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Clarence Yates and Francina Scott in a grotesque ballet dance

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@ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

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Scene from "Horse Play," WPA production at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem. The play is a humorous fantasy by Dorothy Hailparn dealing with the adventures of one Hiram, an old farmer and his horse, "Aggie." Doe Doe Green, the "Gabriel" in the original stage production of "The Green Pastures" portrays the leading role of Hiram. Perry Watkins designed the settings, and Byron Webb the lighting effects. Evelyn Ellis directed the play.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
Contributors:
United States. Works Progress Administration
Created Date:
1937
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Federal Theatre Project Productions Theater Stills Collection

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. African American Theater
  2. African Americans
  3. African Americans In The Performing Arts
  4. Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  5. Horse Play
  6. Lafayette Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
  7. Performing Arts
  8. Plays
  9. Theater
  10. Theatrical Productions

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