The music and scripts of In Dahomey

In Dahomey, a full-length musical created and performed almost entirely by African Americans, enjoyed over 1100 performances from 1902 to 1905. In his extensive introduction, the editor discusses the history of the musical, and how its main author--a college- educated, conservatory-trained member of the black elite--found success using minstrel and coon-song dialect. He then presents the text and music of the show that made Williams and Walker household names, paved the way for more Black Broadway shows, and promoted Will Marion Cook as a spokesman for new styles of African-American music. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Overture -- Brown-skin baby mine -- Caboceers entrance -- Chocolate drops -- The Czar -- Dat gal of mine -- Evah dahkey is a king -- Good evenin' -- Happy Jim -- Hurrah for Captain Kidd -- I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool -- I wants to be a actor lady -- I'll take a kitchen mechanic for mine -- I'm a Jonah man -- Jig -- Leader of the colored aristocracy -- Me an' de minstrel ban' -- Molly Green -- My castle on the Nile -- My Dahomian Queen -- My dear Luzon -- My lady frog -- On Broadway in Dahomey bye and bye -- On Emancipation Day -- On Emancipation Day : [characteristic Negro march and two step] -- Rag-time drummer -- Returned -- A rich coon's babe -- She's dancing Sue -- Society -- Swing along -- That's how the cake walk's done -- When it's all goin' out, and nothin' comin' in -- When Sousa comes to Coon-town -- When the moon shines -- Why Adam sinned.