry browns apartment on the corner of bleaker and mercer street. Close in 1823 after being arrested for performing without a license. A trip to koontown: 1897 bob kohl billy johnston: vaudeville specialty acts. Shuffle along: may 23 1921: noble thistle ub blake: music lyrics, florne e miller, aubrey liles: book, katarina jabaro, josephine baker, gertrude saunders. Florence mills- the queen of happiness: vaudeville as mills trio as a child, replace gertrude saunders in shuffle along. 1925-27: web dubois (the crisis) and charles s johnson (the national urban league opportunity) launch lit comp for best 1 act paly: zorra neil hurston, uele spencer, georgia douglas johnson. End of 1920s 20 plays on broadway with black stories: 5 written by aa.
