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THK CAEuUNlAN
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1946
New York
Showfronts
BY DON UK I.KIUUBDD
sI-LAKi.Abl DAYS ."VIAY KK-
^^ I.T I KO.M NAUON U, Cl Ul lAV
VOI{K W.ir Mubili/i.tion
. > n>r, Jaiin'. Dyruvs, Frt’sulo.il
unlil-h.iiid man in tis
:: O': 4.. Ihr buy* a fit. Fu >l
iiMil. lap al tiic ^umbti-rii wi u
Ihi- rail'
Hid d:iii
Rochester And Jack Benny
On NNN W Radio Program
: '-ii Kan.;!' City Call
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ly 111-- fa-
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..n^.nlK 1... J.ick U.
lIM ItlK-lfLS-
f . Ii. iiiiy t>M>i4r.iin .is
In- 1 (init api»*ar-
I .1 i-udi.) Inaiii
NKC N' f New>t).ipr
on F> briiary 24,
p- p il.ii
1 bt JK’Iil
.>i.ila.'s. -1 11^ Wdll
a..-, inrichcuiu and
. p tin fiitire .a»l
 r pli. b. the al lists
-k.,].. dull llL'illlA
.1.1 III '• ll .III.
.’.Ill’ 'A.iini Ic-llow
.. l.Vtl-li Ihfll, 'Al.;'.
C.iliiula' and I'lu
'i-i i
II.: to,
uuiiiiaucsbip be
ll iiocliesU-r, de-
.ntf > ais uf work-
try to
pcopli- l.iUi^n, ' says Ucii-
••.•!H'iis l)U.--iiicss. Each of
1 u ;v .,,1 u.d piuple. We
I'l 111 i.ub oni- a disUiitl
, .'.bich will binyi u syni-
ji.-uiut.c I i-.-p.'ii A- fioin listeners.
• I'liil II..in-. 1-4 nut repr-’senU.iii
.in\ or ,.ii .i:i;lie.'t;a le.idi-is, lie’s
llaiiio Ho. Ill 1 i» not Eddie
Ai.-o .--n pluviiiy 111. loll of a vul. I
!io.s Ijoti.- tv'., .iiKi believe ni,
lliiii-'.-v ii.iboiiy else like him!
i;. .ili.-iii j ih- tm'- requirement
of Ibe Itiim.v AllliOUilh .iii-
i:o,.i-.Cv 1 - .lie «ei,rl..>y considered
ap.ii I from the pi '>gr«yi itself, Don
Wilson, on the air, is a real person,
.i vii;,i p.irt of the Benny show.
Wtieti thi- h w travil.s. a require
ment . Ihr.i Uochester h.-ve equal
,,, • In St .lusi^^ih.
Wilson, 'in lUu air, is a r^l person,
u Vital part of the Benny show.
When the show travel.^, a require
ment is that Roche.ster have equal
.•iccnmmodations’. In St. Joseph,
Koelu.ster and. Mrs. Andcr.'on stay
ed in the s. le li'itel with the oth-
lioiiny and Rochester were heard
-•.'V NBC Saturday. February 24
r.l 2 30 EWT from Station KO.A,
Dii.vi r othcr-s on the program
were Paul RiilKi.s„n. Brnadcasling
from San Fiaiicisco, Lionel Hamp
ton and his erchcslra from Chica
go, ;ind war correspondenls from
rrarl Harbor, London and Italy.
• R.idle ter,.’ Benny and the on-
ihe toes of Ilf
•n llu'ir living ii.
e game by u n ■
ti.ii-.. loi- i-iiiff.\- that started l.i.t
.Monday.
Ti. - tdii'i t-i elo.f down eviy-
ihing at inidiiigl'' in order to .save
fuel .iiui lu coJi.serve manpower and
d-;.n-pi)iUdion is ilu- i-ne bl-'W to.'
lu V belli iiV the amii.--eii--'d
-IM-.-.l. I , V. ,1 as ptiforin. .- .ill
aloni'.
