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Of Minnie the Moocher & Me
- Written by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Rollins, Bryant
- Published by
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company, American, 1876 - 1978
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.9 x 2.9 cm)
- Description
- A hard cover adhesive bound 282 page book (a) written by Cab Calloway and Bryant Rollins about the life and times of Cab Calloway. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed with a silver background with a red and white art deco outline frame. At the center is a black and white photograph of Cab Calloway wearing a white tuxedo holding a conductor’s wand and singing. Above the photograph, at the top of the cover is [OF MINNIE / THE / MOOCHER / & ME] and below the photograph [CAB / CALLOWAY] in large bold black letters and [and Bryant Rollins] in small black letters. The verso features a black and white photograph of the two authors working.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.158.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cab Calloway 1976. Permission required for use.
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Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.1 × 16.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (12.9 × 18.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway performing with his band at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Calloway is pictured just left of center, in profile turned towards his proper right, his right hand raised and blurred as if in motion. His left hand holds a microphone stand, tilted so the microphone is near his turned face. He wears a plaid tuxedo jacket with white shirt, dark pants and bow tie, and white pocket square. Directly behind Calloway is an upright bass, the face of the player only partially visible behind Calloway's shoulder. Another man stands behind the bass. To the right of him is a drummer, Panama Francis, seated at a white drumkit with "CC" on the large bass drum at the front. The two visible musicians both wear dark colored suit jackets, patterned neck ties, and white pocket squares. To the left is a grand piano, the bench and player out of frame. Behind Calloway's band is an orchestra seated at paneled stands with a logo marking resembling "JM" or "NM." In the background is a striped curtain. There are no inscriptions or markings, front or back.
- Place captured
- Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poster for Ebony Parade
- Distributed by
- Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- The Mills Brothers, American, 1928 - 1982
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
- Smythe, Vanita, American, 1925 - 1994
- Hill, Ruby, American, born 1922
- Flowers, Pat, American, 1917 - 2000
- Day, Dawn, and Dusk, American, 1940 - 1960
- The Jubalaires, American, c. 1940-1950
- Lee, Mable, American, 1921 - 2019
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 36 5/8 × 20 7/8 in. (93 × 53 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 41 1/4 × 26 15/16 in. (104.7 × 68.5 cm)
- Caption
- Released in 1947, Ebony Parade was a series of short sketches and numbers originally distributed as musical shorts by the Soundies Distributing Corporation of America.
- Description
- A large poster for the film Ebony Parade with a blue background and an off-white border. Across the blue background are red musical notes and stars outlined in white. At the top center in red lettering is [20 Great Stars]. Printed in the center in small black type is [Astor Pictures presents] followed by [EBONY PARADE] in large yellow letters over a red background. Surrounding the title are color photographic portraits of the stars of the film. At the top left are the faces of Mantan Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge and Ruby Hill, followed by a full portrait of a seated Mabel Lee and in the bottom left corner is an image of the Mills Brothers gathered around two microphones. On the right side are the faces of Cab Calloway, Vanita Smythe, Francine Everett, and Count Basie. At the bottom right is a yellow box bordered in black with red text that reads [featuring / Cab Calloway * Count Basie / His Band His Band / Mills. Bros. * Vanita Smythe / Mantan Moreland * Mable Lee/ Ruby Hill * Francine Everett / Dorothy Dandridge * Pat Flowers / and / Day, Dawn, and Dusk * Jubilaries]. At the bottom left, in small white text on a red background is [RELEASED THRU ASTOR PICTURES CORP.]. On the back of the poster are two stamps in purple that say [Screen Classics, Inc. / 1632 Central Parkway, Cincinnati 10, Ohio].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Comedy
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Musicians
- Race films
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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16mm motion picture film of Cab Calloway in Haiti home movie
- Created by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Subject of
- Presidential Palace, Haitian
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Haitian, founded 1924
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- acetate film , metal and cardboard
- Dimensions
- Length: 122 Feet
- Duration (digital file): 4 min., 6 sec.
