Betsey Brown: A Rhythm and Blues Musical

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An original manuscript for Betsey Brown: A Rhythm and Blues Musical. The manuscript is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with a light brown paper cover, and is bound by a silver-colored metal device. Text on the cover reads [OCTOBER 1990] at the top proper left corner. There is text in the center which reads [BETSEY BROWN / A Rhythm and Blues Musical / by / Ntozake Shange and Emily Mann / Music Composed by Baikida Carroll / Lyrics by Ntozake Shange / Emily Mann / Baikida Carroll / Based on an original idea / by Ntozake Shange / COPYRIGHT 1985 c PROPERTY OF / Emily Mann and Ntozake Shange / NOT FOR DUPLICATION]. The first interior page of the manuscript has the musical numbers listed by Prologue, Act I, and Act II and the second page lists the dance numbers for each act.

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