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THE CAROLINIAN
SATUrjIAy^MARCH 31. 1946.
New York
Showfronts
»Y IH)N Ul lj:iOUKC'!>
A I'ltOULK OI A MAN WHO
(iA\h Ul 1 ^l.UUU.Mu Is JOBS
lOll NICIMIO TAl-EXT
llu- USU
NHW .VUliK VNiU'
mvt al Ihf Waldxi 1-Astm
0 for ils foiirUi aumv. i^^ry luma-
con, the ouuijit lui' USO-Cainii
Shows, Im., lioin Joiiuaiy lU-iJ
was said to have b«.on in ixctsa oj
$1U,0IIU.UU>I it Is CUlllUlolI kl.owlL-dii.
in USD and liicatrical circles no-.
Ihal the Xfnio has been allulleJ
uppruxiniatc'ly I-IO of this employ-
incnl in USO-Canip Shows Thi.-
means lhal Neijio pcrlonr.eis ni
USO Camp Sh-.ws wcie paid for
employineiil purposes alone, dunni;
the year I!H4. over ♦1.00u,0tiy.
One million dollars tor Negio t.a-
t-iil IS a tot of money to spend and,
when the fact is revoalod lhal all
of this money has been .-iieni thin
one exfcutne m one Uepaiiim-nt
of USO-l’amp Show-, lh*-i. i.- im
mediate I peculalinti .1- to who «h'
Uil.ules this .md how it is
bpeiit. Al ll.O l‘'p of l amp Show,
••talent lining c.inmiKei-' is Ditk
Cumpl>-ll. r.imiibell i-. appaienlly
doing a v«r> good j"b, and In abil
ity to buy talen! which will i>lea->e
the GIs has nut with unpu'ied.nl-
ed sueces;. Wua-'.it iiiiderpa.\ nm
and without exploiting acior?.
la usually the custom ni lltoadway
thejv daysi. Campbell has c uductvd t-
himself and his oftue with suC' -
M-m ■. mployoi s.”
Item;; -addled wilti admim. o..-
,i !.■ - and offici pioiediiiv n
i,e Deiiai tmi-nl oi I’liLlic Wclf -i'
d-lo Uiiighl him Uu' c-iiecl way to
uii all l•ffa■^', aiul no iiiiiie .n Caini)
c.nt.y urn Ih-o.
ns Kinall:-. a
i.i .iceuuies a.
:aughi him ho'
,un .iiid iieoi
tlchoUlo'
” 'ikI to
pi-i
.Uocer.-.al ..ir
aide issues. IMc ale a lev, of I,..'
ways C.iinpbcll l-.is n.anugiu to a.-
;-.n;.iatC till' p. i' \e” oi -Mil l.i
tide of pou.ic c.ii.ei-ni o,. i.i,-
l.-ition of n.u-m for the lih- l■n^’.
I'aii.poell hus hired all typi • d n-
teilammeiil ui.d iio one can •>'
,t he has f- ll'.wed 'h.-
p.i-ler.i of N.aio . nu rtaii.-net
■ \ mjdilii-.l .n lJioad...i.' ■-ii-J
Hoihwood. ll Ihe Christian c
ling piople ih.itge that th
• .1.. Campi ell will po
Chinch ■ f 1
. tin
lida.
iiior'i-
o| 1
, , V ( r h rd-in Clm
I'l',,! .. ■ Hediih .1 I ' .ipp
seiMc for Ills ..nd Ctiai-l.
..f ,dl faitl. . Caiholic. .
.iiid Prote.'iant alike.
I* !,a- in'ilhit'inl Ncttrn ft'cnipt
,.iil that noi f tin lii.e
ul
urestitie intelligence, and straight-' C nnphi II will point ’’fl h’ ‘‘‘ ]
KS u:!'"!!;. — . . ..le.. ;y -
formers wlio he has found nete- t-mious eouceri aitist. La.t.m
sary In disi harge foi violation ot
military regul.itiotis wdl not ques
tion his integrity and fairmmded-
ncss.
DKROCATORY REM.ARKh
ARE DEt RIEl>
True, there have been one or two
perfunners who have attempted to
make derogatory slatcmeiils m his
direction bicause special piivilcges
ond favors were not crauteel their,
but their feeble indictments have
met with D flood of protests from
bundieds of other performers who
realize that here, m an official capa
city with millions of dollars l
spend, is a true understanding
frinends and co-workers who is not
afraid to fight and who is getting
results in dollars and cenU.
