George White's Scandals (1926) Pennington, Ann performer Theatrical Performance 1926-06-14 Apollo Theater A musical revue in two acts, 35 scenes. Book by George White and William K. Wells. Music by Ray Henderson. Lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown. Entire production staged by George White. Opened 14 June 1926 at the Apollo Theatre and closed 18 June 1927 after 432 performances. This was the production in which Ann Pennington "introduced" the Black Bottom, a twisting, hop-swerving dance to a syncopated grinding beat from the black vernacular with four simple movements, that became the rage of the twenties. Clarence Buddy Bradley danced it with more rhythmic complexity in the feet, turning it into a jazz tap dance. The dance was first introduced to downtown white Broadway audiences in Greenwich Village Follies (15 March 1926 Sam. S. Shubert Theatre) in a scene titled "The Knowing Nurses" performed by Irene Delroy. (Norton 1926.16) 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). Caspary, Vera: "The Black, Black Bottom of the Swanee River". Dance, March 1927, 15-16 (1927). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1895