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I agree.FROM; PRESS fjflpjy ..\ WILLIAM MORRIS AWmt> INC* Page 2 THE WILL MASTIN TRIO Starring SAMMY DAVIS. JR. Coast, Will had young Sammy audition for, and win, a role in an Ethel Waters picture for Warners titled "Rufus Jones For President," later he played in "Seasons Greetings," also ?╓¬ for the same company* As the depression deepened, Mastin had to cut the act once again and as vaudeville began to fade into theatrical history, the Will Mastin Trio was born. For the next ten years the Will Mastin Trio labored in the vineyards of showbusiness. These years were the weaning years for Sammy Davis, Jr??, when he learned his profession, every piece of business, the superb timing, the deft comedy touch, all the subtle nuances that have since placed him at the top of the ladder. While the trio was filling an engagement at a theatre in Michigan where the late Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was playing, the great star was so taken by the youngster?╟╓s evident talent that he asked Will lastin to bring Sammy to him for some extra tutelage. The lessons found an apt pupil, and Robinson and his student put in countless hours as Sammy absorbed the skill and wisdom that was Bill Robinson. The trigger-like turn of the heel and toe, the lightening-like of arms and legs, the rapid twist and turn of body, the thrill- packed finale that inspires the burst-of-glory ending. (more)