Campbell has built himself and
his Department up t-> the extent
that any one performer who Uies
to undermine him is liable to find
'•coals of fire” heaped upon bfs head
by other pi-rformers who will rise
up in protest Why? For no other
reason except that Campbell has
astutely succeedi-d in '•spreading
the jobs around.” He has reached
down and unearthed rank and file
vaudeville acts that Broadway nev
er heard ot but who were go^
legitimate performers needing only
a chance to prove their metal.
Nor iias he iiermitled himseU to
be pressured” into hiring perform-
iri.:- Ji the.fact.
•hii h i.-: ii'iw with ihc
,!l2iul H.mm-'H in Italy If it i.- per-
'ttn or music.ll corned: you would
.VC the boys hear. h. w.T tell y ui
ihi.i the imini-rtul G'-rshwin muri'
.,f -Porgy and Be.--" .. 'ning d .no
ii.liHiy wit): Mt-nny, c-
turn*-.: and all trirr.m.ng,- 'Whnb
ipbcll per,-..n.illy d.rccH-d* •;
the South Pacific by .. con i>.ii-y ■ ’
17 Nivro p*'! f.'inu'i
mT.sT-VMlING ATHI.EIES
TO GO
If you claim ••^v ihould h^v
U-aditig athletic figure-ft I" go ovci
(o display dicmseh a before
boys for inoiale pu!pu>e.'. Camp
bell Will point to the li»l of othlctCs
sent over with Dan Burley in
.barge, and including .-uch out
standing athletics as Heniy Arm
strong, Kenny Washington, Joe Lil-
lard and Bill Yancy Campbell at
tempted to secure Jesse Owens,
Satchel Paige, oiid Brud Hollad for
this unit also, but draft boards and
illness prevented this trio from
ji.iiiing the unit.
If it's vaudeville, there are any
number of such units which have
completed the Foxhole Circuit in
horde.'i, from Italy to Iwo-Jima. If
it is orchestras you think the boys
should have, Campbell has one in
.New Guinea, headed by Snub Mos
ley who is making lustoiy light
iiuw, and more on Uie way.
\ \HIH» f AREER IN THE
Louis Jordan Pleas For Better Film Roles
Ul UULOKLsi tAl.M.N . pi,
Xi.vV i'UitK C-lsV I LXdl—Louis I liic lai
.cay .. >tlic-ut oflciidaig
Joidaii, ih. nation's l..p Ncgiu re-
coium^ ail:.-.! ai.u woinoo leader,
Wao n.iVlIig lloiiblc 1.110001116 a Ue
l-i n.alCh Ins '.al. lioUse.o olid pui-
pic ^ac.it: Oackilagc a. Uie Paia-
n.ouiil 'Ih.uiie; The one he wanted
-.i ii.i-.l to .V nil-.m„. ll. a lew iiio-
I... ..t he aoanuoned li.cin and was
ta-o ex..rclx laiitly l.ilkm^ oi h.s
.aic. i -..iv.iitu.e in sv.iiiguoii' "Cal-
doiiia.'
Not lung .igo, Joiii.iii relates, a
MiiUn-r oveisi-.is ■.i. '.e i.mi a Ictlei
pio;-. t.i.„ 111- pall he played m Uin-
versar.-; •F.-llow The Boys. The
b.ildn : - ad he tilougii'. the lulu Was
ton typed." .S.LMily, Jordan
thought so too.
Kve: . .n-iicnis of hi.-, public's ru-
- --1 11..lU.-
oWQ .
UUCP
n.i.uialiy i..i. oig alUacuun or v.ui'|
doina. ills iyii-paiiy Tive tnow si*
with tin. audition ol allOihet hoi 11
Uioweri, play po..i inuticiaiis unuei
the ruXIlc-d leaUeiJnp of Joldail,
wi.o-e aiilBi-nd, CalUoina, keeps
iniii: ii.iin ge:img .o Holly wood.