- Caption
- 16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features footage of Cab Calloway and his band performing on an outdoor stage, the local townspeople, a local Haitian pottery market, and the Presidential Palace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
- Description
- This silent, color, home movie was shot by Cab Calloway while on a music tour in Haiti in 1951. It consists of an original 16mm film strip (a) on an original 100-foot film reel (b) and is housed in an original 100-foot film box (c).
- The film begins with footage of Cab Calloway and his band onstage playing. The band consists of a piano player, a brass section, a bass player, and a drummer in addition to Calloway. They appear to be ending a performance. The next scene shows the same stage, with a different band playing. This band has a percussion section with maracas, a drum and two other percussion instruments. There is also a guitar player. The next scene shows three people in front of a stage with a colorful background. The woman in the middle appears to be Nuffie Calloway, Cab Calloway's wife. The camera then pans to a seating area and some men setting up tables. The next scene is shot from a mountain overlooking a city. There is footage of four children and a man in front of a building, and footage of a marketplace with people selling objects carved from wood. The next scene shows a bust of Toussaint L'Ouverture on a column with another statue below the bust reaching up to it. The next scene shows the exterior of the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince as well as a busy street scene. The film concludes with footage of the exterior of Holy Trinity Cathedral, and the sign with the name of the church and schedule of services in English and French.
- An original 100-foot cardboard film box (2013.237.20.1c). The cardboard box is brown and has a handwritten address and a postal stamp on the back.
- Place filmed
- Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Actors
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.20.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cabella Calloway Langsam
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Photographic print of Cab Calloway
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Milt Hinton, American, 1910 - 2000
- Berry, Leon, American, 1908 - 1941
- Date
- July 1941
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway conducting a band including Milton Hinton and Leon "Chu" Berry, at the Hill City Auditorium in the Savoy Ballroom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Calloway stands to the right of the photograph in front of the band and a music stand. He faces the band, who are in the left of the photograph. Most of the band members are seated, but Berry stands with his mouth to his saxophone, facing Calloway. An unidentified man is partially visible in the left foreground of the photograph. In the right background, behind Calloway, people are seated. The back of the photograph has six stickers with barcode, numbers, reproduction information, caption information and a handwritten inscription of numbers.
- Place depicted
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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Print of Cab Calloway and dancers performing
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24 × 18.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway performing with dancers around him. Calloway is pictured in the center of the image, pictured from the waist up at an angle from the bottom left corner. He wears a checked tuxedo with tail coat and white bowtie. His mouth is open as if singing and he is glancing down past his proper right shoulder. In the foreground, the hands, neck, chin, and torso of a dancer in a partial backbend is visible. Behind her, in the background, another dancer is visible, but out of focus. She wears a striped costume with white bodice and stands with one arm raised above her head, bending back slightly from the waist. Behind Calloway, only the legs of another dancer are visible. She is atop an elevated platform, behind and facing away from Calloway, standing upon her proper left foot with her proper right bent at the knee and her dark colored high heeled shoe visible in the center of the image. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Minnie the Moocher
- Produced by
- Fleischer Studios, Inc., American
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- ca. 1932
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Reel (b): metal;
- Cardboard Box (c): cardboard.
- Dimensions
- Duration: 12 Minutes
- Length (Film): 380 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Minnie the Moocher
- Caption
- “Minnie the Moocher” is a 1932 cartoon starring two of Fleischer Studios’ most famous characters, Betty Boop and Bimbo. It heavily features the music of Cab Calloway, including the eponymous song, as well as a short live-action sequence of Calloway and his orchestra performing “St. James Infirmary.”
- Description
- Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original 400 foot Film Reel, and Original Cardboard Box (c).
- 2015.273.2.9.1a: 16mm film. The film begins with a wide shot of Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing an instrumental version of “St. James Infirmary” as the opening credits appear. Calloway performs an elaborate dance as he conducts the orchestra. In the cartoon’s first scene, Betty Boop is castigated by her parents for refusing to eat. Betty’s father’s head turns into a cylinder phonograph and her mother changes the cylinder from his voice to one that plays music when Betty leaves the table in tears. In the next scene, Betty sings “They Always Pick on Me” as she decides to run away and makes preparations to do so. She calls her friend Bimbo to inform him of her departure and he agrees to accompany her. As they make way, Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” begins to play. They enter a dark cave and encounter a walrus who sings (With Calloway’s voice) the lyrics to the song. While the song plays, Betty and Bimbo see many fantastical and terrifying images, such as skeletons, ghosts, and ghouls. When the song ends, all of the creatures inside chase Betty and Bimbo out of the cave and all the way home, as “Vine St. Blues” plays in the background. The Film concludes with Betty’s note to her parents tearing up to reveal the phrase “Home sweet home.”
