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Shoo-fly regiment (musical play)

Author(s)/Publishing Information

Bob Cole, J. Rosamond Johnson, and James Weldon Johnson

Location(s)

No library holdings located at this time. Search "Shoo-fly regiment" on YouTube.com to find videos of song performance recordings.

Access

First African American operetta, a musical in three acts, opened in 1906 at the Majestic Theatre in Washington, D.C. History of the play is available in many sources.

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NKAA Entry: Tribble, Andrew A.

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“Shoo-fly regiment (musical play),” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 6, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000799.

Last modified: 2024-02-05 16:50:02