To the end, Joidan is :.liugglm6 for
lecogmlion alter being gipped out
-.1 many uppoituniucs. That part ...
i.'.pically of Louie's own blu. After
md hiS aggregation were kiiock-
lu -ound a years, be wa> sure
i. mie and JoiUan tiaveled in uif-
fir..iil direction, i'o be upp*-d tioin
$12.'., Uieir fir.sl y, ti tfiu four fig-
ii. i they now 1. i, Joidan is grate-
1-. to ,mili--AUi Lin.i
o sequel to hi-. UalioU Blues,
kept lecenl f'atainouni patrons
lid darling, i.-jpltaumg fur more. Tnree weeks al
oil of ■t.'al-,lhc iheatu, and it was a known
l.icl lhal J.irdaii j;ve closely luiitl-
cu the siiow's loose ends.
Loiuf's post war plans, uuUide
i.f hu dieaiii.* ol a mure receptive
Hollywood to Nigru performers,
.ic mild, lie says his hie iiuw lakes
much out of bun that be would
.iKe to rclnu caiiy. He waiiu to
iM- a bandleader with a band
jiisl V. alkiiig on stage now and then,
.\avmg a stick, to see that the IfU
or more Jurdanites keep together.
Of course, he is only kidding. No
matter what his schedule takes out
.f him, he'll doctor hitnseU up and
i.i! i,j1 a i U K... UuI- Jui.1.1.,
SEEIN’ STARS
BY U01.0RE8 CALVIN
NEW YORK 'CNSi — NEW
PLrti bOR BROADWAY — News
uicktf over the week-end that Now
Yorkers may expect soon one of
tne most inagnificent showings ul
Negro talent when Ethel Waters and
Josh White gel logethc’- lor a Broad
way production of "The Wishing
memory of the famous
trunk that used to seivc ar a casting
center for actors in fiont of the
old Lafayelle Theatre. Dances will
be staged by Kateiie Dunham, new
songs willl be wrillon by Duke El
lington and the Hall Johnson Choir
will ling out. Produced by a new
corner, Irvin Shapiro, uaditions- are
now being held. This is the first
time in many years a sh...w of this
ly(>e has been scheduled (or an ap
pearance on the gay while way.
CURFEW CRACKS — It's now
1:00 for N. Y. birds to turn out the
lights and cafe owners are grateful,
thou they angled lot a wee bit move
time for business They still can't
get in another show, but things
won't be so rushed meting the lt;45
deadline fur drinks and 9:30-10:00
'ast show,
THIS IS NEWS - Lena Horne,
reading “Freedom Road.” thinks
luw.rd Fj.it Wonderful Marva
-.ouiK, after a ligid work-out m
New Yoik Apollo debut, appeared
ll. Chicago court to sue Joe. While
a’t the .Apollo sp*A. Acme spent 4 hrs
akiiiit a complete "day with Marva"
ijv- ut in pictures Frank Sinatra
jJdreS'^es World Youth Rally this
k at Carneigie Hall. The first ol
Negro Waves 1. Harrle Ida Pick
ens la a d« legate to the meet Miss
Rh.ip‘-ody. singing the blues,
arrives In Kansas City next week
for an engagement. Nina Mae Me
Kinney did justice to her role ir
Dark Waters' 'as a pretty Negro
maid, opposite Rex Ingram as the
fired butler and farm-hand. Nina
Mae said few words, but her ability
tory modern buildings cost 9 mil
Uun, located 132nd Street to 135lh
Street, streithing from Fifth to Park
Avenue, overlooking the the Har
lem River.
I.ILl.LAN HOWARD celebrates
her first anniversary fur her swank
oar and grill 2U29 Amsterdam Ave..
all the gang wish her continued
cess Stuff Smith ami Trio retum
af’er t-ngugemeiit at the Benkasi.
Dee Cee. Cosy Cole, sensational
drummer added attraction to Billy
Rose's Lively Arts at Ziogfeld Thea
tre and Mr. Ruse is reassembling
his cast of Carmen Jones for a r >ad
tour. George Randei, baritone, p iw
in cast of Anna Lucjsta in recital
at Times Hall. Charles Ray, popu
lar emsee returns after 4 years at
Downtown Theatre. Chi.,-etc. Haze!
