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James W Butcher Jr

JAMES W BUTCHER JR  (1909 - 1994)

 Nationality:    African American
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James W Butcher Jr (Beanie) was born in Washington DC, an actor, pioneer playwright, director, and drama professor was deeply involved in theatre. For many years, he was professor of drama at Howard University, director of the Howard Players and later director of the Office of Theatrical productions.

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 Milk And Hony         Seer, The

Milk And Hony

Synopsis:
a farce st in the 1930s

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1st Produced:
Howard University    -

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Genre:
one act farce

Parts:
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Seer, The

Synopsis:
The seer forbids the marriage of a young woman because he plans to marry her himself

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1st Produced:
Howard University    1941

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1st Published:
in The Negro Caravan, ed. by Sterling Brown, arthur P. Davies, and Ulysses Lee, New York: arno, 1969   -

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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 BM, 1 BF

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