’i'll. M I- no (loiibt that Uyrne.s'
u laest js iei!iiMn,.u- The cuiirsc -.1
;ii;. V :ir f i.,M illing evt-iy ac’li.-.i
on the home fi'..nt .iiid only until
ii"W M- people h-giiiiiiiig to I ili/e
;:i what w.tr means. The
••■oil : !l hj -oldn-rs and olhers
■•■.ll . 1...M i-wnie li.iek fiom the figii'-
fi'.iil III Europe and the P.-eifie
aio irplite with di seniitiiin.s of
lertrictioii. pi .(-.(I .>11 civiliaii life by
:Im' ii.ih'.i i;i- in Ih-- vui'iuus w..i
/'•I. '1 p-1\il.ili.iii.s that jx-iph*
h. iv. ;.i uiidei ,v. in i-ountrii-w uliei-
Ilu- invade., hiv put m llieir ap-
pi-.i' .i-ee .111- hot dimly undirst.MHt
.Ml- heie, W.i'lungtoii feels that i'
1-. lime we .stalled i,> understand
Jii.-iwhat K,.III:-oil Whether Wa.sh-
iiii-/ 'U -.•• i.^h; IS not the qiii-.-tiuii.
I'he Older 5i...s b • ii given and llu-i.-
,.1. t--w who wii; have the leiiieii-
di.sil>ey
However. ;ii. .i-pects of the wliole
mailer bun. ii e to the belief th.it
I ei II..lie 111 lijim tray come ahoai
thi.'in-.ni llie i-oinplcle chaos th.it
will ri'igii III the aiiiu.senient fn lil
(!.||,|... III.- lust weeks of idjustiiu-ot
o iiiw -eh me of things. The p-- -
•ilidily 1-- iroiig that Hie old .speak-
i, i.y. the hole-iiitlic-wall, the good-
time n.it. amt the hou.se rent party
w;l! i-.i.ii,. ,i.i .iciuality again a*
1.-!.. dy eliaraetei-.s move out of fhe
I pul I 1- ev. .!it.i ttf hackroiims
[I i e ‘ll, le to i-viiiy on ncfarioui
» r.Mi. - s th:.’ V .mot do the home
i.i:l n-'.rale any good.
I'he i*-i irn ‘>f th-‘ f.andlady as
lai.iiler to be reck->ned with at
.1^ |a-riod merely a return to the
-Illy 192()s when prohibition was
I in effect and W’),. n the landlady,
wi h lier hafi-l h'.iise I'at, her chif-
llim- p.oty. her whi-skey served In
the milk hoilc or tomato can, wa.s
the cailiai figure in the amusement
plans of pe'iph- from many walk.s
life. The Baines’ directive may
i-imu the I.andlad.v far gn-ater fame
than -he ever enjoyed in the days
of prohibition.
The Colored entertainer Is ospec-
ially affected by this order since
there are few places even today
j where ho can find employment and
'line-- many of them are women. Of
Course, big orcliestrus, ''kc Lionel
Upton, Count Basie, Krskine
V kills, i.iicky Millinder, Andy
k, aiid 1-Jil Hines, which play
niiilil sluiids as a lulc and raise
young foituni'.s in siicli appearances,
hound to siifiL-r In communi-
:md town.- while people finish
. .ll livi-ljiirty or six o'clock,
he im-. have dintH-r, cliangi.
f. and do olhir chores, and
liiiu- foi the average dance
• 1.- I Ml I». .M , with the la-.l
•'l l bi ing playi-d about three
iK .md, >1. -‘MIC instances, a:
.. t. Ill- oii.-ck, I; will work a
u h.iuiship with oui tuuiing
• li. havi- to opi-n up. say, at
I'l-lock. and lio-c down a
n-llni'v 111 order to give th-
iii.v .1 i-hance to j>«-i out of th*-
plv.ci- in oidii to conf.irin with tlie
midnight Older of Director
I'loinotirs will think twi'ie
■on,, in ihi-ir pock-ts for big
I.' ■ to our top bands
idi i- till- conditions as outi
til- new W.-hingloi] edict,
in N'w' Yolk, t'afe Social/,
Ijiiown and Downtown, has come
It with a decision ttiul has a lot of
>mo:. i V ,iiil musicians in a dither,
iiiicy .1 > iphsoii, owner ol Uic
■i Id laiiiou- .Spots, li.is announceJ
.: is -.“iiv Cl ling i.is two places
.o iii.iuiai ' It simply incana
i.ihi-s .itid ciiairs on oui
nci- lli-iis,' tic said, ’’aiKt rc-
Tticii- IS a iiut-
. Ol  . ' w nil tlii-in too. I
u't know l..•w wi- Will work that
i, tor Us Ill's n.o'.'• is necessary
> >i- w I'o.ddnt meet the cost uf
' I t.imiiiciit with u dmnvr show
ll/. Ttii .lii.vcptisoti ciuiTtaitiei's
il..il- lij/cl Sc queen of the
>o.;ii-.wo..,-.iv ivoites, the tk'mund
Hall Oii-iii-siia, the Gene Fields
1 >-. till- I’hil iMooi’c band, newly
‘01/ 0, Jusli While, (aiiiuus gui
o .-pei-ijhsl. .m.t William Franklin,
III- toimei star of •’Borgy and Bess."