Scott, delectable imp of the ivories,
plans concert tours after 5 years at
Cafe Society. Gladys, wife of Lester
Walton. U. S. Minister to Liberia,
glad to hear of his safe arrival in
Africa, strolling with her grandson.
Joe Loms doesn't like the curfew,
and has not been night clubbing'
since it came about. Ray tSugarl
Robinson a familar scene at the
Theresa kibbitzing with the boys.
Neil Scott did a splendid job in pro
moting concerts for nls wife Carol
Lovely Savannah Churchill, the vivacloua chanteuae, who hae thrlllec
miniona from coast to coist, signed a new contract with Irving Bermar
and will be booked eaciueively by Cale Agency. Acclaimed the out-
etanding feature attraction by Broadway critic# when aha recently
appeared at Loew'e State Theatre In New York with th# King Cole
Trio and Benny Carter'# Orcheatra, Mlea Churchill who hae Jwai
p.'esaed four aides for Manor Record# will soon appear at the Paradise
Theatre In Detroit, Michigan, and In all leading theatrea ae a headline
attraction. She la the new shining star and la declared a potitive find
••Daddy. Daddy." "All Alone," -'Dancing On A Rainbow,” and "Why
Was I Born To Love You,” are the Manor recordings watad by thii
•cmUilatina etar for whom many predict a bright future.
Brice at Town Hall — also Anne I their Hollywood nome
MkUi
to act was slill theie.
INt’iDKN’rALLY — W B Gia-
iiain Associates he was formerly
key-man with Pabst Been has a
well done-up story in Tide Mag.i-
zine, exclusive (or the advertising-
businessman set. Richard Wiighl
whose latest &etisjli'ti is "Black
Boy " is profiled in the NY Post.
He says he gets up at seven and
writes all inoriuiig — that is. when
the mood is on him He never diut--
himself. "I don't yet think of writ
ing as a profession,” says the bronz
ed boy. “If 1 can't bet money for
it. that's fine. But I'd rather wash
dishes than write just for money.'
WATCH AND SEE DEPART
MENT — Ed. G Robinson was with
Rex Ingram and Leigh Whipper
gave a vital and important message
to the air in "Too Long. America"
presented by the Urban Leag'uu.
Look for exclusive pictures of Lena
Horne backstage during her current
appearance al the Capi'ol Theatre
in April Newspic. One. a rare shot
catches Lena with Xavier Cugat
and Robert Walker "tired out. "
Louis Kaufman, Jewish violinist
and friend of Negro musicians
searching for an artist who painted
Negro farm life in New Orleans
His name is WiUiam Arce Walker
and he’s been dead since about 1923
Louis, with his wife, Annette
bought several of his paitnings on
a recent tour in which they passed
New Orleans and admiieu his work.
They sent the paintings back to,
- - ” - —> "— -vhere'
i^mML
.te artist Walker, end they may
do it!
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legitimate petforim-rs i.eeumg o...,
a chance to prove their metal.
Nor lias he ix imitted himself to
be ‘'pressurea" into hiring perform
ers. This is perhaps due to the fact
that Campbell is secure in lus m-
dependence of his present job and
can make a decent living in so
many other ways.
NA-nVE OF TEXAS:
HHRCIAL WOKER
A peep into the brckgmimd of
Campbell's education for his Job
finds him perhaps the most qua- -
tied man to be found. From a strict
ly educational point of view, he Is
a college man, having n ceivcd a IJ
S. degree nearly 20 years ago
Paul Quinn College in Waco, Tex,
and Inter worked out n Master’s De
gree In History and Science at
Teacher's College, m Columbia Uni
versity. Special study in Swial
Ca-ro Work and three vears of actual
employment as Social Worker for
the New York Department of Pub
lic Welfare equipped him with the
power to analyze and understand
human relations, something which
he has carried over int" the iin-
dersUnding of the problems of hla
Andy
Andy Kirk Set
For 1-Nighters
New Volk-The boogie woogie
trend has broueht about a Jetuand
for many of Andy Kirk's Decca
l••(-ordillgs and ae
a result Joe Gla-
nei husannounced
Ihnt uiaealro Kirk
and bie Cloud# of
Joy are set for a
series of one-
lUabtei s.
