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PAGE SIX THE CAROLINIAN SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1946 New York Skowfronts »v iM>v i.KUiiinn Nt-.W VUKK Al ;i,i- uUi;i s-iiK.it Kiibjii liU'u over iii Ihe li> m l ol Niu V..ikV iiizy .mi'Uoii, oi,' 1,1 tlio 1I.O&I tiiui.'iial niUMcal Ill 111. uu.-uiea.s l^ l,i.;llll\ •.MIII..II1; III Illiiul;. wall till’ll iiiimiii.' umiaioii i.i .'oiiijs lh».l ...■ 1U1-. I 1..111..1.U1..0 u.i. . U..I .a l- li III. .. .1- lu'l .IIIU I •iiid iJiisk. Tiiiy I Kllii;:l ailii I'ullilllol ■tiid III k’llo.iiik Lii liliilii-il Hie Hoy.il l.iiKl dial a I 1111:111. W.l.-. llli- liMHl. .11 VI. Ill pal.ii llii'y bu .iiiiily ul h iiid I'viluii Ullfa oI MARION ANOICRSON llivl nu'liidy anu inn :ii in.ii iiv iiaai.i llicin 111 u-uiiii lo StocKliouii .nil pi.iy Uieri-. Tin.- iii\a..tiaii w.U u Ulkvtl up i-nla ullvi lliv w.ir. (.'olvlll.ltl. L'.iWI, •ili'l .Siniuii lllvl vvlivii itiiy all wviv till iiiOvi.' ul iivwly-luiiiiiU Hall JoiiiiMiii Cliuii, ■ he iioy-'' >ol(i niv liie utlici in^nl xvlii n 1 wa.s tlii-ir >;ii( >l at the Ka ban lllvu. VViUi ihi- ii.ill Jaliiiauit Clioir lliv.'. Uni puny will but bo pciletlly vaiiUiil. liiey luaiiil .'itnvliy vliutal x^uiK auiiii iiilely ill Ail u( them. p.iiUeularly Mtlle (iu.' biiiiuiu, iiau a well ue* lilted liair tor voiiieUy and tney waiUtd lo do Mainelbiiig with it tiu, XMlh several oilier .•-inyera, Uiey foiMied a yioup called ‘ The Ken lucky biniiciV' and set out lur Luu ope wiicre their successes are a matter ul recurd. Liradually ineiiibei's ul tJie lru->p*' drilted away until only the liii'ce were Kit. lliey did wry well lur tliLiiiselves and, with Tied Martens, their eneryctic ayeiil and niaiiayer. dreamed up the iiaine, ' O.iy, Uawii and Dusk,’ as they were passini; away their time on a bus lukitiK Iheiti Hum one job lu aiiuUier. They xxcie a bit supeislitious about Uie name then, but it bu'uyhl them luck. Tiivy weie siiiyniy in Sluckliulin 111 lyjil and war just aruund lire uitnir. llein^ Anmicati .Natiunals. they well' uryed lu reUirii hutuo be- fore It was luo late, and tney did without reyrel. They expressed themselves ais beiiiy aiixiuus lu tiy their talents beiore audience: their nuUve land alter alinusl ten straight years in Europe. Once back in America the book ings came fast They appealed Marion Anderson To A. & T. College On March 29 .Mari.iii .\iiJ''r.so:i AinerifhV ' .;Ma' loMi.ilto. will appear in • vuiivii -T. til .Agiuunural anil ■l.,hnic;u Co,age ul N.nth Car- ■ i.‘ii.i, 'i'lnirs.lay, .Maren 21) al b ]>. in lie: in.inage; ; ■ I tin beloved • .sjigi i ironi .;e! pastoral retreat ■ IWi-.. Inc' .-.'iniiner. and both • I .i.-.iiin. Wire meinoiable. Tile liisl wa.s an appeaiance as .. i..'i ’.vitii l;ie New '^'ork Phil- : ].,..::ion;e OriiiesU'a at the Li-w- ; o,,:i .Sla liiiiTt. The date wa.'S Ju- THEY WII.E Et.ItVKK ON TOLIt I hhif. qtifi'n. and Noble Sissle and His ly 11. As it happened. July 11 was the dav on which Ciein ral Citarkes Je (iaulle. un his lung-heiakled Visit lu Utc Liiilid Stalls, vva.s in New iulk. LiUesl euiiduelur Eiteiu Kui'U iiud jUsl lelUiiKd lu Uie puUiuin atlei the uileritiissiun, and Aiiss Anueisun sluga un ttlc stage ready lur iier cue, wiieu a ueaiiung May- ul Da Uuaidia einelged, uehurJ nmi ine taa xaiiky gcneiai whuiii iigi.iuig riance auuiingly' coiis Lite ' Dung Aisparugus. 