What was the Nicholas Collegians orchestra?

The Nicholas Collegians was a musical group formed in the 1920s by Ulysses and Viola Nicholas, the parents of the famous tap-dancing duo, the Nicholas Brothers.1

As professional musicians, the couple performed together in pit orchestras for Black vaudeville shows throughout the 1910s and early 1930s. After settling in Philadelphia in 1926, the family continued their work with the orchestra, which notably performed at the Standard Theatre, one of the city's largest and most prestigious Black vaudeville houses.1