Black Diva of the Thirties: The Life of Ruby Elzy
While undergoing routine surgery to remove a benign tumor, Ruby Elzy died. She was only thirty-five. Had she lived, she would have been one of the first black artists to appear in grand opera.\ Although now in the shadows, she was a shining star in her day. She entertained Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. She was Paul Robeson's leading lady in the movie version of The Emperor Jones. She co-starred in Birth of the Blues opposite Bing Crosby and Mary Martin. She sang at Harlem's Apollo...
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The biography of a black operatic soprano who died too soon
PrefaceviiPrologue: A Concert at the White House3Mississippi Jewel9Stumbling Upward33A Magnolia in Manhattan57The Birth of Porgy and Bess80"My Man's Gone Now"99Rising Star114"Serena Out West"124"Going Hollywood"134"Where Is Dis Road A-leadin' Me To?"147Porgy and Bess Triumphant163"I'm on My Way"176Epilogue: "Don't You Weep When I'm Gone"188Research and References193Acknowledgments201Index204