Kerently fee-
tiiifd Oh tbe Coco
• 'ula Show, bav-
tiig .ilso played a
giciit luatiy LSO
.Miuy camps, na
val bases and bospn.d .show Ktrk
wbo biis a grcitl recuid hs a box
office seiisadon leiid.s a band that
plays sweet iniisle that l-s blended
with hot rbythni .-yn exclusive
Decca recordltip aitist hl.s waxing
of ''Little Joe I'lotn Chicago" It In
popular demand Two others, “So
Blue" and "Apollo ihoove” are fa
vorites too.
The lour Is an -xiended one
that will carry the nuislcai aggre
gation to (he we.-it const. Everyone
knows of KUk'-i
•'I'nlll Tht- l{.al
Thing C o in
Along”, and all
ears will 1> e
perked up as Ben
Jenkins gives out
wUb that oiM-
Jenkins, called
Tony by his
friends, (tils full
handle Is B>-nja
mill Anthony Jen
kins) atiiibuti-
bis success a.-^ .i voiallst 10 the
leader of tU-' band who spotted
him in an ainat»-ui contest when
but 17 and has given him guidance
and through knowledge In pleasing
theatregoeib Klik's work played to
capacity crowds recently
Apollo Thcalic here.
ouKi nave, c.aiii»o. ■■ a--v .•
L-w Guinea, headed ny bnub Mos
ley who IS making lustoiy light
now, and more oil the way.
AKIEU CAKEEK IN THE
illl.ATKE WORLD
Ihiougliout his vaiieU tarier lU
olhiT fields, Cunipbeil has iiiver-
theless always been up to he- neek
n thealricali.. He ha.-> oeeii a iiignl
lub singer, dancer, Ugilnnule ai
I'l', .M. C.. oiuclor, playwiigiil and
manager, inteirinmeiilly for the
lufl 20 y«ai». As a niai.agcr, Laiup-
bell I.- ^.■ld to be 111 a class by lum-
-If. l-.ii iii^laiue, It 1.* generally
iiown aiouiid New Yoik lhal
ienl or inaii.igii on the gay-whiU-
ay hos been able to oul-inorieuv-ri
It • luighiy-M-iU' ol Uioadwjy, Bil
ly Hose, in a contract. But tins ..
pi ccisety what Campbell did to
Hose wtien Campbell's Aluiiel Uaim
as essaying Uie title lole of 'Car
nu n Jones' for Rose.
The coiituel in que.slion protect-
d Aliss Rahu from having to
nore than four perfcimaiices
Caimeii" per week il she ekcled
not to, and stipulated special bon
Uses lor her when lae diu luoi
ihau four perlormaiivts pel week.
Tne story goes Uial Hose couipUeu
witn Uie terms ol tne eoiitracl
whenever Mis Hah did her legu
lar lour peiformaiiccs oi more, and
paid liei the stipulalwd bonuses.
H»-wever. once when Miss Hahn
was ovei-woik J by the cuiilinueu
illness of her aileruatc in "Car
nun Jones ", she elected NOT to do
luielhaU her stipulated four pe;-
,jrmaiice-s a 'week, bonus oi no
mas. ll was tlien that Rose d.a-
-\eied he had been oul-maueuv-
e-d by Campbell in a contract. Ttie
ideistudy had lei go on. For,
liched n a simple phase in a sim
ple little clause mixed m with
lal of whereas Of wheieofs" w
the line, "Miss Hahn's week sliall
eoiisisl ol lour peifoimances."
IRST TO STAGE GARDEN
I'.AGLANl
Campbell Is today perhaps Auier-
■a's greatest Negro director, bar
none. He was the first Negro I"
age a pageant in Madison Square
Garden, having written, directed
and pi'iducod, "Tbe Watch Word is
Forwaid" for the March on Wasli-
.nglon Movement before 22,000.
