[1] It was originally titled Tan Town Topics in hopes it would be picked up by Broadway.
While the revue featured music and singing, including the subsequent hit "Aint Misbehavin'", it was praised for the cast's dancing, including its male and female chorus lines.
[4] Louis Armstrong made his Broadway debut as part of the show's ensemble.
[5] Cab Calloway later joined the cast as a replacement at Armstrong's recommendation.
[6] Calloway later adopted the song "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue," originally sung by Edith Wilson, for his performances decades later.