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Native Son March 5, 1941
Based on the fantastic award winning novel by Richard Wright and directed by Orson Welles only two months before the release of his film masterpiece Citizen Kane. Starring Canada Lee as Bigger Thomas, a tormented black man in the slums of South Side Chicago wanted for killing a white woman. A powerful commentary on the American racial environment.
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Anna Lucasta June 21, 1944
Successful American Negro Theatre production about a prostitute (Hilda Simms) who is redeemed by the unconditional love of her husband (Earle Hyman). The performances of the family members gained repeated praise from the critics, in particular Canada Lee, Rosetta LeNoire, Frederick O'Neal, and Alice Childress. Several cast members made notable achievements later in their careers, including O'Neal who became the first black president of the Actors' Equity Association, and Hyman who became very well known in the 1980's as Russell Huxtable on "The Cosby Show".
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Anna Lucasta August 30, 1944
Successful American Negro Theatre production about a prostitute (Hilda Simms) who is redeemed by the unconditional love of her husband (Earle Hyman). The performances of the family members gained repeated praise from the critics, in particular Canada Lee, Rosetta LeNoire, Frederick O'Neal, and Alice Childress. Several cast members made notable achievements later in their careers, including O'Neal who became the first black president of the Actors' Equity Association, and Hyman who became very well known in the 1980's as Russell Huxtable on "The Cosby Show".
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The Tempest January 12, 1945
Vera Zorina as Ariel, Arnold Moss as Prospero, and Canada Lee as the monster Caliban in the William Shakespeare classic, directed by Margaret Webster. Produced by Cheryl Crawford, based on an idea by Eva Le Gallienne.
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The Tempest January 18, 1945
Vera Zorina as Ariel, Arnold Moss as Prospero, and Canada Lee as the monster Caliban in the William Shakespeare classic, directed by Margaret Webster. Produced by Cheryl Crawford, based on an idea by Eva Le Gallienne.
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Duchess Of Malfi October 1946
starring Canada Lee in white face makeup - the first African-American to play a white man on Broadway.
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