BAKER JOSEPHINE Photograph Signed and Inscribed To Mr Mrs B

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INSCRIBED TO EUBIE BLAKE BAKER, JOSEPHINE. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "To Mr. & Mrs. Blake / Shuffle Along / 1923 / Josephine," full-length portrait by Sussman, showing her wearing a fur-trimmed top and hat leaning on a walking stick. Inscribed in the image, lower right. 10x8 inches; slight silvering in dark areas. Np, 1923

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The music and lyrics for the musical, Shuffle Along, were written by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle. The show premiered on May 23, 1921, but Baker did not appear in it until, at the age of 16, she danced in the chorus for the Boston production beginning in August of 1922.