(MUSIC.) ELLINGTON, EDWARD "DUKE." Drum is a Woman. Contract and typescript. Signed Contract for a jazz fantasy in text and music titled "A Drum is a Woman." * Typescript for U.S. Steel - Theater Guild Duke Ellington's "A Drum is a Woman." Adapted for television by Will Loren. The former is one page; the latter, 38 pages. The typescript is identified on the title page as "First Draft March 27, 1957." Both enclosed in a custom-made clamshell case. Np, 1957
Duke Ellington together with Billy Strayhorn, composed the musical play, which was aired on May 8, 1957 on The U.S. Steel Hour. The Contract, on Theater Guild letterhead, is countersigned by Armina Marshall, a principal of the Theater Guild. In addition to writing the piece, Ellington also presented and narrated the hour long show. The work tells the history of jazz from its African roots to America and starred actress Carmen Delavallade.
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