- 2015.273.2.9.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
- 2015.273.2.9.1c: Original cardboard box.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Archival Collections
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Entertainers
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2015.273.2.9.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Fleischer Studios. Permission required for use.
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
- Created by
- Studio Films, Inc., American, 1951 - 1956
- Produced by
- Frye, Ben, American
- Subject of
- Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
- Adams, Faye, American, born 1923
- Bailey, Bill, American, 1912 - 1978
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Milburn, Amos, American, 1927 - 1980
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- Big Turner, Joe, American, 1911 - 1985
- The Delta Rhythm Boys, American, 1934 - 1987
- Davis, Martha, American, 1917 - 1960
- Little Buck, American
- Cole, Nat King, American, 1919 - 1965
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Russell, Nipsey, American, 1918 - 2005
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Brown, Ruth, American, 1928 - 2006
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 72 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1850 Feet
- Length (Film): 1560 Feet
- Length (Film): 1650 Feet
- Length (Film): 1450 Feet
- Title
- 35mm motion picture film of Rhythm and Blues Revue
- Caption
- "Rhythm and Blues Revue", is a 1955 feature film compiled by Studio Films, Inc. from previously recorded Snader Telescriptions featuring renowned African American jazz singers and musicians from the 1950s. Performers include Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Ruth Brown, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Martha Davis, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Freddy and Flo, Lionel Hampton, Herb Jefferies, The Larks, Little Buck, Amos Milburn, Mantan Moreland, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Sarah Vaughan and Willie Bryant.
- Description
- 35mm black and white compilation film of a variety of short musical 'Soundie' films made for music-film jukeboxes, and television, by the Snader Telescription and Studio companies in the 1950s. It consists of four 35mm prints (a-d).
- The film begins with a title sequence that announces each performer as a firework explodes behind their name. A credit roll then displays the below the line contributors. Next, an announcer introduces the emcee, Willie Bryant, during a shot of a theater audience. Bryant emerges from behind a curtain as the audience applauds. Before he can begin speaking, Bryant is interrupted by the comedian Freddie Lucas (Part of the Freddie & Flo comedy duo), who begs to be on the show. Later in the skit, Florence Hill (Flo) appears as a mind reading librarian. At the conclusion of the skit, Bryant announces the first performer, Lionel Hampton and his orchestra who perform “Jam Session.” After the conclusion of the song, the curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering as Willie Bryant again appears to announce the next performer, Faye Adams who performs “Everyday” in front of the curtain. After the song ends there are multiple shots of the cheering audience and Bryant appears to announce the next performer, Bill Bailey. Bailey performs a tap dancing routine that includes dance moves from his teacher Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and concludes with a moonwalk. At the end of the performance, the curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering as Willie Bryant appears to announce the next performer, Herb Jeffries who sings “In My Heart.” When the song ends, the curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering as Freddie & Flo rush onto the stage to perform a comedy routine. After their routine there are multiple shots of the cheering audience and Bryant appears to announce the next performer, Amos Milburn, who sings “Bad Bad Whiskey” with backing from the Paul Williams Band. At the conclusion of the song, the curtain closes and then reopens so that Milburn can bow. Bryant appears to announce the next performers, The Larks, who sing “The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise.” At the end of the performance, the curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering