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A Minstrel/Burlesque Show
The score is full of surprises,
crisp little phrases that stick in the mind
and are distinctly whistleable, and several
of the lyrics that go with them are
excellently done.
Realizing, perhaps, that the white public
is chronically disinclined to accept the
stage negro in any but a purely comedy
vein and having at the same time a natural
desire to be something better than the
conventional colored clown whose class
mark is a razor and an ounce or two of
cut glass, Williams and Walker have approached
the delicate subject from a new
side.
"Bandanna Land", with book and lyrics by Alex Rogers and J.A. Shipp. Features Alexander Rogers, George Walker, Henry Troy, Abbie Mitchell and Aida Overton Walker. Includes the songs "Ain't Gwine Be No Rain," a whoop bang piece called "Bon Bon
Buddie," and "Kinky". Bert Williams has a novelty number
called "Me to Me Is Me."
"Bandanna land" has found substantial
success at the Majestic Theatre, where it
is now in its fourth week with an almost
unbroken record of capacity business. No
small part of the credit for this result is
due to Will Marion Took, who wrote the
music.
Source:
Variety 9:11 (02/22/1908)