1921 Production of "Shuffle Along"

Information about the 1921 production of the live stage musical entitled "Shuffle Along". See also other Tap Dancing Musicals.

Facts About the "Shuffle Along: Musical
DIRECTOR: Walter Brooks
MUSIC BY: Eubie Blake (played the piano for the performance)
LYRICS BY: Noble Sissle
WRITERS: Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles
BROADWAY PREMIER: May 23, 1921
PREMIER VENUE: Daly's 63rd Street TYheatre
CLOSING DAY: July 15, 1922

Cast of the 1921 "Shuffle Along Production
- Lottie Gee as Jessie Williams
- Adelaide Hall as Jazz Jasmine
- Gertrude Saunders as Ruth Little
- Roger Matthews as Harry Walton
- Noble Sissle as Tom Sharper
- Gertrude Saunders was later replaced by Florence Mills
- Josephine Baker joined the Broadway cast when she turned 16
- Bessie Allison's first professional performance was in Shuffle Along.\

Resources

- Internet Broadway Database "Shuffle Along 1921" Entry
- Wikipedia "Shuffle Along" Article

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