Hundie-ds of youngsters, as well
IS grownups, have al some lime cr
•tluT come under the- directorial
^emus of Campbell, and Broadway
has found some of its best Negro
talent in his former Rose McClen
don players, a group he e-rgaiiizeii i
id directed for seven years nnUl
‘ was called to lake over his pri
nt job. Indeed, the Rose Me- j
Clendon ph.yers wcio the forerun- j
ners of the Community Tlieatie
in Harlem, which has been
succv.>sfully followed by the Amur- ]
ican Negro Theatre who gave to I
Broadway "Anna Luc.isla.” Some ol
the players in "Anna T.iica.ita" are
former Rose McClendon players
and received the balk of their
training with th'- Ros-’ McClendon
plovers under Cimpbill's direction
O'NEIL AM) CARTER
ARE TOPS
Fred O'Neil. ..hosr p‘rforinanre 1
has been pointed out by critics, was |
one Fred Carter, who has become a
top-flight radio actor, is anolht r.!
and Helen Martin who i-ssayed thi*
role of Canada Lee’s sister in “Nu*'
live Son" was given her first stage,
training by Campbell. going,
straight from Abram Hill’s play;
I "Pn Striver's Row,” which was first
I , ..iJ nc UiuUgiit tile lole wfjs
"OpeiJ.” S.eiilly, Joidaii
huughl so too.
F.vei i.-n-iious of his public's re-
•lion.s .'iiU italizing good Holly-
uihI P-Ii:-. lor i\ii,roe‘s arc a bil
I llu- i.ir and in-betweeii” side,
iiui.> -*l out willl youthful, uggi'o-
\ > BCI !• Ad:im.-. his manager, to
Jo Ihui bn to combat .1. They sunk
; i-a (leal >'1 m-'iK-y into the muk-
.-1' ' I'ald.-ma.'' a 2i» iniuulc film
o.; '.\lmh, evn wiUi its faults,
aik' the lieiiinning of the i
Ihf' .lie living ■" !’*'•
veil .1 ill.one, J ir.l. ii not only
id.iy lo lift Milt . but Negroes
III dirccliutii I'o be upped Bom
$12.'), their Br.st y, t-'S Ulu four fig-
tliey now e i, JoiOan Is grate-
ml luck decide., to smile on him.
Vdung at 3(5, Louie now knocks
himself out doing one-night tours,
liitali'c dales and donating hut ses-
sum to tile unifoi'Oicd boys, many
of whom still crave his "G1 Jive.”
Decca has sold five million of his
■'(‘eord.H -- yet l.ouie continues to
Cl calf injections that change any-
tiling the lioys play to the disinclive
.lorti.in ilyle. His peppery version
Hum and Coca Colu,” along
willl You Can’t Get That No Moro.ll944.
Of course, he is only kidding. Nu
matter what his schedule takes out
if liini, he'll doctor himseU up and
start out again. Fur Louis Jordan,
ih his hopes and beliefs for a
belter musical world to come, just
isn't an easy quitterl
WASHINGTON — In building
96,396 planes last year, the Unit
ed Slates aircraft industry main-
tjinc>d an average production rate
of approximately 8.000 planes per
inonili nr about ll planes every
hour of the day and night during
Theresa kibbitzmg wiin me Doys.ia recent lour m vv.i.lii .
Neil Scott did a splendid Job In pro- New Orleans and a'imued his vyork. [
moling concerts for hU wife Carol I They sent the paintings back to j
Brice at Town Hall — also Anne I their Hollywood nome tv-here,
Wiggins Brown under his guidance. Louis is free-lancing violinist .or
Tondaleyos. now torching special hot | studios — he has played in over 50
songs written for her reharslng with : film) and are digging up every
six male dancers. May go on suge. reference book they find, trying to
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ced b> liic Uo.^c McClendon 1
pl.iyc- .-im l. lci by lli> Aiiioiicaii j LaVTFD TOPIC — CURFEW. . . .
.\'t .;m. li.i-.rUi, to Bioadway. Mur- Still a soic humb on the main-stem,
u; i:.(.ii iccwuid ail ol her dm- LulCal view -- uriew On The Skids,
n.aiu u.mmig lhrimd!i I'ampocll ;luo fut drastic modification or re-
ai. d Wa., pioiiL-d mlo one of llic Iia-‘i)(-al in next fortnight or sioonci'.
t. oii' .! p-Xlighl niiKcrl attiaclious. Cuifcw seen as breeder of crime
by hii:. also. U'ce ..iid dchlerious tifect on war
Camp: L-ll kiiuw; th, backstag-,- iiioiulc. Brynos like Volstead will
life ul ihi pciiiiimcr loo. Ycais down in history as Ainciica's
■pim .!.• ..dor 111 .inch pioducUons' mo.-.l detested lawn.aker. Curfew de-
as "Cabin In Tto Aky, ' "Native | ih.i'i d another example of bureau-
Sii-i" '.l.iiii.j.i's D.iiiblilor,' andjcr.ilic idiocy.
