Evah dahkey is king

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Description

Evah dahkey is king / as sung by Williams & Walker in Dunbar & Cook's operetta In Dahomey.
Excerpt from the musical comedy by Will Marion Cook; caption attributes music to John H. Cook.
Words by E.P. Moran and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Caption title.
First line of text: Dar's a mighty cur'ous circumstance dat's a botherin' all de nation.
Published by permission of Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.--Cover.
Music supplement of the New York American and Journal, Sunday, October 26, 1902, p. 5-8.
Cover ill.: African man with spears and shield by Th. Eddy. Photo of African American man in costume (Williams or Walker?).

Details

Creator:: Cook, Will Marion
Resource ID:: hk003271
Alternate Title: In Dahomey. Evah dahkey is a king. Vocal score
Subject:: Musical revues, comedies, etc.--Excerpts--Vocal scores with piano; African Americans--Songs and music; Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Moran, Eddie, b. 1871; Eddy. Th.
Publisher:: New York American and Journal
Date:: 1902
Format:: 1 vocal score ([3] p.) : ill. ; 34 cm.
Department:: E. Azalia Hackley Collection
Collection:: Hackley Sheet Music Collection of African American Themes
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.