In Dahomey
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
|
2004
|
|
© The Oxford Companion to American Theatre 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
In Dahomey (1903), a musical comedy by J. A. Shipp (book), Will Marion
Cook (music), Paul Laurence
Dunbar (lyrics). [New York Theatre, 53 perf.] When Rareback Pinkerton ( George Walker) is sent to Florida by the “Negro” Get‐the‐Coin Syndicate to bamboozle a rich old man, he discovers that his bumptious companion, Shylock Homestead ( Bert
Williams), is an even richer man. So he proceeds to bamboozle Shylock and uses the money to live a sporting life both in Florida and Africa until Shylock suddenly sees through him. While
The Origin of the Cake Walk; or, Clor‐indy (1898) was the first all‐black‐written, black‐performed show to play before major white audiences, it was a relatively short afterpiece and was performed on a summer roof garden.
In Dahomey thus became the first African‐American musical to play a regular New York legitimate theatre. Despite generally favorable reviews and many raves for Williams, large segments of traditional white playgoers refused to attend the Jules Hurtig and Harry Seamon production. In London, where such prejudices were not so widespread, the musical ran seven months.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Ciliary hovering in larval lancelets (=Amphioxus).
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...metamorphic larval lancelets are not infrequently...view (9, 13) that lancelet larvae under field conditions...large planktonic size. Lancelet larvae lose most of...the post-metamorphic lancelets that are occasionally...ciliary hovering of lancelet larvae could well be...
|
|
Phylogenetic position of a whale-fall lancelet (Cephalochordata) inferred from whole mitochondrial genome sequences.(Research article)(Report)
Magazine article from: BMC Evolutionary Biology; 7/31/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...million years [3, 4]. Lancelets are widely distributed...been believed that the lancelets prefer such aerobic...whereas recently a new lancelet Asymmetron inferum was...relationships of some lancelets using whole mitochondrial...of the whale-fall lancelet A. inferum , we determined...
|
|
Half samples of lancelet tested to be contaminated in Hong Kong
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 11/3/2008; 418 words
; Half samples of lancelet tested to be contaminated in Hong Kong...said on Monday that half samples of lancelet collected from retail outlets contained...CFS, five out of the ten samples of lancelet taken contained formaldehyde at levels...
|
|
A family of GFP-like proteins with different spectral properties in lancelet Branchiostoma floridae.(Research)
Magazine article from: Biology Direct; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...developmental stages of the lancelet B. floridae . The lancelet ESTs represented evolutionarily...conserved, suggesting that the lancelet GFP-like sequences may represent...members of the GFP family in lancelets, and searches in the DNA...
|
|
Quadrupling of genes over 550 million years behind vertebrate evolution
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...invertebrate known as the lancelet, University of California...their latest study on the lancelet, or amphioxus, genome shows...the researchers collected lancelets from the 15-foot-deep...However, comparison of the lancelet, sea squirt, and human genomes...
|
|
New marine biology study findings have been reported by scientists at Xiamen University.
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News; 6/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...For many years, the lancelet Branchiostoma belcheri...of the West Pacific lancelets, we present here complete...and proved that the lancelets distributed in Qingdao...the distribution of lancelets in the West Pacific...defining two distinct lancelet species in the West...
|
|
Hints of primitive antibodies. (First Line of Defense).
Magazine article from: Science News; 11/9/2002; ; 700+ words
; The lowly lancelet makes a living by burying itself in the...how complex immune systems evolved. Lancelets and other invertebrates wield a primitive...sequences of DNA. The team scoured the lancelet genome for precursors to a class of genes...
|
|
Study data from Hiroshima University update understanding of zoology.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 3/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...oral structure in adult lancelets (amphioxus) was traditionally...The larval mouth in lancelets, however, shows a...the affinity of the lancelet mouth has long been...between ammocoetes and lancelets is a homoplasy caused...Zoological Science (The Lancelet and Ammocoete Mouths...
|
|
|
Large number of ancient fish species discovered in South China Sea
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/6/2004; 429 words
; ...April 6 (Xinhua) -- A large number of lancelets, a marine creature of the same age of...kilometers. The first group of about 30 lancelets were discovered in April 2002 when the...the largest distribution density of the lancelets is 573 heads per square meter. Later...
|
|
|
Findings from Hiroshima University broaden understanding of zoology.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 9/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...Throughout the research period, no lancelets smaller than 10 mm in body...mean annual density of the lancelets was greatest (10.6 individuals...spatial distribution of the lancelets upward in the intertidal is...Dynamics of a Lower-Intertidal Lancelet Population in the Seto Inland...
|
|
lancelet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...There are about 30 lancelet species, most belonging...formerly Amphioxus ). Lancelets are usually about...ancestors similar to lancelets. The larva of the...vertebrate, resembles a lancelet in many respects. Lancelets are classified in...
|
|
|
Chordata
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...tunicates , and the Cephalochordata, or lancelets. A third invertebrate group, comprising...class includes the several species of lancelets, or amphioxi, small, fishlike, filter...feeding animals found in shallow water. A lancelet has a long body, pointed at both ends...
|
|
Branchiostomidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Branchiostomidae ( lancelets ; order Amphioxiformes) A family...like, marine, coastal animals. Lancelets are the only living representatives...Although definitely not true fish, lancelets (e.g. Branchiostoma lanceolata...
|
|
gill slit
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
gill slit An opening leading from the pharynx to the exterior in aquatic vertebrates and lancelets. In lancelets they function in filter feeding . In fish they contain the gills and are usually in the form of a series of long...
|
|
|
Cephalochordata
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...A subphylum or phylum of chordates that contains only the lancelets, a group of small invertebrate marine fishlike animals...Amphioxus ) and Epigonichthys . About 5–15 cm long, lancelets have gill slits and a notochord that persist into adulthood...
|
