Clorindy

Clorindy; or, The Origin of the Cake Walk (1898), a musical afterpiece by Paul Laurence Dunbar (book, lyrics), Ernest Hogan (music). E. E. Rice presented the musical program as part of a summer bill on the roof of the Casino Theatre. Its premiere marked the first occasion on which a show written and performed by African Americans was presented at a major white house. Its most famous song was “Darktown Is Out Tonight.”