PAGE glX
THE CAROLINIAN
SATURDAY, APRIL 7. 1946
New York
Show fronts
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duilics i>.ii la Jiiit., liic oii>>'
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leaiUi'CU a 2 paoL i..jaa. 1LVcal.llt,
Uie wuudci -leiU .-ichuuak'.
Nuwapic »a>'a:
■'Oil itu, Alabt-i ii.akto an vxc*l-
Ulg piclUl'i;. bUu a ^laLiOUa, giacb*
fui, bul aUaVG ..11, oiliiUai. Sho
daucL-b ua aliL Iccla inc mood. A
bum akaUr, ano .-vlUom uvci gooa
by u Ilxl'U pjtic;]i ui alcpa. Sbu v>iU
won uiiiko up now ouoa aa abu guCb
along.
"I^label liral bud the idea Lbat abe
yeui'tiod to be a sKuur more Iiiclii
anything chc five yi-ara ago. Com
pletely euraplurcd, aiie immediate*
iy bet forth to purcuoa a pair of
ioid ♦4...U ,
Olinpiai) ’
alia Uioy I
btaiiAi -- olio
..okaa
llo.Ka
Uay
b'.n'.ii ilol.t.i piucliec.' on lee. ’tVii.ii||
no .liik ... '.-o.-. j>nt. and uer coach i
v\ .*ii..t.i.' ilLiUoij tiiid aiiolhor. He- j.
oil la lll.y kllU'vV cVili In.K 11. .
:.eu Volk Ally. Her a.ci i- car-- .
.iilly vcuicncu, lior on.' wiahncaa *a •
.. Clean. ...ncel gela i.iun^ lol.c.a i
iroin U.Ja '.c-.-.-caa, bllC'a ill skulillg ,.
iiiosi cl the lime; her ureaa-
lU.-. :.c'i ai...piiy Xiguie ill
'.vli.ie on ii.oal uccaaioiis. Oil icc, alic
aUOa ill loi Ca.'..al Col.liCa anu Ulll-
oi'cd suila. b'-i.ja Hcni'-, Vera ilruba'ur playmg
Kulblou and lavUlu huv.- tioUiiiiij icmpy, Lveiy.
'll Ma.iei vii.iii u coiDca to uoxlcri
•.y on .••kalea. .Miaa Fan bunas is a
.•L-inunilaloli ot all ’.t.ioc."
! Nl'W VOllK — Meet the world’s
l.aM.ai qO.I. 1 pi.Ool. Ilia ilallle ia
'i.iu^u li..^ u.iii.ea, and hia cluiin
I Lo lallic la u.ui no inalchcU on his
! speed ol iiiL piano placing ol Uto
jciicul anu i.icicuibio All ’iaiuui.
' i'lny Uriines, whuae iccoius piuvc
' i.is Claim, placed loi a year as a
^i .no ill. laioiii iiio Lhal iii-
' Jaded llie labulous biain blcwarl
..ii oas.. Ills records w.ui iaium m-
eiiiut. die gr...ii ailisl’s own arraiige-
ii.eni ol Lionel liampluiis "i; 1> nig
uun.k, i I'wiiui.' 'iiial Vou Know,
'..nd incicdiuly luai piece, 'Oody
.ua doul, aiid a couple ol olheis.
’ll la on Ua; iccoru iCoiiicU I Know
in..; ^ou Ki.ow dial Guinea pioves
. .M...; Ia. cia.nia. laluin Uii UnoLlgil
i ihc nuniber could be hoaiu iryiiig
nia lA.ii l.i .-nahe (la- plCaialCUl
jijun.oa and MevNai; oil tna neck as
, ...ij ftipi np ..,.n nun, in one cl
J d.e gleaU.. -U.>pci..nu piccos ol
. -o Kill, iis.,* i.>..eiU sWiiJ^j mu-
: >e . ..al. e.ci l.eal.. o> /ri'l. WllCll
. i...ua, ^ou l.nu GiniiCa
,...1.,, U..ca Oa.inen Jonca, Lu-
1.. >lor, pJ.aio rlajel, ul.o tiiUj
10., u.al.a..e:, ..lon„ .M.li n-l^^y
icapic, nsixuiic a iiii ^uiiericaii
.. ijaliU li.nipcl .SetcoUon lor
pa. ... u.lly icoaco, 'l.iO o>eVeU
..i^ Oloouman c^umicl, iiie aii-
iio unit Is auppoae-u to go n.io
n.gni uvun^ camco out.
.iiu.L.-, wno n- a l.olico ol ISeW-
i. .\eWa, V'llgllila, caUle to KeW
. ... ... itiai uUL Colne heie ua a
i.ano pia,)ei W.tn Ilia own triO. li
...a oiounu die lirsl pali ol lUlO
:;..l tic siiiil.U '’looln.s ai'ound wUa
I goilai a-id m a conpiu o. monuia
Waa icali,! ti.a^.ng .1. 1 Ulul.t get
.ny uoor.. 1 just .'^al around iiudlilig
I ti'iine 'anlii 1 ^ol tne notes, no
..lu. '-N.j o.ic vsoold evei teaeli me
in> thing; they iicver seemed to
navo Uie liinc. Ti.o Uchnii^uc ol gUi-
nioie or less ibe
can play Well,
more- or less in the tempo Uiat auits
Inin, but wbe-n you lake a eat out
of that tempo, n« Is lost.”