as Bryant brings Freddie & Flo back onto the stage for some comedic banter. Bryant then introduces Lionel Hampton who performs “Bongo Interlude.” Two unnamed women dance during the performance. The curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering. When curtain opens, the stage is set up as a tobacconist and Leonard Reed is behind the counter listening to a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game on the radio. Willie Bryant appears and the two men engage in a brief skit. Bryant then presents the next performer, Sarah Vaughan, who sings “Perdido.” The curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering as Bryant returns to the stage. Nipsy Russell sneaks onto the stage behind Bryant and the two engage in comedic banter before Bryant presents the next performer, Count Basie who performs “Basie’s Conversation.” The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant introduces Big Joe Turner who sings “Shake Rattle And Roll.” The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant introduces the next performers, The Delta Rhythm Boys, who perform the spiritual “Dem Bones.” The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant introduces the next performers Martha Davis and her husband, Calvin Ponder, who perform “Just Goodbye.” The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant introduces the next performer, Little Buck, who performs a tap dance routine. The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant brings out Little Buck for more applause. Bryant then introduces the next performer, Nat King Cole, who sings “Calypso Blues.” The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Nipsy Russell and Mantan Moreland come out for a comedy routine. Moreland leaves the stage and Russell continues on his own. Following Russell’s routine, Bryant introduces Cab Calloway who performs “Minnie The Moocher.” The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant brings out Ruth Brown for some stage banter before she performs “Teardrops From My Eyes” with backing by the Paul Williams Band. The curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the audience cheering, and Bryant introduces Count Basie for the film’s final performance, “One O’Clock Jump.”
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Actors
- Comedy
- Entertainers
- Film
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Musicians
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Tap dancing
- Variety shows (Television)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.105.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Basin Street Revue
- Created by
- Studio Films, Inc., American, 1951 - 1956
- Directed by
- Kohn, Joseph
- Produced by
- Frye, Ben
- Subject of
- Apollo Theater, founded 1934
- Reed, Leonard, American, 1907 - 2004
- Bryant, Willie, American, 1908 - 1964
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
- Adams, Faye, American, born 1923
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- The Clovers, American, founded 1946
- Davis, Martha, American, 1917 - 1960
- Frank Foster, American, 1928 - 2011
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Russell, Nipsey, American, 1918 - 2005
- Milburn, Amos, American, 1927 - 1980
- Coles & Atkins, American, 1940 - 1959
- Williams, Paul, American, 1915 - 2002
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 61 minutes
- Length (Film) - Reel 1: 1520 Feet
- Length (Film) - Reel 2: 1320 Feet
- Length (Film) - Reel 3: 1290 Feet
- Length (Film) - Reel 4: 1370 Feet
- Title
- 35mm motion picture film of Basin Street Revue
- Caption
- "Basin Street Revue is a 1956 feature film compiled by Studio Films, Inc. from previously recorded Snader Telescriptions featuring renowned African American jazz singers and musicians from the 1950s. Performers include Willie Bryant, Sarah Vaughan, Lionel Hampton, Paul Williams, Jimmy Brown, Amos Milbur, Faye Adams, Coles and Atkins, Herb Jefferies, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, The Clovers, Nat King Cole, Martha Davis, Frank Foster, Mantan Moreland, Nipsey Russell, and Marie Bryant.
- Description
- 35mm black and white compilation film of a variety of short musical 'Soundie' films made for music-film jukeboxes, and television, by the Snader Telescription and Studio companies in the 1950s. It consists of four 35mm prints (a-d).
