George Washington Bullion

George Washington Bullion was a popular and long running 3 act musical comedy by the Tutt Brothers, Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt.^[1] Trevor L. Corwell, a white English impresario helped book the show. The storyline featured a black tobacco plantation owner aspiring to join high society.^[2] How Newtowm Prepared in 1916^[3] George Washington Bullion Abroad revisited the characters as Washington and fellow veterans leave to fight in foreign wars.

The Tutt brothers held the lead roles and were supported by various singers and dancers. The Indianapolis Freeman lauded the show and its performers.^[4]

The brothers followed it up with their Broadway production Oh Joy!. They also staged with Draft:James Vaughn (composer)|James Vaughn George Washington Bullion Abroad. It was credited as the first musical to include a blues song.^[5]

A song sheet for the show's song "Manyanna sung by Blanche Thompson was published.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ Peterson, Bernard L. (August 8, 1993). "A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, Or Involving African Americans". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
↑ "The Tutt Brothers: Pioneering Black Impressarios by David Soren | The American Vaudeville Museum". vaudeville.sites.arizona.edu.
↑ Peterson, Bernard L.; Peterson, Bernard J. (August 8, 1990). "Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory and Catalog of Plays, Films, and Broadcasting Scripts". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
↑ Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). "Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.
↑ Muir, Peter C. (August 8, 2010). "Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850-1920". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
↑ https://vaudeville.sites.arizona.edu/node/72

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[1] Peterson, Bernard L. (August 8, 1993). "A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, Or Involving African Americans". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.

[2] "The Tutt Brothers: Pioneering Black Impressarios by David Soren | The American Vaudeville Museum". vaudeville.sites.arizona.edu.

[3] Peterson, Bernard L.; Peterson, Bernard J. (August 8, 1990). "Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory and Catalog of Plays, Films, and Broadcasting Scripts". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.

[4] Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). "Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.

[5] Muir, Peter C. (August 8, 2010). "Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850-1920". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.

[6] ttps://vaudeville.sites.arizona.edu/node/72

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