22,UUU New yurkel's sprang iiuin Uieu' seats, Kurus uaum and Alaiiair zVnUersun sUxxl oeiwwn Uie Tnculur and uie bur oJid Stupes onu siing Da Mar* sciiiaise. Cieiierai de CiauUe siouu, cap m liand, and sang too. I Xiie sung went up Dum 22,Udd uu'uaLs as well, a piuyer lur tiie speedy liueiatiun ul i; ranee. t\neti uie Denerai and tiie May- liud gunc Uie a'ddieiiee setUed uaeK lur Uie seculld nail ul the concert, it iiiigui nave ucen An- li-ciiiiiax. But "nu less Uu' ling was Marian Andeisuu,' repui'led Uic- New VuiK Fust, and Uie end ul iiei sung was Uie signal lur a iive-iuinuU; uvaUun. The secuiid event was an eigiit- day U'lp lu and U'um iluiiywuud lor Lhe sake of one euneert at tiie Buwl. Tlere was nu Be Uauile, but Miss Anderson biuke an at tendance I'ccurd wiucii itud stuud the Bowi lor ten years. CANADIAN SINGER HOPES FOR NE(,R0ES IN OPERA ! .1. .»• . in.i. CITY iCNSt — ’ i.itlye V'. ill" .. :li! ..ttraclive Cun-1 .. i.iii I'lYia.nii, who inudo her ..'.’.a 1,. II i. i.iu l:.st week, hiipc.i ..V i.i .,piMi Wilt lii-vilop becuu.se. •X. a.iM: II.I- vuic . and the ability 1 ■ 1 V. Ml ii .,x ,..i s gel into the Mel - ( 1- -1 1-I-. i.i lii«i.-xe 111 New 'YoiK, ! x .> wi.i a suiei-^ us well as III- .-i.ipiiM- i.f the .-.a.-Mii." i i-i l.ye, t. ll. blui-k-hairi d and 1 .'ingle, wi ii-hed uuh word with ex- 1- ivi :i ml III li), S(. Nicholas! Axin.ie ap.i.tMiiit. as ihc ciinfe.ssed i In.it ihi'ies ninh-i. , .'he'd like belter I 1 .. : ..I, Mil; .,I1 UJHT.I Ul lhe .Met, 1 HiT fiivi.iite i:. •■•Aid.T' Her uinbi- l.iiiis In j'.uinvy to liie old upcr.i 1 11 where .\l:s CmiielUi.s Van-i ulnl; luiws up evt ry season on! ni lit wi.ippe..i ill diuiimnds ' : lid fur . begun in Halifax Caiiuda ' ’ ■ i.v.a!. St. Huptist Church. ! I. -1 h anil Piiiti.i White, an- • 1 I ir.iltii who rained fame at t. II.dt. 'Uiig in the church choir and went In sehonl tn'ether. Portia was baek.'l ige at Beltyi's debut and h k hei h aid watinlv as they re- t .i ■■I'lid their Canadian days. Aft- r -^tudyiTig muiic under her iroiher, the young singer went to ■he Ml irnp-ilitaii (N iiM'rvutory in fiiiad.i befiiic Cuming to New Vui k It was ill Virginia, while vi'- I I.-' iici eier and taking Ole Apex be.niii • in.'e. that Ihltyi* ta.'-ted ijim imw A( her fii>: music lesson. I he wa' rotnpi'lled to knock on her hei'' back door I’scd tu thi- fiei.iuni I.f C.in.ida, ReMye came •» Vuik Fur lur debut, she was i cii.iched tliiie time j week by Julio (uuk F'letiih les-soivs and made 1 'itieiiiile I f sleejiin I. eating and Hi ;- uIiiIs are M.iimn .Nnderson for 'Miici :t 't .ce and Helen Traubel for lopef.i I'nlike most singers. Bettye ■ k- • iiutliiiu; fur her throat before an appe.ir.iriee. She walks right out jand ',i’!-x |i> sing She loves large ' iiutt- ".