Program for the musical revue Just A Little Simple: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A bifold program for the musical revue Just A Little Simple presented by the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, printed in black text on two unbound sheets of paper. The first sheet is yellow and forms the front and back covers of the program. Text on the front cover reads:[ The Committee for the Negro in the Arts/ presents/ just a little simple/ A new dramatic musical review / Based on/ LANGSTON HUGHES’/ “SIMPLE SPEAKS HIS MIND”]. The title appears in hand-lettered script surrounded by several circles and musical notes. Below these lines is a list of the cast in three columns. This is followed by performance information in a single block of text. Text on the back cover has information on the Committee for the Negro in the Arts along with a membership form. The second sheet is off-white and forms the interior pages containing the program of songs arranged in three acts.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950
• Created by: Committee for the Negro in the Arts, American, founded 1947
• Subject of: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
• Subject of: Kenneth Manigault, American
• Subject of: Alice Childress, American, 1912 - 1994
• Subject of: Donald McKayle, American, 1930 - 2018
• Owned by: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Subject of: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 8 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (22.3 × 18 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 8 3/4 × 14 in. (22.3 × 35.6 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.188.30ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and James Thomas and family in memory of Clarice Taylor
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: No known copyright restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.