Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940A valuable contribution to African American literary and theatrical scholarship, this volume is a compilation of sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance, brought together for the first time and set in a historical context. |
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Page 79
... bout. DINAH: Me an' Son-Boy ain't skeered ter, ef us wants ter. ZEKE: Yuh better let well-'nuff 'lone. Son-Boy's makin' ten dollars a month now; an' he's got a chance ter make twelve, lak Sambo Jones done. DINAH: What's twelve dollars a ...
... bout. DINAH: Me an' Son-Boy ain't skeered ter, ef us wants ter. ZEKE: Yuh better let well-'nuff 'lone. Son-Boy's makin' ten dollars a month now; an' he's got a chance ter make twelve, lak Sambo Jones done. DINAH: What's twelve dollars a ...
Page 82
... bout a mile away I saw a mob — de bigges' mob — ZEKE: (interrupting) O'whar fo'ks? DINAH: Y'aint nevah seen a mob o'niggers, is yuh? Dey cain't stick tergedder 'long enuff. (turns to SUSIE,) Gwone, honey. SUSIE: Dey wuz jes' lookin' fer ...
... bout a mile away I saw a mob — de bigges' mob — ZEKE: (interrupting) O'whar fo'ks? DINAH: Y'aint nevah seen a mob o'niggers, is yuh? Dey cain't stick tergedder 'long enuff. (turns to SUSIE,) Gwone, honey. SUSIE: Dey wuz jes' lookin' fer ...
Page 83
... bout sometimes. Somethin's de matter. Look what time 'tis. (looks up at clock) ZEKE: (looking up at clock) Ef Son-Boy's bein' lynched what is yuh gwine ter do 'bout it? DINAH: (still dressing with her body half-way in closet and closet ...
... bout sometimes. Somethin's de matter. Look what time 'tis. (looks up at clock) ZEKE: (looking up at clock) Ef Son-Boy's bein' lynched what is yuh gwine ter do 'bout it? DINAH: (still dressing with her body half-way in closet and closet ...
Page 88
... bout Son-Boy's size run out de house. Snow-Ball wuz in de road, an' he seen de man run ter de barn. Den some white mens, dey comes out 'cause dey heard de screamin'. Dey ax Snow-Ball, "Who wuz it?" He says, "I don't kno', sar." Den dey ...
... bout Son-Boy's size run out de house. Snow-Ball wuz in de road, an' he seen de man run ter de barn. Den some white mens, dey comes out 'cause dey heard de screamin'. Dey ax Snow-Ball, "Who wuz it?" He says, "I don't kno', sar." Den dey ...
Page 90
... bout some work. (puts his hat on) DINAH: It's dark out dere, little culled baby. Ain't yuh skerred? ZEKE: Dat's my bizness. (Going to rear door, he unlocks it) DINAH: Runnin' 'way lak a whip dog. Ev'rybody kicks a no-'count dog. ZEKE ...
... bout some work. (puts his hat on) DINAH: It's dark out dere, little culled baby. Ain't yuh skerred? ZEKE: Dat's my bizness. (Going to rear door, he unlocks it) DINAH: Runnin' 'way lak a whip dog. Ev'rybody kicks a no-'count dog. ZEKE ...
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John Frederick Matheus | 107 |
Burris | 125 |
Mercedes Gilbert | 201 |
Francis Hall Johnson | 227 |
Conrad Seller | 281 |
Langston Hughes | 331 |
The EmFuehrer Jones 1920 | 358 |
Documents Relevant to | 391 |
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Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940 James Vernon Hatch,Leo Hamalian Limited preview - 1996 |
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