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Article: The Nicholas Brothers: still kicking after 62 years; often called the ultimate in show business survivors, the entertainers continue to showcase their talents.
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- May 1, 1991
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A standing-room-only crowd of about 500, comprised mainly of skiers, sit excitedly at the Limelight Room in Sun Valley, Idaho, awaiting the beginning of a tribute to tap. The audience is all White.
In the crowd are youngsters who have absolutely no idea what the excitement is all about. Their parents, sporting smiles of certainty, calmly assure them that they are in for an education and a treat. The dubious youngsters have expressions of dread.
When the lights are dimmed, scenes from the all-Black 1940s musical Stormy Weather illuminate the room. In the movie, Cab Calloway turns the stage over to two eager, tuxedoed youngsters, Fayard Nicholas and his ...