-■lyle earrings and diamond liii '-, but seldom wears them on- 't:u’,e. . N iw that the liebiit is over, Bettyc , V. urhei-x: will have time for crochet in.' knitting Mid conking, all of iwhix'h lu- claims to be an expert • .if Thin, she'll jiack for a concert Ilnur She insists traveling is her ! weakness, whether it's in a stream- i lmer. taxi, boat or a broken-down pillopy. But whfiever she goes, this C.m.idian contralto will speak out 'hat her race can do wonders in the I Met. for she loves "grand opera |bl■^l of all." [CLAUDIA McNEIL, jCHANTEUSE SHOWSTOPPER The Girt of the Week U charm ing Claudia McNeil, the chante- ise, whose meludic singing is topping every show at the popu larly frequented Murrain’s Cab- iret in New York. —Lb !-i e. tiieir native land ullei almost ten straight years in Euro]>c. Once back in America the book ings came last. They appeared jn various places, such as. the Jei Dei III Columbus, Ohio, Frank Palumbo's in Philadelphia, and the PeU'i bluy- Vfsani Room in IJulfalo. Thai's where Julias Monk came into Lite picture. He heard them and signed them lo come lo Nc w York and al the Ultimate East .'Vilh Street bistro xvhich IS Uiibaii Bleu, they clicked heavily and their curienl engage ment IS their second extended slay ..I me place. Night clubs are not Uie only places Ml winch Day, Dawn, and Dusk li.ive scuicd a pupulaiiiy bulls eye. They have been a U- uivndoU' bux- ufUee draw al the llKuUes aiiu tiuve uoiie auiiie migtiiy Inie recurdings. 'Tliey went on a toui recently Uial s.iw Hum open ul Uu raniuus LuUn Cjuurler in Chicago w .icre the ori ginal lour wcL-ka' ei. ..gcinenl was extended by popuJ.ii deii:and to fourleeii weeks. While there Uiey signed lor Slapsie .Maxies Cafe m HoUywood loi a run oI six weeks. It was while they were on the west coa.-xi that Day, Dawn, and Dd“k a fe.iUire .singing slmg m the Colum bia I’lcturi', "Dancing in ManhalUn. Ill addition lo many Amciicaii Mings. Day, Dawn, anu Duak sing iiumber.s in Swedish, French, Dei- man, Jewish. Dani.sli. lUiliuii, and Wallom, wbicl. IS a French dialect used ill Belgium. Thdr joml hobby is delving into .song lore of all landr lu find songs whieli are new iliffer. nt lo their audiences.^ Buddy Johnson's Baud Waxes Plays, Sways Slays 111 Eaiis' I'avor By Tea YaJoa 11 wasn’t just Ids I'^cordi^ of "That’s The blutl You brOfU Walcli" that has kept Buddy Joimson and Elis OrchesU'a sdar- ina honui-a wiH» Uio nations DaQ- ing top banns. The composer, bandleader who has been acclaim ed America’s supci'lative expon ent of swmg plays and svvays with his rhyUim and merely stays in Uie fans' favor. _ . i Featured with the Johnson mus-1 ical aggi’x’ealiM' ‘ and Special: Lil Green, popular blues queen, and Noble Sissle and Mis Orchestra are stated for a x-country tour of one-nighters (playing ball rooms. nite clubs and theatres). They begin on Mar. 15. Promoter* inter- .:5ted arc urged to contact Joe Glaser. 7-15 Fifth Avc., New York ?0. N. Y. SEEIN’ STARS With Dolores Calvin Dell oil Bowl. Here was no i>e Gaulle, but Miss Anderson broke -m at tendance rccurd wliicii iiad stood ui the Bowl lor ten years. TJie wurld-faniuus contralto's appearance iiere al Uie A &i T col lege will be her only appearance m North Cai'uliua during Uie cur rent season. Lyimc Sherman To llaiidie Vocals On Sever al Basie Recordings ■ llg. UIIV p'MlCl, Wll X aim V pm iiei. ■ ayilig al Hotel Capitol. li,.s Is .