Duke Ellington at the Paramount
Chocolateers
performer
West, Eddie
performer
Black, Paul
performer
Gipson, Albert
performer
Theatrical Performance
1939-01-20
Paramount Theater
The Ellington troupe in this and subsequent engagements included the Chocolateers, a comedy dance trio from the West Coast that included Eddie West, a fine acrobat; Paul Black, who could execute Chinese splits (straddling to the floor as he walked), and Albert "Gip" Gipson.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts
Strattemann, Klaus: Duke Ellington: Day by Day, Film by Film. Copenhagen: Jazz Media (1992).
Stearns, Marshall and Jean Stearns: Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance. New York: Macmillan (1968).
Tap Dance America
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html
Chocolateers (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.52
tda
IHAS
151216
loc.music.tda.1178