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Roll, Sweet Chariot
Broadway
Original
Roll, Sweet Chariot
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Green
People (59)
Thomas Anderson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Billy Andrews
Zeb Vance Lockley
(Original)
Dorothea Archie
Milly Wilson
(Original)
Leona Avery
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Lucian Ayers
Dode Wilson
(Original)
Dora Bacotte
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Edward Batten
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Rufus Brent
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Leonard Brown
Chain Gang
(Original)
Lucius Carter, Jr.
Willie Lockley
(Original)
Philip Carter
Bad Eye Smith
(Original)
Marguerite Cartwright
Flossie Tucker
(Original)
Ralf Coleman
Tom Sterling
(Original)
Warren Coleman
"John Henry"
(Original)
Willard DeCosta
Sport Womack
(Original)
Herbert Ellis
Chain Gang
(Original)
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Pearl Gaines
Seeny Gray
(Original)
William Hardaway
Chain Gang
(Original)
Lloyd Horton
Doodle Wilson
(Original)
Joseph James
Baritone Soloist
(Original)
Johnny Johnston
Chain Gang
(Original)
Billy Jones
Chain Gang
(Original)
Rosalie King
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Mulford Lee
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Olga Maillard
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Luoneal Mason
Bantam Wilson
(Original)
Albert McCoy
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Sadie McGill
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Arthur McLean
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Fred Miller
Jim Parr
(Original)
Lionel Monagas
Ed. Uzzell
(Original)
John Morrissey
First Guard
(Original)
Lillian Norris
Belle Utley
(Original)
Joe Northern
Chain Gang
(Original)
Ralph Northern
Chain Gang
(Original)
Edward Pugh
Chain Gang
(Original)
Bobby Robinson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Lester Robinson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Bigelow Sayre
Second Guard
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Maude Simmons
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Paul Smelley
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Ethel Hardie Smith
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Jay Thomas
Chain Gang
(Original)
Dora Thompson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Sam Tolson
Chain Gang
(Original)
Teddy Vaughn
Chain Gang
(Original)
Eleanor Wallace
Quiviene Lockley
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Levin Farrow
(Original)
Annie Wilson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
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Thomas Anderson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Billy Andrews
Zeb Vance Lockley
(Original)
Dorothea Archie
Milly Wilson
(Original)
Leona Avery
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Lucian Ayers
Dode Wilson
(Original)
Dora Bacotte
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Edward Batten
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Rufus Brent
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Leonard Brown
Chain Gang
(Original)
Lucius Carter, Jr.
Willie Lockley
(Original)
Philip Carter
Bad Eye Smith
(Original)
Marguerite Cartwright
Flossie Tucker
(Original)
Ralf Coleman
Tom Sterling
(Original)
Warren Coleman
"John Henry"
(Original)
Willard DeCosta
Sport Womack
(Original)
Herbert Ellis
Chain Gang
(Original)
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Pearl Gaines
Seeny Gray
(Original)
William Hardaway
Chain Gang
(Original)
Lloyd Horton
Doodle Wilson
(Original)
Joseph James
Baritone Soloist
(Original)
Johnny Johnston
Chain Gang
(Original)
Billy Jones
Chain Gang
(Original)
Rosalie King
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Mulford Lee
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Olga Maillard
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Luoneal Mason
Bantam Wilson
(Original)
Albert McCoy
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Sadie McGill
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Arthur McLean
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Fred Miller
Jim Parr
(Original)
Lionel Monagas
Ed. Uzzell
(Original)
John Morrissey
First Guard
(Original)
Lillian Norris
Belle Utley
(Original)
Joe Northern
Chain Gang
(Original)
Ralph Northern
Chain Gang
(Original)
Edward Pugh
Chain Gang
(Original)
Bobby Robinson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Lester Robinson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Bigelow Sayre
Second Guard
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Maude Simmons
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Paul Smelley
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Ethel Hardie Smith
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Jay Thomas
Chain Gang
(Original)
Dora Thompson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
Sam Tolson
Chain Gang
(Original)
Teddy Vaughn
Chain Gang
(Original)
Eleanor Wallace
Quiviene Lockley
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Levin Farrow
(Original)
Annie Wilson
Orchestral Choir
(Original)
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Paul Green
Writer
Margaret Hewes
Staging
Producer
Emjo Basshe
Staging
Stanley Pratt
Staging
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Designer
Dolphe Martin
Incidental Music
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
2
1934
Closing Date
Oct
1934
Performances
7
as of Jun 11, 2025
