Virginia Capers
Title
Virginia Capers
Description
"Virginia Capers, winner of the Tony Award 1973 for her lead role in the Broadway play, "Raisin in the Sun" is seen aboard shortly before her departure, after a recent vacation in Jamaica. At right is Eastern Custom Service Agent, Jimmy Davis. Ms. Capers visited Jamaica with her mother, Mrs. Janie Capers of Woodside, New York and Ron Powell, publisher of 'Soul Journey Magazine' - a new black-oriented travel and leisure publication, based in Washington, D.C. Her many activities here included attending a special performance of the NDTC; guest of movie star Calvin Lockhart at a private screening of his new, soon-to-be-released movie, "Every Nigger is a Star," which was filmed recently in Jamaica; shopping in the straw market; and of course, plenty of autograph signing."
Subject
Capers, Eliza "Virginia", - 1925-2004; Actresses - United States
Creator
Daily News
Date
30-Jun-1974
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Capers, Virginia
Identifier
D0009524
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
Collection
Citation
Daily News, “Virginia Capers,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 26, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8624.