llie /an/ibar, however, i» plan
to cut Us stiow down to two
tartiiig the first at seven o'clock
and me .MCond around 10:lt0 P. M.
inu,. ^.viiig the people two com-
l iiie Miows iiistcau of three, and
.>1-0 n-v 111,; tin management time
to cic.i lout oi the place by rald-
iiiglil. i’ossibly Jose-phone of Cafe
.SiKifty may change his idea and
I'-'k to coiilinui- on a smilar^^licy
a- ill.it at the Z.m/ibar and Uie oth-
> 1 liUbs whl'l. Il«- owners are al-j
ii-ii jy making plans on how to keep
thin uusiiu-sscs going.
In Hailcin, where cabarets were
t-iijoymg a ‘.ilher mdd boom, the
ciiaiige in .schi-dules for shows is
no to have a serious affect because
ii.iil m (’iti/.(-ns out for a night uf
fun are those who get off from work
.ii-ound 6 00. 7:00 or 8:00 P. M. and
who do not gel started until 11:00
or 12.00 P. M. How it all works out
IS a g'-od study lor somebody in hu
man U-havior.
HARLEM BEAM
NEW' \OHK CITY .y'Nb)
L'UlttEW JsHALl. KING TUMulil.
ihc aUililig uewa tiial icaclicu us
.vloiiday ui the inidmglit closing was
■ he giealest shoik ol the wai to
Lliuauway . . , never beloii- lias
•ueli a calaslluplie stunned the day
lights out ol tile gay white way . ■
out they aio game sports and can
on Hie chin ;usl tike Jot-
Luuis.
Nobody IS quick to make a move.
. . . just wailing patiently to see
wtiat.s going to iiappeii. Uwneis ol
places on Swing .‘>2iidi Slieel are
singing the blues, . . as SL-ldum any
thing happens here before mid
night. W'hat's going lu happen to
such high salaried entertainers like
Gladys Bently and Billy Daniels at
Tondalt-yos. Dorothy Dunegaii
the Three Deuces. Art Tatum at ihe
Duwnbeat, L'na Mae Cailule at the
Onyx, Haael Ecott a’ Cale Society,
Bill Robinson, Louie iSatchiiio)
Aimstiong, Maurice Kocco et al at
the Zanzibar.
Wiseacres are mak-iig a valient at
tempt !u get a c-mpiutnise with the
powers to stretch '.tie closing Ul
a. m. and close down completely u
ntglu a week -Mondays to equalize
the situation.
Swing i.Wridl Street, the voice ol
"lln-pan-all-'y, ’ is still in a peck ol
trouble. In no danger, despite many
rumors that tlie world’s famous nit-
jery sector is due fur demise at the
Rockcfelleis lepuiedly want the'
.ground fur a new lou story addi
tion to Radio City. As slated some
Spijking of fine furs and dain-
K!!, Toiidaleyos i.- keep-ng hi-i Intu-
laii.e eumioi..ibk uiidi 1 lu
.vaiiiilli ol a luxurious rtalmg i-./x
silt, a soil, veiy soil lexture ul a>>-
inat-it-allitfis liial “U. putss an /v.>-
;uia kilU'ii.
i-;i-i
letti Uiir.ht.
t allnj
ng I
ihn^ Uto
,*l.ii
null..
leiy, III'
. .Ih ht-i
queen ui ai.miuii:.
•t at Tonil.-k‘>'
uaiid, T. Sgt. P U. Woodson, i-n-
ouie lu luskegee r lying tschuul
Mine lie Is localkd. I OUI Giecn,
sing, r, yu.'t back liom LSU toui to
Egypt and Hie far east Jimmy illie
laeer Butts creui ng much laughiei
ilh his eoiiieuy at Tondaleyos.
Coolie Williams and Eiia FiUgnald
al Uie Broadway p-iamouiil
28lh Katherine Dunham and
secretary-manager EiU cn Hamilton
uccupaiitb of the ir-a niiHion dolla.
Iiome III the exclusivi- Vus wvie g:-.
