Coles & Atkins and Dottie Saulters in Uptown Jubilee (later Sugar Hill Times)
Saulters, Dorothy "Dotty"
performer
Coles and Atkins
performer
Chocolateers
performer
Bryant, Willie
performer
Coles, Charles "Honi"
performer
Atkins, Charles "Cholly"
performer
Television/Video
1949-09-18
Performers: Dottie Saulters
Premier/ Date: September 18, 1949, 60 min. Tuesday 8:00 pm; sustaining; CBS, from New York.
"Favorite son of Harlem Willie Bryant, in the 8 o'clock spot via CBS television, directly opposite The Berle himself on NBC-TV. The former band leader, tap dancer and singer will be front man of CBS-TV's first all-colored variety show, Harlem Jubilee. Among those who will be featured are Dottie Saulters and Coles and Atkins, set for the initial show"
"CBS-TV has come up with an entertaining variety show with an All-Negro display, Uptown Jubilee. (Sep. 21, 1949 Review, Variety) "When it was started Sept. 18, in the 8-9 evening group opposite Milton Berle's NBC's stint, there were high hopes for it. Written by Robert P. Smith and Jesse Kaplan, and produced by Barry Wood, with Paul Monroe as director, the show was supposed to spotlight the best colored talent. They were geared to appear before the television cameras, running the gamut from Bach to bebop and from tap to the more sophisticated choreography of the ballet's masters. Comedy and just plain spirited hoopla were also to have their innings. The first show got off to an auspicious start with Louis Armstrong, Juanita Hall, Timmie Rogers, Harry Belafonte, Dottie Saulters, Coles and Atkins, and the Don Redman Orchestra. Bryant who was emcee, comedian Timmie Rogers, and Redman were kept on as permanent members."
"In the ensuing short five weeks, three full hours and two half hours, the show presented outstanding performers like, Pearl Bailey, Thelma Carpenter, [The] Chocolateers, and Hotlips Paige among others."
With: Willie Bryant, Juanita Hall, Timmie Rogers, Louis Armstrong, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Smith, Don Redman, others; producer, Barry Wood, director; John Wray.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts
Sampson, Henry T.: Swingin' On the Etherwaves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1925-1955. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press (2005).
Tap Dance America
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html
Charles "Cholly" Atkins (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.17
Charles "Honi" Coles (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.43
Chocolateers (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.52
tda
IHAS
151216
loc.music.tda.1332