- Collection:
- The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon's Douglass Theatre
- Title:
- Program for the Star Theatre, Savannah, Georgia, advertising the vaudeville show, Happy go lucky, probably 1929 May 13-19
- Creator:
- Star Theatre (Savannah, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1929-05-13/1929-05-29
- Subject:
- Brown & Williams
Earl & Josephine
African American musicians--Employment--Georgia--Savannah
African American dancers--Employment--Georgia--Savannah
African American singers--Employment--Georgia--Savannah
Vaudeville--Georgia--Savannah Theaters--Georgia--Savannah
Entertainment events--Georgia--Savannah
Advertising--Georgia--Savannah
Advertising fliers--Georgia--Savannah
Happy go lucky (Musical show : 1928)
Williams, George, Jr.
Williams, Henry
Williams, Henry Palmer
Glover, Willy
Mobley, Billie Mae
Blackman, D.
Jackson, Ellis
Boyer, Chas
Star Theatre (Savannah, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- circulars (fliers)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Circular for the Star Theatre, Savannah, Georgia, advertising the vaudeville show, Happy Go Lucky, with George Williams, Jr., Henry Williams, Willy Glover, Billy Mae Mobley, Earl & Josephine, and a five-piece jazz band, dated May 13-19, 1929. The front of the program advertises the Star Theatre and features full-length photographs of the comedy team Williams & Brown. The interior of the program shows Williams & Brown posing with their chorus line and jazz band. The back of the program lists the acts appearing in the show. The program describes Henry Williams as a "limber leg man." Billy Mae Mobley is listed as the pianist. The program notes that the five-piece jazz band is directed by D. Blackman, and features Ellis Jackson, known as the Banjo King, cornetist Charles Boyer, and "pianofool" Henry Palmer Williams.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- dbr076
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dtrm/id:dbr076
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_dtrm_dbr076
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_dtrm_dbr076/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Theater Records Series, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. Business Records, 1906-1967, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- [2] p.
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 22, folder 220, document 2.
- Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[Note: This document contains printed and handwritten text.]
[printed text:[Note: Photographs of a woman and a man in formal attire, probably musical comedians Williams & Brown, flank the text]
Williams & Brown
Present
Happy-Go-Lucky
Supported by
George Williams Jr.
Henry Williams
and a
Red Hot Jazz Band
STAR Theatre
SAVANNAH, GA [GEORGIA]
Week, Com. [Commencing] MONDAY
MAY 13
USUAL MIDNITE RAMBLE]
Page: [2]
[Note: Photograph of four chorus girls with comedy team Williams & Brown]
Williams & Brown
Personally Appearing in Their Distinguished Musical Comedy Success
"HAPPY GO LUCKY"]
[Note: Ensemble photograph of six women and four men in formal attire]
"HOTTER THAN HOT"
A Sensational Success With Dancers, Singers, and Vaudeville Artists Galore.
CHORUS OF 10 BEAUTIES RED HOT JAZZ BAND]
Page: [3]
[Note: The text is framed by a single line]
STARS THAT SHINE
IN
"HAPPY GO LUCKY"
GEORGE WILLIAMS, JR.
----
HENRY WILLIAMS
"Limber Leg Man"
----
WILLY GLOVER
----
BILLY MAE MOBLEY
Pianist
----
EARL & JOSEPHINE
Sensational Dancers
----
The Hottest Five Piece
JAZZ BAND
on the Road, Directed by D. Blackman
Including Ellis Jackson, the Banjo King; Chas. [Charles] Boyer, Cornetist, Henry Palmer Williams, "Pianofool," and a Whizz Drummer
----
SEE THE BEAUTY CHORUS]]
Page: [p. 1, right margin]
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