 Adelaide Hall was the star attraction, and replacing Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in this version were, John Worthy and Ed Thompson.Blackbirds returned to New York to briefly tour the East Coast again in September, but its return coincided with the famous Wall-Street Crash and there was no work.In April 1930, the United States Census takers arrived at the Thompson residence on 7th Avenue, where Mrs. Myrtle Thompson mentioned that she was employed as a entertainer with origins in Alabama.