imiJuals -uch as (.'omm': 'Hot Ch.j-| HARLFM always act "kick-in-
:[ 'I'hc Blues,'' us the-panl-v" v.hcii iinythms happen.s
i.- :iiid Nile Club j Birlliday party in swank Sugar Hill
. coa-'i to coast and ii aided b.v cop.s a.s -peal;, it’s now
\' 11 him a slant on imlawful fur a );r(jup of freinds to
i.i an acquiantance chuckle aiinind a biimixT ol beer
iiiKitualU-d by anS" .’fUr ciiifcv. Heminds .ne when 1
oloi cd .show bust-1 w.is a kid, to be caught out-of-doors
afUr curfew meant a spanking.
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CORDbU (iiCKiVIAN fUlUKEO IN
REPUBLIC’S BIG BONANZA' •
TED YATES PUBLICATIONS
Cordell ITiekman, talented young Negro actor, best remembered for
bis excellent work in **Thc Biscuit Eater," is shown with a (Jhineae
friend, Hayward Soo Hoo, and Bobby Driscoll, in a scend from
Republic’s rip-roaring melodrama, "The Big Bonanza," whicq start
Richard Arlon. Robert Livingston, .and Jane Frazes.
CHIT - CHATTING — Spring's
ound liie corner, circus, baseball,
lay» and Uie lu»niun parade, etc.
iuiidaleyo» celebrity parly for Mar-
J Loui:- I'uesday waa a suckeroo
lid Alai va wa& the lile ul her own
p.-rly. She bauniercu from one table
o me- oihci greeting licr irieuds
iiiU aiiiiuicm and got a auhd "luck
.ijiidiiig at tile bur, where all Uie
vnd lor honors in having
urink willl the wife ol Uie champ
Inc aiiuir was u cozy and cun-
gcniai aa a huu:>epaily— everybody
eiiu-d to know each other and to
btrangcis it vsaa all Uie same,
vi Die guc.-,b, wcic; Fjiime Robin-
.son. Thcliiiu Carpenter, Bessie Hu
ha..nail, llubsie Hawkins, Marion
unJ l-xldie Mallory, Izzy Rowe,
lyii Harding, Ziggy Johnson,
bill Graham, Boh Cohen, Ben Web-
ter, Billy Frtnthe, Lawson Bow-
uan, Ruth olid llai'iy Mills, Taps
Milk-r, Muiial Keller Elhs, Juanita
Bosseau, Jaraliul, etc. The lovely
and talented Una Mae CarlUsle will
be iionured al this week's celebrity
parly ul Tondaleyos 2(» and the
Mills Biolhcrs t37).
THE INK SPOTS, hq^est salar
ied quarters in nhuw biz returned
Zanzibar replacing Bill Robin
son and Nicholas Brothers. Luscious
Lena Honiv still all the rage at the
Capitol, A supplemental ork of "
muster musicians provided the mus
ic for her hot type and are making
Miss Horne’s V recordings for over
seas armed forces, Lena was special
guest of Burney Jusephson at Cafe
Society, ill dinner party other eve.
FINAL, CURTAIN, may I pause
here to pay respect to the bereaved
families. Dr. Gordon Jackson, M
D., Ilf Chicugn who won fame
Harlem when no married tbe Mme.
Walker liairess in the glamorous
40 grand) wedding a rwell pal and
find friend. 'Julie' I'Talk of the
Town ) Jones, women's editor of tbe
Pitl.-buigh Courier, my classsniate
lit Willzei-force University and co-
wiirker in Pittsburgh, a smart gal
and swell person. May their souls
lest in peace.
CURFEWGEE - U'e out of place
to see gay Broadway and Harlem
wrapped in such melancholy. One
or two places open all night and
when you get there it’s a stampede
to gel in. I went to Chinatown the
other morning and found two eat
eries open, and two hours to get
food. We are terribly lament. Ghost
TOWN!) Ain't that sumpthln. Post
war building program to give Har
lem the Abraham Houses, 1289 low
rent apartments in graap of IS