\eWM ; . l..;v lllagaZ.i.e is xaulillig lui liupvll Oiaiil, coUl- pu.'vi ol Kain aim CaCa Cola wiio ill AS 111 town this wecA aim ...nvtd .it L.aDuaiUia FielU. He liu. ii l Oucii iii.iiu li'uin since. Diauis iiussioii was lo ^ut loi i--yallivs ot nio song ..huJi eoineiiiaii .xluuy /Nin.-.eiu.ii.. Is C'llieilit.t. In -n eiloH to lii>J him, they haVi cheikiu all lioti .s ■ III Hailvm and Nt v, 'i--iK', loial ni'ivp^ iip-i.-i .iiid Cl leUi ity bet Vive, which Is .suppu.'vU to lind rviebii- .... lu tie in "On Tiie Miivii sl.irs bunu Usato, but ■ ' hei .1 nice bonus tu give It.-- Kh.ip.'OOy. iilues inter- as Jell liie Three Sixes in :ui Dxiiiioy.' in Baltimore, r- w.i.s to travel on a coast ouUkmi s'uites, but due to lli.ih.ts wilii the OUT, It may ■ - .iiix I’iii’d. i'iien lier husband .\iw,ni; Wallis lui back home. l..CH>l.N'l'.\i.l-V. . Tile town still ui.iie.s h-'W Wxiili'i Wincliell gut t- news lh.it lhe Joe Louis di- •rve IS oil again. .Maivu's due in Wll ihn weik fx 1 her Apollo I .V. It'.til Biimy Caller and Louis -lU.iii leeoiding. And, if it's any ‘ platters . . C.ilvii.News Service is mov- ' King.” (j to Us lu w iiuwntown office on .Mnxino Johnson, a newcomer, is u, . el. Ill l.iet, iJio moving men the Baste band’s new featured 1- .V..M1II, move my desk, but femme vocalist, replacing Thelma III .'lill ivpiiig here- Tiiey'rc angry Carpenter. M.ixinc will in.ikc her c ,,i-. 1 v.-.h'l give up the type- disc debut at one of ‘.he Cmml’s fu- ..111 ’ turc recording sessions. NF.VV YORK — Lynn Sherman, wife of Count Basic's pcrsunul mali nger, Milton Ebbiius, and hersuU a former name band songstress, is slated to handle Uie vocals with the B.isu- oichcsira on several forth- coming Columbia discs. Lovely Lynne sang with the bands of Jack .Marshurd. .Sonny Burke and Sam Donahue in her pre-marlial days, and several years ago recorded three standards witii the Count and Ins bandsmen. "My Old Flame.’" "All of .Me." and "More Than You Know," Inch were hailed among the finest • released by lhe "Jump Marva Louis, sophistication it- in Chicago, drew in $31,000 wortli self, returns to New York for a of business. The last pi isoii to week at the famed Apollo Thea- come anywhere near was Lionel tre. Billboard, this week, records Hampton .nicl b.ind who drew tlie fact that Marva. during her I S.tO,lMH» Mai v a. wh . lelieai s.-.x sev- week at the Downtown Theatre ' en l1ou^^ a day, is preparing a ne?.' Dorothy Donegan Wows Night Club Audience I By Ted Yale* lot one pvi luiniaacv—llio lolluw- -- jng days maiineu. 'I'ho vuilunuis Talk about your meteoric riseal yLtied Uit-iiisclvcs iiuaiso uu- nvxi u Ukes more than „,.a .suclt fheha pnm.y‘.‘■’.'i;""'; Ho describe Uie aiuazing career o piano bench, ^tailed to play Dui'uthy Donegan, slutpely piunisl t_jiopiu.s "Minuu.