Creation Date

1934-01-01

Abstract

1 page of a multi page program of the opera composed by Virgil Thompson. Eva Jessye was the Choir Mistress. The page, front and back, contains five black and white photos. The first four are of people in the production. Counterclockwise from the top left they are Altonell Hines, Commere; Abner Dorsey, Compere; Eva Jessye, Choir Mistress; and Berta Fitzhugh Baker, St. Settlement. The fifth picture, on the back, is a group photo of the cast on stage.

Object Type

Program

Identifier

Ev-9-pr007

File Format

Text

Digitization Date

2015-06-16

Publisher Digital

Pittsburg State University, Axe Library, Special Collections

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Notes

No date listed on program, however, the show premiered in 1934 with Hines, Dorsey, Baker, and Jessye performing opening night.

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