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I believe the Darktown Follies were a troupe that performed in the original My Friend from Kentucky musical comedy. FloridaArmy (talk) 21:46, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Darktowk Follies

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Darktown Follies is also the title of a book of poetry by Amaud Jamaul Johnson. FloridaArmy (talk) 23:13, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

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Do we know what this photo from the New York Public Library is of? FloridaArmy (talk) 03:00, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"This image from the Schomburg Center, shows him with the cast of The Dark Town Follies of 1914-1915. This annual series appeared at Harlem's Lafayette Theater, although the 1914 edition had a short run, June 1914, at the Bijou, a theater district house that had most recently showed films. The New York Times described it as a "musical play" rather than a revue."Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).