Hot Rhythm Rector, Eddie performer Bryson, Arthur performer Barnes, Mae performer Theatrical Performance 1930-08-21 Times Square A sepia tinted little show (a musical revue) in two acts, 25 scenes. Staged by Will Morrissey; Dances and ensembles by Nat Cash. Additional dances by Midgie Miller and Eddie Rector. 20 ladies of the ensemble. Opened 21 August 1930 at the Times Square, moved 29 September 1930 to the Waldorf Theatre and closed 18 October 1930 after 68 performances. Hot Rhythm lingered eight and a half weeks on 42nd Street showing "rent party scenes, jungle scenes . . . even a beauty parade." Starring, among others, Eddie Rector as Master of Ceremonies and Arthur Bryson "Rector Rhythm;" "1000 % Fahrenheit" with M Belt, Eddie Rector and ensemble; "Hot Rhythm" by Mae Barnes and the Girls; Edith Wilson struts her stuff with Eddie Rector; "Steppin' On It" with Eddie Rector and Arthur Bryson shakes a foot. (Norton 1930.24) Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Norton Anthology of Drama: Norton Anthology of Drama: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Vol. 2). W.W. Norton & Company (2009). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Eddie Rector (biography) loc.music.tdabio.158 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.393