Jump for Joy, "A Sun-Tanned Revu-sical" Bryant, Marie performer Three Rockets performer Roberts, Henry "Phace" performer Theatrical Performance 1941-07-10 Myan Theater Through September 27, 1941. All-black musical with a social message written, according to Ellington, "to take Uncle Tom out of the theatre, eliminate the stereotyped image that had been exploited by Hollywood and Broadway, and say things that would make the audience think." The short run musical introduced the Ellington classic, "I've got It Bad and That Ain't Good." Original cast members included Dorothy Dandridge (a teenager only recently out of the Dandridge Sisters Trio act), dancer and comedienne Marie Bryant, and Henry (Phace) Roberts. Dancers include Alfredo Gustar. Jeni LeGon remembers that Marie Bryant and Paul White did the number "Jump for Joy" set in a drive-in for waitresses and waiters, and they do a jitterbug number; right in the middle of the number, Bryant's fall (wig) came flying off; "Duke was leadin' the band and playin', and he just bent his head to one side, let it pass over him and kept directing. Never missed a beat. The kids never stopped. And the band never stopped. They just kept on....The kids got a standing ovation, because they never stopped dancing. They just kept going" (Frank, 127). Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Frank, Rusty E.: Tap! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and their Stories 1900-1955. New York, William Morrow. (1990). New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.556