Change Your Luck Four Flash Devils performer Warren, Sammy performer Wade, Charlie P. performer Simms, Louis performer Gill, Charlie performer Redd, Cora La performer Theatrical Performance 1930-06-06 George M. Cohan Theater A Negro musical comedy in two acts, 9 scenes. Book by Garland Howard. Music and lyrics by J.C. Johnson. Directed by Cleon Throckmorton. Dances by Lawrence Deas, Speedy Smith. Opened 6 June 1930 at the George M. Cohan Theatre and closed 19 June 1930 after 16 performances. CAST: included Cora La Redd (Bandana Babe Peppers), Yank Bronson (Short dog, the Hoofer), Lou Carpenter Simms (Snake a Hip, a Bellboy), The Four Flash Devils (S.W. Warren, Charles Gill, Billy Cole, C.P. Wade) Sammy Van (Charleston Sam, the Hoofer) Scenes included Cora La Redd in "Can't Be Bothered Now" "My Regular Man" and "Percolatin'" with the Girls; Four Flash Devils in "Religion in my Feet"; Lou Simms in "Dance Specialty." From the New York Amsterdam News 8/3/1935: Flash Devils Sail On the Normandie "Dancers Engaged by London Producer for New Revue former 'Blackbirds.' That marvelous and almost inimitable dancing team known as the 'Four Flash Devils' sailed on the French liner Normandie for London on Wednesday at noon. The members of the dance team are Sammy Warren, Charlie P. Wade, Lewis Simms, and Charlie Gill. "The Four Flash Devils first attracted attention of the theatrical world when they appeared in a revue produced by Cleon Throckmorton, called 'Change Your Luck,' a show which was by no means a success, but brought more than luck to this dancing team, for the metropolitan critics wrote rave notices about them. "Later, they were in one of Lew Leslie's more recent 'Blackbirds' productions, and have since appeared at all of the local theatres." (Norton 1930.19) 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 Cora LaRedd (biography) loc.music.tdabio.122 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1738