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Program for the musical revue Just A Little Simple

1950

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A bifold program for the musical revue Just A Little Simple presented by the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, printed in black text on two unbound sheets of paper. The first sheet is yellow and forms the front and back covers of the program. Text on the front cover reads:[ The Committee for the Negro in the Arts/ presents/ just a little simple/ A new dramatic musical review / Based on/ LANGSTON HUGHES’/ “SIMPLE SPEAKS HIS MIND”]. The title appears in hand-lettered script surrounded by several circles and musical notes. Below these lines is a list of the cast in three columns. This is followed by performance information in a single block of text. Text on the back cover has information on the Committee for the Negro in the Arts along with a membership form.

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Catalog reference: 2013.188.30ab

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