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Dancers Charles "Cholly" Atkins, Charles "Honi" Coles, Mae Johnson, Alyce Key, and Gary Lambert "Pete" Nugent, Los Angeles, 1940s

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At table, left to right: Charles "Cholly" Atkins, Charles "Honi" Coles, Mae Johnson, Alyce Key, and Pete Nugent. Atkins and Coles, preeminent tap dancers, performed together for nineteen years, starting in 1940. Atkins was an expert wing dancer, while Coles's specialty was precision.
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Merriman, Ted
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Dancers Charles "Cholly" Atkins, Charles "Honi" Coles, Mae Johnson, Alyce Key, and Gary Lambert "Pete" Nugent, Los Angeles, 1940s

Actress Mae Johnson on the opening night of Two in a Bed at the Musart Theatre, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Actress Mae Johnson in the middle of a a crowd, behind the Musart Theatre (1320 S. Figueroa) the opening night of the play titled Two in a Bed, which she performed in with Louise Beavers. Mitchell Miles is in the foreground with his back to the camera. Sentinel reporter Wendell Green is standing to the left of Mae Johnson. Millie Monroe is standing at the far right, dressed in a light-colored fur coat. The gentleman standing to the right of Mae Johnson is possibly Bob Bennett.
Date:
February 27, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Actress Mae Johnson on the opening night of Two in a Bed at the Musart Theatre, Los Angeles, 1946

Dancers Charles "Honi" Coles, Charles "Cholly" Atkins, Mae Johnson, Alyce Key, and Pete Nugent, Los Angeles, 1940s

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At table, left to right: Charles "Cholly" Atkins, Charles "Hone" Coles, Mae Johnson, unidentified woman, and Pete Nugent. Alyce Key is standing behind the couple at the piano, with a man's hand resting on her shoulder. Atkins and Coles, preeminent tap dancers, performed together for nineteen years, starting in 1940. Atkins was an expert wing dancer, while Coles's specialty was precision.
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Merriman, Ted
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Dancers Charles "Honi" Coles, Charles "Cholly" Atkins, Mae Johnson, Alyce Key, and Pete Nugent, Los Angeles, 1940s