newyorkthegoldenage: Louis Armstrong in Swingin’ the Dream, a jazz version of A Midsummer Nigh
newyorkthegoldenage: Louis Armstrong in Swingin’ the Dream, a jazz version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Center Theater, 1939. It was set in 1890s New Orleans and also featured Maxine Sullivan as Titania, Juano Hernandez as Oberon, Butterfly McQueen as Puck, and the tap star Bill Bailey. Armstrong played Bottom.Photo: Lucien Aigner via the Guardian -- source link