Gilpin Players
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Theater program of "Joy to My Soul" by Langston Hughes. This performance ran from March 31, April 1-11, 1937. Performers: Jack Stewart as Rotation Slim, William Day as Adolphus, Fred Carlo as Heavy, Mary Branch as Miss King, Dorothy Smith as Wilmetta, Nolan Bell as Too-Tight, Rayner Smith as Chauffeur, Lloyd Gentry as Mr, Brown, William Johnson as Mr. Johnson, Mildred Coleman as Sheba Lane, George Hardy as Prince Ali Ali, Louvenia Washington as Princess Boo Too, Frank Rouse as Coco Kid, Elmer Brown as Big Dog, Roy Stewart as Buster Whitehead, Irene Reese as Madam Klinkscale, Connie Hoyle as Suzanne Dorine, William Williams as Mr. Lighthouse, Henrietta Brown as The High Grand Worthy, Ethel Henderson as Mrs. Ricks, Percy Marshall as Mr. Ricks, Brownie Woodford as An Old Maid, Lemuel Johnson as Delivery Boy and Charlie, Hazel French as The Scrub Lady, Percy Marshall as A Gambler. Ladies' Drill Corps: Henrietta Brown, Arlee Payne, Ethel Henderson, Minnie Gentry, Hazel French, Margaret Williams, Willa Mae Benton, and Hazel Bryant. Knights of Royal Sphinx: Fitzhugh Woodford, Roy Fry, and Burt Austin.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967Stewart, JackDay, WilliamCarlo, FredBranch, MarySmith, DorothyBell, Nolan DSmith, RaynerGentry, LloydJohnson, WilliamColeman, MildredHardy, GeorgeWashington, LouveniaRouse, FrankBrown, ElmerStewart, RoyReese, IreneHoyle, ConnieWilliams, WilliamBrown, HenriettaHenderson, EthelMarshall, PercyWoodford, BrownieJohnson, LemuelFrench, HazelPayne, ArleeGentry, MinnieWilliams, MargaretBenton, Willa MaeBryant, HazelWoodford, FitzhughFry, RoyAustin, Burt