- VYui.z .»i !whu la swingmg Chopm ana Men- j,iiuighl coiiceu-i.ad .'ly.e. To i Uoisutin Uiese nights al Uie 'lluee i,,,,ua cuaiigeu. a s.mi. Jiie-- llyJUi XOI -x 'ml isU'ei.'l Pt 1.. .1./i . ,1,1. I. . I- . !i . lineup of songs especially for th« Apollo cngageiT.ent Her last sing ing dale in New Vorl; was al the C.ifi Zan/iba.. on Bio-‘dway, for three inonlhs —C.nlvin’s News St-rvle. LNK SPOTS SET 10 THRII.I, MILUONS The Ink Spots featuring Billy Kvnny, with Bi-rnice Mackey, Bil ly Bowen, Cliff Givens and theii ( ver-presenl soollung nieiodics are .ell on lour ot tneatres. Having already played to i>KU at the Reg- lal Theatre in Chicago; a tour of 'one - mghb r.'.. a ..uccessXul stand at Hai icin'.' Apollo Tiieatre close ly lolliAved by a week's run at 'tiie K.,\al III Baitiinore—playing to describe Uie amazing career ul -miiig pi iiiny ei« i t 0.1 •j-jieiiTi-e ,h Chicago; a tour'of bench, slaiTeU lo play i, . niehters a •iiii^4-*sfLil tanrf Dorothy Donegan, shapely pianist copm's "Minute Waiu .n Harl..m' Ai.niio x‘^ delsuhn Uiese nights al Uie Ihiee jjjy ,uooa cnaiigeu; u smn, lug..- n, n .itii'XQ,.,. nbivino Deuces Ciub Oil 52nd BUeel or jHoled slippei poanded out an ag-g^ow^ in betweeS-a Basie blreeU . , . lUtcd loui-quailer beat, the Ivil ... , ,x,,ni,,ns .u,, v V i-yr urn Show slie at reccivutg ..g, ^ urn Liur - - “j the sum ol ♦1.5UU per week-a ,_.i. 1,^. .voru-s, the rigdil hand ua- i' DefiiXdv 1 ^ tscanl year and half after s^uug ,ng Uung^, to the ' Mmule Wait/. L., bt* asLmblc^^"the oackaee’* her keyboai-dnoviualem the gin-^ that ciopin had nevei dream, u 'mills ut Chicago. li-xistiHl. Iwith the Ink ‘'noixj fii-j Pu-,oa»- Ailhu Miss Donegan liad bet-hj setting nas now c.iangeu & ^Bubbles Ralnh playuig Uie piano by ear Horn tiie Hum the* Majestic '1 liealie lo ii.e i w.-,,...-. a .t . t I .. Deuces, but MlSs Duiiegaii peak' her lliuiliph al eacli px i- loiniance. •V’ Percy Grainger, world famous Australian born pianist composer, who appeared in Duke Auditor ium at North Carolina College, Thursday night, March 8, includ ed the works of R. Nathaniel Dett ill lies program along with selec- liloiis from Johann Sabastian Bach. FMxard Grieg and Frederic Chopin. One of the great musicial per- .‘^onulitics of this era, Grainger is also one of the most democratic .'irtist.s of our time. Collector and composer of scores of folk-tunes, lie is particularly devoted tu Scandinavian and American Ncjfro folk music. Leona Flood, violinist, appeared in joint recital with Grainger. KING OF CAMP SHOWS AT STAGE DOOR CANTEEN * i I lies. jLi.'t vhaiigvx Cuilew I ilieihile.x aiuiiiid Hiow.' a iiighl, .ill club.' and uie.- ii jture two. The Z.in/ioai. wi.-x:- 'had a ^iiow al y.lO. IJ .110 2. iioxv .-e.-; tlum ..I 7 DU .ual lu.DO. Cute ciely's begins at 7.3*). sicoiid siuiw After tlu' ..;-ikIxi> mghl •black'iut' -d inidiimh!, all club owi.- i3 met at Reub..n.s, where Uiey luyed until 4 a. ir. bro.