A 1904 publicity photo of Mrs. Walker as the character Rosetta Lightfoot in the theatre play, ‘In Dahomey’

In Dahomey
*The first African American musical play.
*Created and performed by African Americans.
*Music was written by Will Marion Cook lyrics written by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
*The show had 53 performances in New York, but had a seven month run in England.
*The play ran between 1902 and 1905.