- The film begins with a title sequence that announces each performer as a firework explodes behind their name. This is followed by a shot of a theater marquee with the title Basin Street Revue. A credit roll then displays the below the line contributors. Next, an announcer introduces the emcee, Willie Bryant, during a shot of a theater audience. Bryant emerges from behind a curtain as the audience applauds. As Bryant begins to speak, Nipsy Russell walks across the stage and interrupts Bryant with a joke about his mother in law. Bryant then begins his introduction of the show’s proceedings; he refers to the show as the “Harlem Variety Revue.” Bryant then introduces the first performer, Lionel Hampton and his orchestra. The curtain parts and Hampton and his orchestra perform “Ding Dong Baby.” An unknown woman joins Hampton on the stage as he sings, but does not sing herself; he gives her a kiss on the cheek before she exits. After the conclusion of the song, the curtain closes and there are multiple shots of the audience cheering as Willie Bryant again appears to announce the next performer, Sarah Vaughan, who performs “You’re Not The Kind.” The song concludes, the curtain closes, and there are multiple shots of the cheering audience as Bryant emerges to introduce the next performers, Jimmy Brown, the saxophonist from the Apollo Theater’s house band, the Paul Williams Band. Bryant and Brown engage in some stage banter before the performance of “My Love Is True.” The song concludes, the curtain closes, and there are multiple shots of the cheering audience as Bryant emerges to introduce the next performer, Martha Davis, who performs “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye.” Bryant mentions that Davis is performing with her spouse, bassist, Calvin Ponder. There are multiple insert shots of the audience during the performance. The song concludes, the curtain closes, and there are multiple shots of the cheering audience as Nipsy Russell and Mantan Moreland enter the stage. They perform a short comedy routine together before Bryant introduces the next performer, Amos Milburn. He performs “Bewildered.” The song concludes, the curtain closes, and Bryant has the curtain reopened so Milburn can take a bow. The curtain again closes and Bryant invites Faye Adams onto the stage. The engage in some brief stage banter before she performs “Somebody, Somewhere” in front of the curtain. Jimmy Brown emerges from behind the curtain to perform a solo. The song concludes, there are multiple shots of the cheering audience, and Bryant introduces the next performers, The Clovers, who perform “Lovey Dovey.” The song concludes, the curtain closes, and there are multiple shots of the cheering audience as Bryant emerges to introduce Sarah Vaughan for a performance of “These Things I Offer You (For A Lifetime).” The song concludes, the curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the cheering audience, and Bryant introduces Coles & Atkins. The duo sing and them perform a tap dance routine. Their performance concludes, they bow and Bryant introduces Herb Jeffries by way of a brief skit. Jeffries performs “A Woman Is A Worrisome Thing” from the balcony of a fire escape. The song concludes, the curtain closes, there are multiple shots of the cheering audience, and Bryant introduces Cab Calloway, who performs “Calloway Boogie.” Calloway dances with an unknown female dancer. A “The End” title card appears as the song and the film conclude.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.85.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Studio Films, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Lobby card for the film Ebony Parade
- Published by
- Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- Smythe, Vanita, American, 1925 - 1994
- Lee, Mable, American, 1921 - 2019
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
- Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
- Description
- Lobby card for the 1947 film Ebony Parade. The card features a yellow background with red and white text. The rectangular lobby card has a large, tinted color image from the film on the upper left side. In the image Mabel Lee is sitting on a blue table wearing a two piece black costume. Seated at the table next to her is Mantan Moreland dressed as a female fortune teller, his hands on a crystal ball on top of the table. Mabel Lee is also resting her right hand on the crystal ball. A yellow curtain is behind them. To the right of the image are colored head shots of performers appearing in the film, including Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge, Count Basie, Mabel Lee, Vanita Smythe, Cab Calloway, and Francine Everett. Musical clefs and notes are behind the head shots. Printed text on the bottom of the card reads "ASTOR PICTURES / Presents / EBONY PARADE" and "with Cab Calloway / HIS BAND / Count Basie / HIS BAND / Vanita Smythe / Mabel Lee / and many others." The card has a yellowish white border. Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is [Country of Origin U. S. A.]. The back of the lobby card is blank.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Actors
- Advertising
- Comedy
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Musicians
- Race films
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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A lobby card for the movie St. Louis Blues
- Published by
- Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912
- Subject of
- Cole, Nat King, American, 1919 - 1965
- Kitt, Eartha, American, 1927 - 2008
- Bailey, Pearl, American, 1918 - 1990
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
- Jackson, Mahalia, American, 1911 - 1972
- Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
- Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970
- Handy, W.C., American, 1873 - 1958
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A lobby card for the movie St. Louis Blues. The card features a depiction of four cast members on the right: Barney Bigard, Nat "King" Cole, Eartha Kitt, and Cab Calloway. To the left of that image is a red square with the title: [St. Louis Blues] inside, and below the title a list of film credits.