-duu; ovvi i the sitiuiliuii. Billy Ru.e. win. owns : uuiiitdvu ^wx^ ... IT, 1 ,1.1 , vocali^U Eto ! i;'x, '• Johnson, Afthui- Pror. and the torrid tcnoi’ sax kind David Van Hi.' fruiuls i Dyke. Another outstanding mem ber of Uie musical combinaUon is the ace drummer George Jenlui^. Few orchestras have the right Luinbinatiun to become a great box office smash but, in the case of Jolmson's swing crew ev- « i-ythtng seems to be superb—ac- turding to reports coinmg from the far west. At Uiis writing Jolmson's Band is Uuiiling music and dance lovers at the Slipper Supper Club in San Di- i go, California. ^ NIAV WORLD A-fOMlN’ ONE YEAR OLD NEW YORK tC) — WMCA'S New World-A-Comin’ celebrates its first anniversary Sunday. March 4th. One year ago WMCA boug-'-t U3e thui liJl lie lell b.iol; I..1I he Mt lie ‘.vas ol y replied. ' I fct-l '.vc I feol out of bu.'inc33: THE NEW SHOW -.1 Cafe Socii • Uptown was .'i/zhiig wlu n .'-iiii- ilenly the lichl' ihmtmd and w-il- arled lakii.,; p eli.iii.' fr.im iiiulir tiiem afti- warning ll.c urfew was oii. William F'raiikli.;. fonnrrl;. of "Poii'.y and He.", airl NV'in I.i'iic, o( the sam ' >lio.v. mi debuting al Iht cafe but tin y didi.: have time for many enc-nes. Tlie j.izz-him«ry peopie wanted to lis ten to Hazel Scott .'peed away on the ivories. Init Ihn-• that didn't get there before 11.30, were hit out and no drinks were served after that lime. ANN ROBINSON, remembered fm- her r nditions of Ole Man River, sincing it in Betty Hutton style, hns made sevtrnl recordings, only one UUe and rights from Roi OUley. o* which she really likes, Ann m- liill) hi'k.'linc s 4-Wet-K Buukiiig Exteiuicd l.Ub A.vv.Ki ,li,.‘v, Cal.l---Iii an iin- ov. . Diliy KcKalm. . .vxiK ouuKing al iiix oi.^ii.al wx Club Pi m.itioii leitUt u i.> .III .lUx This maiK' Ul history ol Uie Cl any b.ioU liu . been held o.ei, ...xx. con.es aix .1 U!i:U of a trcnieiid...i.- I aeliuii lu the new Lckatine banu time by anyone. While on the coast, the sensa- uonal singing star and his band m.iy be set for a movie. Ecksline’s handlers. Uk- William Morris Agen cy, have been negotiating wi ' eral of the iiiDjur studios for vehicle for the band. 1 film U„ek, Mitllnder d»e. grt .round. (Oh. bo h. do..l) In cTrli'on'"mSZ «lvina hl« autcaraoh to a youthful admlror. Thon, thero'a L«na Homo—ot th* mlko. Caritton !!bl Sroducod -Thf Negro Soldier- (and at tha bottom). Vocallrt M^in Moore. ^ “do a numbar- far thoa* hi th# ••rvle# aa Horaoa Handaraon play* the plane. age ot loui' and had been j»end'as- ly studying counUsipomi, hariu- uny, chord cunsu'ucuon and Uic airied musical arid troui the age of eiglii at Uie Chicago Conserva tory, it was not until id months ago that tihe audiuoned lor her Ursl play-ior-gain job at turners, one of the seedier windy City breweries. Alter tour weeks, DoroUiy got her noUce at Dimers and started making the rounds ol what sue canduuy relers to as 'joints.’ Miss Kune's and several other obscure whisky hovels supplied Uie set tings lor the Uieh id-year-oid pi anist's unique talents. Theii she opened at Joe Blieruum s Gairick Bar. and Joe, an eX-prize liglilei . . wiUi a passion lor Uie nnei uunga i.-..