Cast photograph, possibly of the William Grant Still opera "Troubled Island," New York, circa 1949

Title: Cast photograph, possibly of the William Grant Still opera "Troubled Island," New York, circa 1949
Alternative title: "William Grant Still, Composer" from Miriam Matthews' Binder
Date Created: [circa 1949]
Collection: OpenUCLA Collections
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection

Description: The opera "Troubled Island" was first performed by the New York City Opera March 31, 1949.
Cast photograph of approximately 100 people in "black face" and wearing ethnic costumes. Center front is a man covered in black makeup, no shirt, wearing a feather headgear. Men on the left have large, painted oval shields. The group is on a stage in front of painted backdrop with tropical foliage including palm trees, and there is a thatched-roof building on the left.