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Word: tapster (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Once the boast of Harlem, now just a strong link in the Broadway chain, the Cotton Club doops a lot of colored hotcha and horseplay. Though much of the old animal verve of Harlem has given way to routine Broadway showmanship, the show has winning headliners in Tapster Bill Robinson (see col. j) and Crooner Cab Galloway; a pleasant surprise in Hymn Swinger Sister Tharpe; plenty of jungle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Revelry by Night | 6/5/1939 | See Source »

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