4-II a summons to court to aiiswei
charges uf nuisance m eunductmg
a Calypso uancing class. WiHie
iFari’ol-iiust-) Biyanl back in luwu
for a hut iiunule eniolt- to Deli
and Washigtun. .Maurita Guidon, the
diminutive pianist and song stylist,
the newest ovation in cntertainnieni
at Tondaleyos, neeiitly uf Pony Pas
tor* is the cute little co-ea who
graduati.-d fiom How..id U. wink
playing in a nightclub t>i covr . x-
pense — was given ultim..ium b>
the volh'.i f.-iculiy to quit or el-
JIVIN UP THE BLUES . . .
■S./iigstres-i Lena Hixm-. star of
"ZitgMd i olUes." gives the east
a lual with a little impromptu
ii.jiic with producti-compiiser
Huger Ed r The elnirming Lena
IS feitured in two numbers in this
Lciic:
,MGM tectmieoh
Now York,
Capitol Theatre
gat's bani'
(ll
am Now
goes into Uie
vith Xavier Cu-
d engage-
beginning Marcn ist.
iiMc.ii quality she went thruugli
rr piugrarn with great ease and
iidi I (aii'iing demunstiating that
I’l- veice w.i-1 always at her slight-
.t coinmaiid.
1. if the sup.'ib artistry uf Carol
1 lie was nut enough, her brother
!id aeeotnp.iiii.st, Jonathan Brice, a
iii-hed pianist, offend three num
bers much to tlie delight of the
h-.nie-li'wii folks who marvelled
at the talent of (he .-ister-brother
>nil>ination.
Miss Bum opened with an Italian
1
• Hut Lip • p.iAfc with his great
baiiii is on a lour uf the South af
ter playing the Howard (Washing-
lull, D ’) and Royal iBalHmore,
Mfl I theatres where the ork play
ed tu e:ipacity crowds. Rosetta
Williams IS the featured vocalist
with the band, F.xeUislve IPS
Photo
llaniptun Players To
Pri-sciil "iMght Must
I'all" March 2 And 3
IIA-.IPTdN INSTl’l'UTE. Vo.
Aiinounceinent has been made at
Hampton liihlilute of Die east for
■Ni.hl Must Fall.' a production of
the Communications Theatre at the
Ciiik-ge, which will be presented in
OmI- ii H..11 .March 2 and 3.
iiirceti'd by'Mis.-; Mary Wildhack,
in.-tiucl' . ol iliamalics in the Com
inuiucutiuiis Ceiiler at Hampton, the
(-•v-i of the drama includes the fol
luwint; suidenls: Mildred Hunter of
Roanoke a.s "Mrs. Bramsoii;'’ Joe-
qiielini- Brandon of Corona, N. Y.
"Olivia Gmyne;" Richard Clayton
of Norfolk, ' Hubert Laurie;*' Nao
mi Thomas of Indianapolis, Ind.
■Niiise Libby;' Parthtnla Robuison
of Hampton, “Mrs. Terence;*' Pau
litu- Mi-Uaniels of Atlanta. Ga.
"Dora Pai-koe:” Henry Madison of
Tulsa, Okhi. "Inspector Belslze;’’
unml Fred Alston of St, Louis, Mo.
ns "Dan.”
In addition to Miss Wildhack and
Dr, Anne M. Cooke, coordinator of
tlie Communications Center, the
production staff for the play Is as
ialiy nffecled by this order aineelwh.i do nut get started until IBOOL, sector is due for demise at the
there are few places even todny|oi' I2:0(i P, M. Huw it works out reputedly want the
vvherc he can find employment and | is ,n good study for somebody in hu- ,, ^ew 100 story addl
L-.lncp many of them are women. Of man behavior.
SEEIN’ STARS
With Dolores Calvin
LlL GUttN
Lil Green, the biucs quceti. has
igned a contract wilh Joe Glas
er and is booked to appear in
nite spots, and theatres througli-
uul the .u
I book this
I Joe Glai
liy. ihoiiioters can
riKtiun by wiiting
hifth Avenue,
/ York (20). N, Y.
J-JoLLYWOOO Jn ^RONZE
li\ KLBV ISEKKLEk fiOUDWLN
liULLVWOUD iC.NS) NoHi--
tig ill tile tii.--lury ul Los Aiigeiei-
IheaU’e gucis has iiit Iioliywuud
and cm nuns as Paul Uobcsuii'o
(Jlhellu,” bccui’ding to the buys in
Hie Know. Each lught secs Iranlie
enthu.-i.ists nulling about Hie tuyei
ul Uie thealri lioping iiial somebody
11 e.iiiicl se..ls I'siialiy, it's no
diee.