(Jid-meakmg 1 laiiiatio. in Uie, proved wildly enUiusias- ‘■’‘uvvd: lUltya cuiu-m s.iaiid at tiic Uc oVii'his new employee. | lM;mtat...ii tmds lum making Im- The ligntuig ai t paU-on wasted “'"S'l OhM as baiidlcadei . nu time mmlormuig DoroUiy Uial“»“‘ developing into just about slied have to give a concert al t"*-' 'n"-'* auspicious buw ever made UichesUa iiaU it she wanted to contmue working lor him. So Uie liaU was hued, and Uie night altei- a spai'seiy attended Vladimir Hoi- uwiU recital, DuruUiy assaulted the Steinway hefure a packed house. From Joe Sherman's siie next j'imped lo the Ciucago Latin Quarter, soon was on hei' way to Hollywood to play the piano with Cab Calloway ui "Sensauons ot 1945.” Following the picture stint, she remained on in the movie col ony for lucrative engagements at the Tr(x:adero and Florentine Gar- 'dens, appeared m a West Coast [vaudevilel show, "8:40 Revue," 'got to know the patrons at Uie Orpheum Theatre, in Los Ange les, then moved East for a spot 'at the Zanzibar—but not before Istopping off en route to pick up la few thousand bucks at the Chase Hotel in St. Louis. I Recently when “Star Time," then playing at the MajesUc Thea tre, lost the services of one of its stars, a hurried call was set up for Miss Donegan. She was hired Goiint Ba.sie Signs Eive- Year Contract NEW YORK — Count Basie, the j "Jump King of Swing," has just been signed lo a contract by Mrs. ' Maire Kramer, owner of New York's Hotel Lincoln, under the terms of which the Basie band will play a minimum of 16 v.'eeks annually -it the Lincoln Blue Room for the next five years. This is one of the first contracts of its kind ever given any name band. The Count concluded his third record-breaking eight week stand at the Lincoln last month, and is due back in October or November. Brown, and tho witUvr of the Es quire Award Cootie Williams and Jii.' Orche.stra. -.W.W.VAll iItlHt;iLL LOSES VVKISTU.VU II WliiU; I'LAVING I-LLWS STATE TilEATRE N’LVV VlJKi: H'- -'Uplf Comely liny Uartor's i not gaining rathiT her , n.' ai.- only i;c-ltin-; crowded, o uljcod lici vvii'i watch thij . k n’.irin, l. 1 L.-t day at the; ' •' ' State Till alH' on Broadway !l ts valued at S40a Savannah no- iici a she la^i had u nn when she ll«•^'(•d ill a pi\ iier Line i>own for I'l - nil.nice. But .iiidicnces re- 01-rked her iirms wer, bare, which I", lare for the Carter .som-bird. Up • iilil time to Icjvc t.r Detroit on ihi-ir way b; tk tu the roast with the xiiiit which includes the King Cola Trio and Timmie Rogers, Savannah villi State employees, were still •4‘jiching. .ARNOLD SET FOR CRAGIANO »OlT FRIDAY NEW YORK C) — Philadelphia’* Billy Arnold, whn^e winning streak was only upset by Fritzie Zivic In The Eckstine crew will ren.ain at! January, has befiun reading for his lie Plantation through Maicli 28.‘8 round bout with heaxy-puiiching lul then head back east via a the-'Rocky Cragiano. The welterweight* ter tour. nicoi Friday. “THE GREAT AMERICAN SINGER” A.&T. COLLEGE Greensboro. N. C. THURSDAY 29, I9 r> At 8:30 P. M. All General Admission Tickets Sold Out Reserved Seats Only (Tax Incl.) $4.80 Send Mail Orders To: Miss E. T. Bigelow with self addressed stamped envelope cnclMod. 1 i
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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