- Place depicted
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Actors
- Blues (Music)
- Film
- Musical films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1958 Paramount Pictures. Permission required for use.
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Publicity photograph from Stormy Weather
- Created by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
- Date
- 1943; published 1990
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This black and white photograph depicts a movie scene with (from left to right) Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Lena Horne, and Cab Calloway, stars of the 1943 film "Stormy Weather" produced by 20th Century-Fox Productions.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.27.4.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©20th Century Fox Film Corporation . Permission required for use.
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Playbill for Hello, Dolly!
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- St. James Theatre, American, founded 1927
- Subject of
- Bailey, Pearl, American, 1918 - 1990
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Yancy, Emily, American, born 1939
- Brewer, Sherri, American
- Hemsley, Winston DeWitt
- King, Mabel, American, 1932 - 1999
- Freeman, Morgan, American, born 1937
- Lawson, Roger
- Rasulala, Thalmus, American, 1939 - 1991
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Hello, Dolly! White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicts a man and a woman; the woman is wearing a large hat and is holding up one finger while the man has his hands in his pockets. [St. James/Theatre/PLAYBILL/the national magazine for theatregoers/Hello, Dolly!] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1968.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Playbill for The Pajama Game
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Jordan, Marc, American, born 1948
- de Beer, Gerrit
- Waterman, Willard, American, 1914 - 1995
- Miller, Sharron, American
- Linden, Hal, American, born 1931
- Catlett, Mary Jo, American, born 1938
- Brummel, David, American, born 1942
- Engstrom, Jon
- Haynes, Tiger, American, 1914 - 1994
- McNair, Barbara, American, 1934 - 2007
- Coleman, Margret
- Calloway, Chris, American, 1945 - 2008
- Turner, Wyetta
- Norman, Hal
- Wilson, Baron
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for The Pajama Game. White background with pink, orange, and yellow vertical striped box at top; white box below with graphic of a man lifting a woman; pajama top on hanger on right side of cover. [PLAYBILL/MAGAZINE/LUNT-FONTANNE/THEATRE/THE/PAJAMA/GAME] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1973.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.76
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Transit pass for St. Louis Public Service Company depicting Cab Calloway
- Created by
- St. Louis Public Service Company, American, 1927 - 1966
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Pine Street YMCA, American, 1919 - 1955
- Date
- April 1944
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (5.4 x 9.2 cm)
- Description
- Transit pass for the St. Louis Public Service Company depicting Cab Calloway. The pass features information about the 9th Annual Pine St. Y Circus featuring Cab Calloway. The pass is a cream and orange-colored pass with additional text and a graphic of Cab Calloway off-center left.
- Place depicted
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- passes (tickets)
- Topic
- Jazz (Music)
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Hayes, Roland, American, 1887 - 1977
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Spaulding, Charles Clinton, American, 1874 - 1952
- Moton, Robert Russa, American, 1867 - 1940
- Date
- 1906-1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: H x W: 21 1/4 x 15 5/16 in. (54 x 38.9 cm)
- Frame: H x W: 23 1/4 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. (59.1 x 42.9 x 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Double-sided full-page advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products. Yellowed paper printed in dark brown ink. One side is titled "Amazing Progress of Colored Race / - improved appearance responsible" at the top. Underneath are portraits of Booker T. Washington, Roland Hayes, Cab Calloway, C. C. Spaulding, Dr. Moton and Frederick Douglass arranged in a semi-circle around the text "Good Looks, Neatness / Were Very Important Essentials / in the Success of these People." Each portrait is accompanied by a short note about the individual pictured. The bottom half of the page features a portrait of Madam C. J. Walker next to an images of a cabin and her home, Villa Lewaro. The images accompany text under the title "From Slave Cabin to Mansion / - the Greatest Benefactress of Our Race." The page also features an image of Walker's Wonder Pomade for men and other advertising text.
