Sanding (dance) the box of rosin before matches to improve his grip. Sims' popularity as a tap dancer and career at the Apollo certainly made him one of the most if not the most influential sand-dancer of all time. Sand dancing was also used by the popular comedic vaudeville trio, Wilson, Keppel and Betty. They spread sand over the stage in one of their most well-known numbers, "Sand Dance". In their performance, there was no allusion to African American heritage; rather to the sandy environs of Egypt, a clear inspiration for their number. In spite of this deviation from the African American
20th Century Limited Union Station in Chicago. Otherwise it follows a route similar to the "20th Century's", except west of Whiting, Indiana (near Chicago), where it switches to the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. Eastbound train #38—"Advance 20th Century Limited", on February 7, 1930; Sampled at Chicago, Illinois. Westbound train #25—"20th Century Limited", on March 17, 1938; Sampled at New York, New York Eastbound train #26—"20th Century Limited", on September 6, 1943; departing Chicago, Illinois. Westbound train #25—"20th Century Limited", on March 30, 1965, sampled at Cleveland, Ohio The "20th Century Limited" was the setting for a Broadway musical