Lve days after .-,'jaU i'or "Utheilu'
went oil public sale. Hie Uiree
Ks supply u£ tickets were ex-
liausti-d. Even the benefit perfor-
laiiee fm Hie ■ ouikiI ou Afruaii
Atfatrs, wl.ich cost >ieket holder.-.
SIX and ten oolloivs pel scat, hung
lit ll '■ S. R. U. sign.
Draiiialic criliis vxltausled super-
ialivi s after opening night, declar-
thai Hobin.son's reading ol
.Stiakespeari's lines ale un -valed
Their raves are reminiscent uf the
leviews given Hie late Charles Gil
pin when he inofed Hollywo- d w Hi
Ins p-jrtrayal “f limperor Jones
Wtiile Jose Ferrer’s lago .‘Hows
the line aelor scope lu p.tiuy Hie
vvily. .-clii-iniiig plutler, Ula H.>gv»
makes an appealiii,{ Dcsdeu.ona
whose love for her husband is nev
er le.ssened d'spite his misiiu.-t ol
tier. Hubiiisun is m.ijestic as the
brave Moori.eh gciiPi'.il, worshipped
by his young oificers and highly
ie.'pi^td by slate officials. His
love for Desdemi.na n lender :
follows: stage manager — pearl
Ri ed uf Lynchburg; production man
agers — Evelyn St-ai- of Norfolk
lid DiTi’Sta Griffin of Corapeake,
N. C , electricians - Zachariah Mil-
burn of Hampton and Wallace Per-
kin.s of Chicako; sound — M'-rl' ii
Han is of Baltimore, business maii-
rjger — Gleiamat Primus of Hurdc-
ville, S. C.; pi-i>perlies — Cecilia
Gainer of Greensboro. N. C.; make
up - Sadie Brewing'.on of Rens
selaer, N. Y., and Thelma Johnson
of Tulsh, Okla.; costumes — Carrie
Norman of Roper. N. C.; program—
Geneva Simons. Staten Island, N.
Y. Scerrery for the production is
being constructed by members of
the Cornmimlcations Theatre and
the theatre workshop class of the
college.
-..'il.lul aii'i lie plays the part of
i‘-\ei v.itn tine icstiauil. Ralph
,..>>lni as C.issio git.-s llie rule ai
iiiliciiy -ii.u .'-.iii.itii .i.s th.- ky,
uii ii.iiii V, no • also u Hayed by
. EdiUi Kn.* ... i-ay in waiUug
i De.deiiioiia and Hie Wile of lago
aUp--l
. sbi. upua
r lov
ed Al'A'i', wliu kills ills beau
tiiui wile wii-n lie ut-hevt^ srie i:
un'ii’u-.' lo him.
I()S( AM.M Al SIIKINE
Atloio tusLaiiUW ceuus to Los
Ai.geks 1.. conduct the PluUurin.
1C oiche.N.i’j lui u singk peiloi-
nu.nce .it Hie Shnne AuJi>nuin
March 2. .W'liiey la.std Irum the
c uceit will bi used hi stall a ]
siuti fuiid Ii>i niembct.- the or-
chv.'tia. 'iln Souine.u C'ahfuuua
Syiiipn-uiy .\;>oi lau--1 hopes
leah/e $7(),IH)U Hum ihe conceit. Tu
most of u-'. Hit- noted coinpu.'-t
renn-niber* d U i-.uise of liis
Lu Die
like h 1
• id but '
1 And-
I hull
ersuii is III
di (1 yLjxs."
rillNGS Jit) l.(H>K
I OKWAKU TO
111 --..rly --piin,, .-ppeaiuncc at th«
I'tiiHti.iiii.uiiie in concert on Febru
..ly 2U, Roland H-.j- . come.- tu the
Emba- y /'• hl-iiium un March 3
Doiuihy .M..ynor is scheduled P-r
all e:.l\ ;pniig ..j.i/--.ranci- at the
J’mHi.ii monic and it is lumored
that Hi --i.tin- e.i t of ' t’aniici
Jone: ." ht.id. d by Mii-iel P.ilm wii
ii- . I t! • .Shi ine .Audi.ornini !>«■
foi iimim i rolls around.
