George Washington Bullion
George Washington Bullion was a popular and long running three act musical comedy by the Tutt Brothers, Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt that debuted in 1910. Trevor L. Corwell, a white English impresario helped book the show. The storyline featured a black tobacco plantation owner aspiring to join high society. The show "How Newtown Prepared" followed up on the characters in 1916. "George Washington Bullion Abroad" revisited the characters as Washington and fellow veterans leave to fight in foreign wars. The Tutt brothers held the lead roles and were supported by various singers and dancers . The "Indianapolis Freeman" lauded the show and its performers. The brothers followed it up with their Broadway production "Oh Joy!". They also staged with James Vaughn "George Washington Bullion Abroad". It was credited as the first musical to include a blues song. A songsheet for the show's song "Manyanna" sung by Blanche Thompson was published.