Joseph Bradford (American playwright)

Joseph Bradford
Born William Randolph Hunter
Oct 24, 1843
Nashville, Tennessee
Died Apr 13, 1886
Boston, Massachusetts
Pen name Jay Bee
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Notable work(s) Out of Bondage

White Bostonian Joseph Bradford (1843-1886)[1] was an American playwright who most famously helped write a landmark production, Out of Bondage, the first African American musical comedy,[2] with Pauline Hopkins and the Hyers Sisters, debuting in 1876.[3] The production featured Sam Lucas, a famous minstrel performer of the era.[4]

Bradford was also an actor, poet and journalist. He wrote for the Boston Courier as "Jay Bee".

Works

References

  1. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=zyw4bSvQxJUC&pg=PA106&dq=William+Randolph+Hunter&hl=en&sa=X&ei=i9TFULSMAcTNmgWypYGYDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=William%20Randolph%20Hunter&f=false|Tennessee Biographical Dictionary - Page 106. Somerset Publishers, Inc. 2000. ISBN 0403097002.]
  2. Composers and Music, California Sheet Music
  3. Riis, Thomas L. "Musical Theater". The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. pp. 614–623.
  4. Hill, pg. 71
  5. Augustus Thomas The Print of My Remembrance - Page 115 (2004) ISBN 0766199436

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