Mtll, t AKIEK
I•uiill(•l-•t I*! ( C -ler, will) did
I-ti111 icily for M (ro-(f--|ilw’yn-May--i
• ll '('.ibin III ihi- Sa'/,' has iii.iv‘1
hi- typewriter out to Biirli.uik an.
i.s doing ;p'ci,tl publicity woik fu
Waiiui r.roHiers Sind." Phil wii
act iis publicist and advisor on al
W.oiiPr P.ro'hei:. pic'.urt s, helpin
Die :tudio to vteer clear of materi.i
obj(' tioii.ible U) N’e,;io tlwalre pat
rons. Warni-rs is lo be commended
for this fnrvv >rd-looking move. Now
if Warner Brothers will ju.-d dis
cover Monici Carter, Phil’s atlrac-
ive wif>', and sigii her for a good
role in pictures, we’ll say they are
very smart. Monica, aside from her
.NEW YOUKCilY tCNS)—RU.w Uwio Hus wc-cK, broke all records
•ND LULA Lul-.L lir~SUL'lS IN A'at Lhic.igo’s Downtown Uiealre.
illlNud . ■ • ' itu
ihu iiwiiuiui SOI
.'untry.
ills Vveek tU be uuiu iur iiulc
/Vii.c i'..s.sO, a -Oilg wriucli
-'ll ycais ago oy Uiuiiel Lni
Aesio iiiuMc'iali. uc-lasCU iias
111 against Hie pubiisneis.
Urai.i, a 'i ni.iviauiun, v.nu
iiam uou LoC'a c.ula, uU'.iiiis
, lie took it Horn a popular
aiu.tu two-step inelouy -iiu niaue
.lauuiis. lie sold it lo ivioiey
•sieiuuni, a young coi ediau,
u u-uugiii It to tills cuuuuy ana
u noS been iiiiioUUc.'U US the cum-
poscr oi me song null sella 3i,uUu
> a uay. .tlLaiiwhile, ise:-
ui'ounu saying lie wioic
Loeu Cola aiiu Ivioroy
•ViiisU'iclaiu lias Uone likewise.
IAUNeL HAHl-lONs BWli-„ r.-
•rdings niaue especial'y toi Hu;
tlWI, will be shippeu lu I'oriugai.
Belly SmiUi, wlio wioie "a lice
utovvs In Brooklyn,' has u sou m
oJlege whos wriliiig a play toi
m jH-Negi-o east. . . - ”Tiie ieiiip-
sl is having Houbtf proving it la
lot a iiiusKial and n-d to use lo
iiiusiciuns III the pil 111 a scale ol
^2 insli..‘i ol ^,1 since ope-iiuig
■I’hiy d.iim mnsi ale unneces
sary muaieijiis and blame I’eliUiu.
-lie OU’T ban on nighlspols, so lai',
has cut buMnes.s m New York Za
IK'i’ cent. Ji'- Ziggy ■ Johnson 1. .m
L’hic-.-go'.s El Giotto, Is irec-ianciiig
lu N»\v York vvtiere lie will begin
le- new sli'-vv at Hie l{endezvoUs.
BENNY CARTER, wlio drove
back fiom Kiciunond .. day before
lehai.-als for iheir i.oews Stale dale
week, also ' hack m lime lo
Us sevintee.. year old daughter,
B.-rhar.i, leave f.ir 11.my wood when-
ivy h.ive Jii.-t b'jugtiL a home. She
juie to Crhrislnias with bin:
lid liii-sii’l b' . n able lo get a reser-
adoii Miice to go back. He is st.iy-
ig will, hi.v Msler at 565 Fxlg. •
Diiibe bifoie making a l5ur of onc-
niKlitei’.-. that lead him and Uie band
back to Hie loa.-^l Mabel Fairbank:
.-kaluig Ihrough news reels ol
All-Am«rican. Mary Bruce, whose
Siarliuds peiformmcd -•t the Bela»
Thr.itre Sunday, was ill for days
ttial /ollow.-d. i.eighla Whipper,
^ple’s cover, lias changed her
,1 .ilmiil Hollywood She wan
et out th--ie :ind see if ^he can
e lyiics for (h.- fllnu. Louis
Jord.iii is what makes the
ount show.
Toiidaleyo. formi r Wilh-dminD
ray, now vvif.- of c-f-' owner Johi
•vy iHk- cafe was n:iim-d for h-’i’i
lias :i two thou-aiid doll.u pl.itn.
