Lew Leslie's Blackbirds (1933-1934 Edition) Robinson, Bill "Bojangles" performer Williams, Henry "Rubberlegs" performer Madison, Louise performer Theatrical Performance 1933-12-02 Apollo Theater A musical revue in two acts, 22 scenes. Book (sketches) by Nat N. Dorfman. Entire show directed and conceived by Lew Leslie. Dances by Al Richard. Opened 2 December 1933 at the Apollo Theatre, closed 16-24 December 1933 for revisions, reopened 25 December 1933 and closed 30 December 1933 after 25 performances. 16 Blackbirds Beauties; 6 show girls; Robinson departed the cast when the show was revised. Louis Madison performs "Tappin' the Barrel" with the female chorus and the team of Worthy and Thompson in Act I Scene 9. (Norton 1933.27) Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts 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 Louise Madison (biography) loc.music.tdabio.130 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (biography) loc.music.tdabio.154 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1624