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(MILITARY--WORLD WAR TWO.) Promotional file for the military revue "Harlem Hits the Tropics, Part II." 15 items: 6 8x10-inch promotional photographs produced by the Army Signal Corps; 4 pages of of manuscript promotional material; and 4 different typescript program sheets, all in their original manila folder with two clippings attached; minimal wear. Hawaii, March-April 1944
An interesting grouping from a touring show staged by and for Black servicemen across Hawaii. The director was Corporal Milton J. Williams, who had acted on Broadway in "Cabin in the Sky." The actors were a mix of servicemen and local talent, including actress Betty Balingit, billed as "Hilo's Shirley Temple." A manuscript sheet (apparently used for introductions) gives the credentials of the Harlem Sultans sextet, featuring a veteran of Fletcher Henderson's orchestra. The photographs show the band and actors at work, as well as a crowd of uniformed soldiers watching from their mess hall benches.
