The Girl in Pink Tights Hines, Gregory performer Hines, Maurice performer Hines Brothers performer Theatrical Performance 1954-03-05 Gregory and Maurice Hines, Hines Brothers, make their Broadway debut in The Girl in Pink Tights. Based on the book by Herbert Fields and Jerome Chodorov on the actual events that resulted in the creation of The Black Crook (9/12/1866). The plot is peopled with fictitious characters, about a ballerina wonders how she will be able to compete with all the girls in pink tights performing a few blocks away from her in Niblo's Garden. 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). Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Gregory Hines (biography) loc.music.tdabio.106 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1421