Dust Bowl Theater programs are from the Melvin B. Tolson Papers at the Library of Congress Washington D.C. The Simply Heavenly photos are from various sources listed below:     One can see from the photos below that the popular Simply Heavenly would bring not only a vibrancy and energy to the Dust Bowl stage, but the chance to showcase a noted Harlem Renaissance author. Simply Heavenly was both a popular and financial success for Hughes, and was based on his character Jesse B. Semple.  The character began in a newspaper column and evolved into a series of stories. The original production photos appear first, with the Dust Bowl Players program further down.

Original Cast Columbia Soundtrack 1957

from: Langston Hughes Playwright and Songwriter Kenneth Spencer Research Library University of Kansas

Detail from the Sound Track cover: BELOW: photos from Play of the Week END PHOTOS are from the Library of Congress collection: far left: Claudia McNeil - far right: Ethel Ayler, Melvin Stewart MIDDLE PHOTO is from Theatre and Movies at africanamerican.com

A 'Dust Bowl Brevities' feature that was a part of the program for a Dust Bowl production of Sartre's No Exit included an announcement for the upcoming Simply Heavenly performance along with a brief mention of two of the players. Those pages are shown below: