NEGRO PLAYERS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1932, Page 9

NEGRO PLAYERS

SUCCESSFUL TOUR ENDS. “GREEN PASTURES” AT NEW YORK * New York, Aug. 3. “Fat Angel” and ‘‘Thin Angel,” “Old Man Noa'h,” “Old King Pharoah” and “Angel Gabriel” are all restored tonight to their native Harlem. “Green Pastures” is “home from the wars.” A ten-car special train at New York Central depot disgorged 103 negro players, big and little, old. and young, all tricked out in unbelievable finery, home again after 47 weeks of triumphant touring. “Green Pastures” is the only prosperous troupe of actors left in the Western Hemisphere. They have played Connelly’s remarkable fable 1028 times and they go on the road again in October for another 1000 nights. It is. the greatest spectacular success and the biggest stage . money-maker since.“ Ben Hur.” “Green Pastures” deals -ith the negro’s idea and ideal of a negro heaven, and part of the action • takes place in the celestial fields where the darkies enter the kind of paradise that they have yearned for during their life on earth. Tho figure of the Deity is prominent, and is played by a coloured man. The dialogue is rather startling from the standards of white civilisation, but to those who know the simple faith and love of grandeur vf the negroes, it is ««aid to be most impressive and beautiful.