T that ti.i-- Bns»Jw-.iy looktna
twice Dorothy D." Iridge- N'chol i-
Iriwl to get -me lik> M bul wj''- un-
•iiccp.ful. Miir. Louis goes into
the Apollo .dai.h 2nd with Cecil
Scott’s blind UIK1 I>eek Watscsi and
his Brown txits. Marva. say,. Bill-
John Slnieklefuiu, Cleveland aitur-
• .--Leing the town alter 21) years.
He was lormerly Irum Arkansas.
lUi/el Scott a.d Adam Powell quar-
iclled al her Cule Society spot.
LENA HORN comes lo town this
Vv.ek fol her Capitol Tlieatre ap
pearance. Newspic Magazine, Amer
ica s fastest growing Negro maga-
£ine, bcoopc-d the country on ac
tion ihuis from Lena's new picture
•Zicgfeld Follies" in thier February
i>sue. The film premieres at the
A.slui- 'Theatre here in May. Inci-
deuuilly, Newspic's young editor,
Edwin Jenkins, from Birmingham,
.stayed in town al a Theresa Hotel
suae u few days planning a gigantic
stibscripliun drive in this area.
Mildred Bluuni, celebrtaed hat de-
.‘■igiii r on the coast, is moving from
her cozy 4 room home because ol
war prices- and is house-hunting.
.She is one uf many affected with
new luling.s. WMCA’s first Negro
iff annnuuncer, Gordon Heath, be-
is this week.
,Mury Bruce’s Starbuds
Slrul Stuff On B’way.
NEW YORK (CNS) — With a
lispl; of 65 dancing kids, Mary
driiee brought her talented group
nlo the packed Bclasco Tlieatre on
44th Street, off Broadway, for o::e
night in their second Starbud show
>f tile sci
Cutest of the evening was 4 year
lid Baby Cynthia Schueler,
iiiw ’'Slormy Weather"
dre.--
liun tu Radio City. As stated some
months ago in this column, the
block in question bounded by 51st
and 52nd street. Sth and 6th avenues,
IS slated to be the first new struc
ture for mid->town Manhattan.
Tondaleyos and Club 18 next do-ir
already have had new leases denied
by owners and given 90 days notice
for evacuation. . . but that's uniy a
legal formality and not definite. Of
course, the war hinges on the whole
matter, with no immediate alarm.
News Around The own. . , RHa
Moen, star of Porgy and Bess, re
cently returned from natiunwidf^
lour in from the Pacific coast, feet-
gucst of honor at Tondaleyos
Cek-jrity night Tiaisday. . .also
were her two lovely daughters, Sue
Moton Burnett, and Gladys. *rhe lat
ter Mrs. Gray Is a resident of Ja
maica, L. I-, while Sues is the wife
of Dr. Stanley Ish, Jr., interne a'
Freedman Hospital. Washington. .
the party were Mr. and iMrs
Cyril Crocker, chemist In ‘he Bu
reau of Standards and his wife is
statistician in office of the U. S.
Quartermaster General. Millionth
serviceman lo visit the Harlem Rec
rention Center on Seventh Avenue
arrived about 10 p m. lust Friday
and was greeted by executive di
rector Willie F. Parris, and her staff
of lovely hostesses. Reservations
were made for them at Tondaleyos
R .nday. . .he was Seam.in 1-c James
(Jimmie) Taylor, uf AHiquppa. Pa.,
escorUd Miss Annetta Sylvester, a
hostes-s of the Center.
The prety. port June, wife of Bil
ly Eckstein ,urk leader and tp-oon-
er, planed to Los Angeles to cud
dle her sweet singing papa, wearing
a new dyed fox lynx cc>at that is the
feast of all eyes.
L Ulv L'UU' llUlli UU-tfU ^uim
graduated from Howaid U. while
playing in a nightclub tu cuv r ix-
pense — was given ultimatum by
the L’ollgv faculty lo quit or fh---.
Bob Howard, riiiy Grin-es amt
Jimmy Dukes at the Spotlight. Kiiic
Cole 'Frio, Jimmy Kugcis al I.ocvs^
Stale, Andy Kirk al the Api.H->
That was a swell parly at Cafe So
ciety wilh Hazel Scott, i.ary iG(h>o
Deal I Sleele, Count Ba.sie, Leona
Lucky and Conj'reiiinan Adam. .
Duke EUingt-in calle-l his office
"secretary department. " Oh yes, the
Duke’s lu-wfsl song ’Doiit You
Kii'iw I L’aie’ i. a honey.
