Abyssinia (1906 musical)
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Abyssinia (1906 musical)
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Abyssinia is a musical in one act with music by Will Marion Cook and Bert Williams, and both book and lyrics by Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers. Created by African-Americans and featuring African-American entertainers, the work is set in Abyssinia and was inspired by the events of the First Italo-Ethiopian War in 1896-1897 and the sustained sovereignty Ethiopia maintained through the leadership of Menelik II at that point in history. The plot of the musical follows two African-American from Kansa
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2024-03-16T04:27:31Z
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