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As The Money Burns

A popular tap dancer and a highly decorated World War I general both appear at a popular dining hotspot, so has the hostess finally solved her money troubles?

March & April 1932, Cobina Wright’s Sutton Club is a successful hotspot. She has the famous African American vaudeville comedy duo Buck and Bubbles performing. She also hosts the famous war hero General John Pershing amidst his celebrations commemorating World War I.

Other people and subjects include: John “Bubbles” Williams Sublett, Ford “Buck” Washington, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Private Henry Johnson, Private Needham Roberts, Micheline Resco, James “Jimmy” HR Cromwell, Cornelius “Neily” Vanderbilt III, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, President Herbert Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, World War I, Victory Parade, War Museum in Paris, Fort Bliss, mentor, World War II generals, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Marshall, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Nita Patton, 92nd Infantry Unit, 93rd Infantry Unit, Buffalo Soldiers, separate but equal, racism, 369th Infantry Unit, Harlem Hellfighters, Colonel William Hayward, Battle of Argonne, French Croix de Guerre, Harlem Hellfighters Band, James Reese Europe, Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake, Blackbirds Orchestra, jazz, Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington, Walter Donaldson, Nicholas Brothers, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, “Black Garbo” Nina Mae McKinney, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Kentucky State Fair, New York Palace Theater, Ziegfeld Follies, Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Dannie Kaye, Tuskegee Choir, Radio City Music Hall, BBC broadcast, Prince of Wales – future King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, George Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (1935), Carmen Jones (1946), Vietname USO tour, Eddie Fisher, Newport Jazz Festival, Sammy Davis, Jr., Gregory Hines, Michael Jackson, Greta Garbo, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, revisionist, apologist, historiography, modern ideologies, Lil Colonel (1935), Shirley Temple, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee Bubbles, US Senator from New York Charles Shumer, Purple Heart, Medal of Honor

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Extra Notes / Call to Action:

Rhythm Tap Dance 1937 (John Bubbles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq38QLBE6wM

Buck and Bubbles Varsity Show 1937

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCpKx64EivE

THE SUN QUEEN | trailer | American Experience PBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=e07pJ0FPCGk

What’s Her Name Podcast by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

https://whatshernamepodcast.com/

https://pod.link/1320638747

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.

Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Section 1 Music:The Younger Generation by Ray Noble, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s

Section 2 Music: The Charleston by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s

Section 3 Music:Hep! Hep! Jumpin’ Jive by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Dance Crazy

End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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