[Handbill] Lew Leslie's 1940 Edition of Rhapsody in Black

New York: 125th Street Apollo, 1940. Very Good. New York: 125th Street Apollo, 1940. Broadsheet handbill (14x22cm); halftone photographic illus. Light foxing, tiny crease to bottom right-hand edge, else Very Good.

Handbill promoting the updated 1940 edition of Lew Leslie's musical review "Rhapsody in Black" at the 125th Street Apollo in Harlem, home of "America's Smartest Colored Shows!" The show opened on Friday, August 30th, featuring performers like Cecil Mack's Choir, Ada Brown, Mae Diggs, and many others (75 in total). A quite uncommon piece from the still-operating theater and performance space.