It is hoped Hial the lamil.v feuc
iM-lween Fiedi Washington, fo.im-r
star "f stage, m-ne nccntly then-^
trical editor of the People’s Voii’i'.' N''
who is seeking assistance in her i nd
claim to hold her position, may
bring about an amicabie setlleirrnt
The Newspaper Guild of New Yui k
has asked Adam Pow«-!l to rescend
the order for her dismissal GkJiiii
Swell, noted chaleuse. Is greatly im
proved after her rccen'. Illness ati'l
her brother, Randy Dixon, (nerte.i'
correspondent of Hu- Courier, is al -i
on hia feet after being hospHahz •-!
At Tondaloyes , Mr and •M''-
Ted Poston. OWl, Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Brown, and
Mr. and Mrs. A Nurse; Mr. .md
Mrs. U. S. Poston; Mrs. G Warner.
Robert Anthony, Bobby Sawyer.
Chick Gaylotd; Sam* Wilcox and
Mrs. Ixniis Burrell, of Cafe de So
ciety. Chicago; ,Miss Oeilrude (BH-
Morrii.
caroiTbrkY"
CAROL BRICE
oup 11 Mio Bel Foco,'* by Mar-
Ho. ' Lungi Dal Caro Bene," by
I'll rid "Vittoria. Mio Core," Car-
let me," she held up both hands. In
. one, she was cairying a handker-
who I chief almost as big as she was. Ip
long I between phrases, she would dry
th a buckgroLirid of ‘chorus' her tears.’ Cynthia also brought
:irls in long diesses walking arouitd’down the h>)use witti a rendition of
h.iking Hicir heads. When she sang'Shoo Shoo Baby in a short blue
all I do is pray tlie good Lord wiHldress. When she sang "but now f^'s
wearing the navy blue," she looked
atlractiveness, is one of the prin
cipals with the Savage dance group
In her spare time, she dCbigltf stun
ning hats as does het cousi|. Mil
dred Blount.
TREVOH BACON
Tievor Bacon sensationsal sing
er appearing with Tab Smith and
hia orchestra at Cafe de Society
in Chicstgo.
down at her dre.ss. then tupned her
foot in bougie woogie styh
There was everything from ballet
• to boogie woogie; Leona Laviscount
did a ballet solo and boogie was
represented by little Daisy Gales,
who did the Shorty George, in un
imp costume. "Following the Lead
er" featured 4 year old Glenn Den-
nard's talent to do routine work the
I older boys did. He would follow
them, doing it longer and harder.
The Starbuds. all elaborately cos
tumed. were a definite credit
their coach. Mary Bruce, former
Chicago dancer Bill Robinson, great
friend of Miss Bruce, came in be
fore intermision from his duties as
: performer al the Cafe Zanzibar and
I brought Claude Hopkins from that
revue to play for him. "Uncle Bill. ’
'as the Bruce kids call him, expUin-
led the fundamental and intricate
steps of soft-shoe dancing as his
'eager listeners gathered round him
'and watched in wonder.
Mary Bruce has indeed made a
step forward in the theatre world
for the Negro. We can surely ex
pect her starbuds to be stars at
any future time. But, right now
Mary Bruce just sighs when she’s
congratulated for the show anil says
"I’m Just plain worn outr’
-'ltd group in German con-
"Dei Sclimctti-i’ling Ist in
Veilicbi.' .111(1 "Im Herbsi,"
l)j Rob.it Finn/-, and "Lllernei."
.•tllainai'iil.’ by Schubert.
B. in- piOsciitcd "Noc-
' Sliaip Min r. ” by Chop-
liitcrni-’/zi,■” by Brahms;
;e RitucHe de Feu." by D--
Falla
In Miss Brice's next group she
cd Huvni.iii l.iillabyc'," Maslon;
V Di-iiin." Onex. ' 0«.me Down tc
Kew." Dies; and "The Tryst." by
Sibelius.
She concluded with Hie followinc
roup of spirituaL- "Talk About A
Chile That Do Love Jesus, " "Hard
'I'liaD." ’’Oive Me Jesus," and "My
Good Lord Done Been Here.”
nsK JI BILEE SINGER
AT AAT COLLEGE
TR11IMPH.S AT HOME
OREENSBORO— The Fisk Jubl
lee Singers appeared here at A. A
T College in Dudley Audltorlun
Friday night.
GREENSBORO — Carol Brice re
turned to Palmer Memorial Insti
tute and to her many friends re
cently (Tuesday night February 20)
and brought a brilliant contralto
which, it is generally con
ceded. is designed to carry her to.
untold heights The capacity audl-1
Try This New Amazing
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