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“I Wants To Be (A Actor Lady)” is both a ______ and _________.

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Interpolation

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Define: Interpolation

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A number that is added to a show after opening night

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Who composed “I Wants To Be (A Actor Lady)”?

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Harry Von Tilzer

Vincent Bryan

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Harry Von Tilzer had already done what before writing the interpolation for “In Dahomey”?

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Published Sheet Music for 15 “In Dahomey” Songs

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What is Adia Overtone Walker’s character in “In Dahomey”?

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Rosetta Lightfoot

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“I Wants To Be (A Actor Lady)” mocks who’s aspiration?

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Carrie Brown

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Vincent Bryan tries to Americanize “I Wants To Be (A Actor Lady)” by doing what?

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Alluding to Contemporary American References

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Why does Rosetta Lightfoot use broken English?

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Simulate African-American Dialect

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