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Hummin' Sam
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Hummin' Sam - April 1933
Hummin' Sam
Broadway
Original
New Yorker Theatre
254 W. 54th St, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Alexander Hill
music:
Alexander Hill
book:
Eileen Nutter
People (54)
Sandy
Mike
(Original)
Bunny Allen
Hot Cakes
(Original)
Madeline Belt
Madge Carter
(Original)
Alonzo Bozan
Totem
(Original)
Flo Brown
Mae Carter
(Original)
J. Mardo Brown
Drum Major
(Original)
Louise Cook
Miss Jitters
(Original)
Gertrude "Baby" Cox
Hummin' Sam
(Original)
Dorothy Embry
Esmaraldae
(Original)
Jones & Allen
Caesar/Cicero
(Original)
John Lee
Mr. Conners
(Original)
Louise Lovelle
Louise Lovelle
(Original)
Mary Mason
Mamaraldae
(Original)
Lionel Monagas
Yellow George
(Original)
Cecil Rivers
Freddie Marlowe
(Original)
Speedy Smith
Uncle Ned
(Original)
Hannah Sylvester
Clara
(Original)
Lorenzo Tucker
Edward Holton
(Original)
Robert Underwood
Harlem Dan
(Original)
Al Watts
Mr. Carter
(Original)
Edith Wilson
Nina May
(Original)
Marion Akins
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Boyd
Showgirl
(Original)
Mae Brennan
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Brooks
Emmaraldae
(Original)
Elizabeth Brown
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Charlotte Cheek
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Goldie Cisco
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Juanita Cole
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Aurora Edwards
Showgirl
(Original)
Baby Fischer
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Francis
Showgirl
(Original)
Georgie Greene
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Lolita Hall
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Laurabelle Jones
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Martin
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Alberta Martrin
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Three Miller Brothers
Specialty
(Original)
Lola Montenegro
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Moppins
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Odlum
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Scott
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Frankie Scott
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Simon
Showgirl
(Original)
Connie Thompson
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Upshaw
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
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Sandy
Mike
(Original)
Bunny Allen
Hot Cakes
(Original)
Madeline Belt
Madge Carter
(Original)
Alonzo Bozan
Totem
(Original)
Flo Brown
Mae Carter
(Original)
J. Mardo Brown
Drum Major
(Original)
Louise Cook
Miss Jitters
(Original)
Gertrude "Baby" Cox
Hummin' Sam
(Original)
Dorothy Embry
Esmaraldae
(Original)
Jones & Allen
Caesar/Cicero
(Original)
John Lee
Mr. Conners
(Original)
Louise Lovelle
Louise Lovelle
(Original)
Mary Mason
Mamaraldae
(Original)
Lionel Monagas
Yellow George
(Original)
Cecil Rivers
Freddie Marlowe
(Original)
Speedy Smith
Uncle Ned
(Original)
Hannah Sylvester
Clara
(Original)
Lorenzo Tucker
Edward Holton
(Original)
Robert Underwood
Harlem Dan
(Original)
Al Watts
Mr. Carter
(Original)
Edith Wilson
Nina May
(Original)
Marion Akins
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Boyd
Showgirl
(Original)
Mae Brennan
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Brooks
Emmaraldae
(Original)
Elizabeth Brown
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Charlotte Cheek
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Goldie Cisco
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Juanita Cole
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Aurora Edwards
Showgirl
(Original)
Baby Fischer
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Francis
Showgirl
(Original)
Georgie Greene
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Lolita Hall
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Laurabelle Jones
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Martin
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Alberta Martrin
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Three Miller Brothers
Specialty
(Original)
Lola Montenegro
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Moppins
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Odlum
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Scott
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Frankie Scott
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Simon
Showgirl
(Original)
Connie Thompson
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Upshaw
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
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Eileen Nutter
Book
Alexander Hill
Music
Lyrics
Charles T. Dazey
Source Material (the play "In Old Kentucky")
Allan K. Foster
Uncredited Direction
Producer
Carey and Davis
Dance and Ensemble Staging
Brooks
Costume Design
Arthur Knowlton
Orchestration
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
8
1933
Closing Date
Apr
8
1933
Performances
1
as of Jan 03, 2026
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