- 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
- Transcription Available
- 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
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.