Aida Overton Walker and her hubby George A Walker.

Playbill dated 1903 for ‘In Dahomey’, by Will Marion Cook, Jesse A Shipp and Paul Laurence Dunbar; performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London.
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Synopsis of the Play

It was a musical comedy about a fraudulent scheme to return discontented Blacks to Africa. It was performed by a cast of about one hundred African American actors, and made a huge impact not only on the theatre but on fashion. Its display of dances such as the ‘Cakewalk’ and ‘Buck and Wing’ helped them become the latest dance hall crazes in the UK. Despite the show’s misrepresentations of Africa, it was a milestone because it was created and performed by an all-black cast and was the first to introduce an African theme to the musical genre.

V&A Theatre Collection