Rose McClendon
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Rose McClendon was a leading African-American Broadway actress of the 1920s. A founder of the Negro People's Theatre, she guided the creation of the Federal Theatre Project's African American theatre
Rose McClendon as Serena in Porgy (1927)
McClendon, second from right, at the opening of Macbeth (April 14, 1936)
Porgy (play)
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Porgy: A Play in Four Acts is a play by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward, adapted from the short novel by DuBose Heyward. It was first produced by the Theatre Guild and presented October 10, 1927 –
Rose McClendon
…Rose McClendon Rose McClendon as Serena in Porgy (1927) Born Rosalie Virginia Scott August 27, 1884 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. Died July 12, 1936 (aged 51) New York City, U.S. Resting place Mount…
First edition
DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, authors of the play Porgy
Setting for Catfish Row by Cleon Throckmorton
Percy Verwayne (Sporting Life), Frank Wilson (Porgy) and Evelyn Ellis (Bess)