Production photo from the 1924 premiere of "All God’s Chillun Got Wings"

Fig. 15. Frank Wilson as Joe and Paul Robeson as Jim Harris in the 1924 Provincetown Players’ production of O’Neill’s All God’s Chillun Got Wings. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

From Racing the Great White Way: Black Performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the Transformation of Broadway by Katie N. Johnson

Frank Wilson (Joe), Paul Robeson (Jim) and James Meighan (Organ Grinder) in the 1924 production of All God’s Chillun Got Wings. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Creator(s)	Unknown
Contributor(s)	Robeson, Paul (actor) Wilson, Frank (actor) Light, James (director) O'Neill, Eugene (playwright)
Subjects	African American Studies Theater and Performance American Studies Literary Studies:American Literature
Related Section	Chapter 3
Keywords	"All God's Chillun Got Wings" Eugene O'Neill Paul Robeson Frank Wilson Provincetown Players Miscegenation
Content Type	publicity photo
Language	English
Citable Link	Citable Link

Rightsholder	Screenshot by Katie N. Johnson
Copyright Status	public domain
Credit Line	Frank Wilson as Joe and Paul Robeson as Jim Harris in the 1924 Provincetown Players production of O’Neill’s All God’s Chillun Got Wings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.
Holding Contact	Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Digital Collections

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