Olive Ball
A singer on Broadway from 1929, first in the ensemble of Great DayPlaybill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. She was the Reverend Sister Luella Strong in Run, Little Chillun in 1933 and again in its 1943 revivalPlaybill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., sang alto in the choir of The Green Pastures in February 1935Playbill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026). and created Annie in Porgy and Bess that autumnPlaybill (n.d.) Porgy and Bess (Broadway, Alvin Theatre, 1935). (Accessed: 1 September 2026).Playbill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. She was back in Porgy in 1944 with the Eva Jessye ChoirPlaybill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., and in the Old Women's Chorus of the 1946 LysistrataPlaybill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026)..
Creations
- Annie — Porgy and Bess (Boston, 1935)
- Annie — Porgy and Bess (New York, 1935)
Written from
- Playbill (n.d.) Porgy and Bess (Broadway, Alvin Theatre, 1935). (Accessed: 1 September 2026).
- Playbill (n.d.) Olive Ball (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026).