Shuffling Roles: Alterations and Audiences in Shuffle Along

[...]the production set styles of music, particularly for musical theatre songs, combining elements of ragtime, blues, and jazz. [...]the image of high style in upscale performances included an extremely visible group of ferociously talented and nattily attired black men. [...]their costuming took t...

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Published in:Theatre symposium 2012, Vol.20 (1), p.97-108
Main Author: Thompson, David S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
African American theater
African American theatre
African Americans
Audiences
Blake, Eubie
Comedians
Criticism and interpretation
Dramatists
Litigation
Lyles, Aubrey
Miller, Flournoy
Musical theater
Musicians
Musicians & conductors
Playwrights
Sissle, Noble
Social aspects
Theater audiences
Theatre audiences
Vaudeville
Wilson, Flip
World War I
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Summary:[...]the production set styles of music, particularly for musical theatre songs, combining elements of ragtime, blues, and jazz. [...]the image of high style in upscale performances included an extremely visible group of ferociously talented and nattily attired black men. [...]their costuming took the opposite direction and their elegant attire became a trademark.7 By contrast, the comedy team of Flournoy Miller (1887-1971) and Aubrey Lyles (1 884-1932) chose to work within the prevailing conventions. Since Broadway audiences of the era remained primarily white and Harlem entertainments primarily catered to black audiences, it would have been nice to see traffic move both uptown as well as downtown to witness the success of the show.
ISSN:1065-4917
2166-9937
2166-9937
DOI:10.1353/tsy.2012.0002