- The reverse has tan text in a dark brown box at the top that reads "Look Your Best to Succeed / The Choicest Gifts of Society and Business / Go to Those Who Prepare Themselves and -- / "Look the Part"." Underneath, the page features illustrations of a beauty salon and portraits of multiple women in various poses. At the center of the page is a tan oval with brown text advertising Madam Walker’s beauty treatments. The advertisement is housed in a gold-painted wooden frame with clear glass on each side.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- advertisements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
- Object number
- 2013.153.11.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Program / Menu from the Cotton Club
- Written by
- Koehler, Ted L., American, 1894 - 1973
- Composed by
- Bloom, Rube, American, 1902 - 1976
- Produced by
- Stark, Herman, American, 1895 - 1981
- Subject of
- Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Robinson, Clarence
- Harrison, Julian, American
- Richards, Al, American
- Will Vodery's Jubileers, American
- Socarrás, Alberto, Cuban American, 1908 - 1987
- Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- ink on paper and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (33.7 × 26 cm)
- Description
- Program from the Cotton Club with menu and program listing. Front cover has a blue background with white printed text reading [THE WORLD FAMOUS / COTTON / CLUB] over top of an orange circle and features black and white illustrations by Julian Harrison. On the lower half of the cover is a large illustration titled [JAM SESSION] featuring Duke Ellington seated at a piano, with Cab Calloway behind him and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dancing in the middle, with other musicans and dancers around them. Along the left side are four smaller illustrations in a vertical line against an orange background. At the top is [JUNGLE JIVE], followed by [BOOGIE WOOGIE], [CONGO CONGA], AND [JITTER BUGS]. The program's interior consists of two single sheets making four pages. The first page introduces the show with [HERMAN STARK / Presents / World's Fair Edition / Starring / Bill ROBINSON - Cab CALLOWAY] followed by other performers, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and production credits including choreography by Clarence Robinson and sets by Julian Harrison. At the bottom is [ENTIRE PRODUCTION CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY TED KOEHLER]. The interior two pages present the menu with [Wine List] on the left and [Supper Menu] on the right. The final page lists the program in two acts. On either side of the page are illustrated columns with tribal mask adorning them.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Actors
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical Theatre
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Segregation
- Singers (Musicians)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
- Object number
- 2013.223.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Print of Cab Calloway conducting his band
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Al Morgan, American, 1908 - 1974
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 6 9/16 in. (11.8 × 16.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (12.5 × 17.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway conducting a band. Calloway is pictured at the right side of the image, in profile. He is turned facing towards the band, on the left. His proper left arm is raised, with a conductor's baton lightly grasped in his open hand. His head is pulled back, his face and gaze turned upwards, and his mouth open. He wears a light colored, double-breasted suit jacket and matching pants with a dark stripe up the side. The band members are gathered closely before him and to his proper left, wearing matching jackets and playing their instruments. From the bottom left is a trumpet player, a trombone player with slide outstretched, and an upright bass player turned to look and smile directly at the camera. To Calloway's proper right are two saxophone players. In the background are four chorus girls in matching light colored headdresses and sequined outfits. A large floral arrangement is in the top left corner and an art deco style, diamond shaped light fixture is in the top center. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Print of Cab Calloway in checked suit standing in front of microphone
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 15/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17.6 × 12.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 6 15/16 × 5 in. (17.6 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway wearing a checked tuxedo and singing into a microphone. Calloway is pictured in the center of the image, both arms bent at the elbow and raised chest high, a conductors baton held in his proper left hand and pointing downwards. His head is tilted slightly to his proper left, his eyes are closed and his mouth open and smiling slightly. The checked tuxedo has high-waisted pleated pants and a tail coat with dark colored trim at the collar. He wears a white shirt and white bow tie. Behind him and slightly out of focus are seated band members. All wear light colored suits and most hold their instruments in their hands, not playing. At the back right side, a trumpet player holds an upturned trumpet to play with both hands. Behind the band, a sequined curtain is partially visible where the spotlight on Calloway shines on it. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Print of Cab Calloway with his band and dancers onstage at the Cotton Club
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Date
- 1937; printed 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9.4 × 12 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of dancers in matching outfits in front of Cab Calloway. Calloway is depicted wearing a light colored tuxedo. The large group of women dancers are wearing matching white tops with black and white vertically striped shorts. Calloway's band is also visible in the background.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Segregation
- Singers (Musicians)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain