The act supported the entire family and their father Ananias was upset when 19-year-old Nyas left the act in 1932 to marry 27-year-old Valaida Snow, a popular African-American entertainer. Ananias replaced him with Warren. Ananias disapproved that his son married a woman eight years older so he investigated Valaida.
Ananias's support for the entire family was put to the test when Nyas, then 19, left the act in 1932 to wed Valaida Snow, a prominent African-American entertainer who was eight years his senior. Ananias was not pleased with this arrangement and investigated Valaida.