Word: roark
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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John Henry (by Roark Bradford; music by Jacques Wolfe; produced by Sam Byrd) took Paul Robeson back to Broadway after nearly eight years. The stage seemed set for a great return. The play was by the man whose stories had inspired The Green Pastures. Robeson's role was magnificently suited to him-that of huge John Henry, the legendary strong man, the Negro Paul Bunyan, of the Black River country...