PIaRLEM Beam by Floyd G. Snelson
Tiny Grimes started with the
Cats and the Fiddle in '41 and stay-
eu with them l>>r about a year, lie
then Weill lo Calitornia where ne
mil .'Vi't iaium ana with the blind'
genius ol ihe keyooaid be played
regnlur jam sessions at Alec Love-
joys Hlac'c with the assistance >1
Shun Slew al l who was also in Los
Angeles at the time, Uut of these
jam sessions eamc the idea to form
a trio. So great was the music play*
ed by the oiiilu that guests at Love*
Joys I’lace would forget about or*
di-iiiig food to listen and Alec
pi Mtiipiiy moved in to stop so much
ad lib music so as to give his chick*
ell a break.
When asked about playing with
Tatum, Tiny said that no one know
whiit 111- is going to do next and that
it Is no picnic to play with him us
yon have lo aiilicipalc everything
hi i.'i giiiiig to do. However, it was
with All Tahnii that Tiny learned
to pla.\ III eceiy key of his guitar
bul the one nuniber he hated tu
heal Alt open with was 1 Know
That You Know. For u long, long
time Tiny said he wouldn't take a
solo on that number when he was
with Tatum Lec-iusc of the fast tem
po. Slam Stewart, he said, also had
a lot ut trouble trying lo play with
Tatum, ‘I’atum plays things lhal
aieiii Ui the books, ’ Tiny said, "11
you didn't hear it, you wouldn't be
lieve It, and i figure that tbe best
lu.ii.ing aiiyenc can gel is lo play
with All Tatum
Grimes worked with Tatum foi
about one year and nine muntlis,
.'lartuig ulf at the Streets of Paris
in Los Angeles aiid eventually
working Ka.si to open at Fifty-sec
ond Street's fiinioub Three Deuces.
Ho made about ten recordings with
i'.itum and his list also includes ten
.'-ides with Coleman Hawkins, about
one dozen sides With Coiy Coles,
and other recordings wiUt Ike Que
bec, tenor saxophone player, and
ail all-star outfit that included Dan
Hurley and Leonard Feathers on
piano; Morris Feld, Benny Good-
man's drummer; and Jack Lees
burg, formerly with Artie Shaw
on bass, .-aid records being under i ;,ug»; oiiu
the lab.l of Continental. umev is tin
Tiny Grimes lists the
SEEIN’ STARS
With Dolores Calvin
NEW VOHK tC> — Tonuoy Dor-.Koyal. Canibe to the conclusion that
' nurlem hepcats ureii i nearly as
nepped us 'the Baltimore younger
crowd."
Meet Clarence And
DOLORES BROWN
Lucky Miliinder and His Or
chestra wind np their emss couu-
iry lour with thri-i- theatre play-
dates and will introduce his new
v.ic.riK'l, Ui.l'.ros Brown. Miss
Brown at one time was a mem
ber of the Krskine Hawkins band.
The band is curently appearing
at the Apollo Theatre m New
York.
Mid-Night Man In Chicago
TWII.IHIIT TO TWELVE . .
BV TED WATSON
luaiv lo
column la VMiii
Ruling, Ji'., piucnliii.ij.e .
luc-iiU, rioyaj.
KKlLJvc.ltLULmLlt to
AB la nil., I..V.3I.., a t,a,i
aiuunu .uani..iimn luiu
bois ol Iho ..lait. ISO, aiJ
being ieioi, i tan m.u r
sun. Him oiucsl active wrilci iii lU.
U. b.. Ill Ulc UlCalrical licid, bc-gill
his woix in jou.i..i.n>m a.- a school
i lanX .1
oi^ualiuiis
.\pc’iicU.
. Ol I
.;ca ,
los.
111.
U. ill ihu Iheali'ical iioid, bogau
Ills work in juuinalisui as a school
boy Hi iihJti wiui Uiiiiauj ivlomoc
Troller, uu tiio Boston Guai'dian, at
U-n cents an iic-ur, memories anu
lenimisccncos oi winch he chur-
islies.
SNKLSON lias workud for all ol
the large Negro weeklies lu the
couiiUy as woli as umny wluto per
iodicals aliU has made ColiUlOU-
tioiis, in his field, lu innumerable
books. It is uuJlv ouvious that Biicl-
sou's work as a joi.iiiahsl has been
decidedly oitcclivc because where-
ever lie has placed iiis ciluils, the
I'c-sultihg publicity uiid popularity
has Ucon a diblmctive success.
IlJS MOST HELEN i‘ AC'l'IVl-
TILB at Tondalc-yos tWuil J2od St.l
gavo a new wispiiauun to iiewsiueu
as to pus.sibililics ill that purticuku
field its a pi ulc-ssioh. He nas per
formed a gr.- A job on "Swuig
Street t&^ndj in making liic public
conscious Uiat night hie is -> special
ized pallorn ot whulcson.c rcuca-
tiun and cnteriaiimic-nt where
everybody, regiudless nl their “stal-
ut quo," at some time, avail them
selves of the rctaxaUoii these busi
nesses afford.
IN DAYS GONE BY night life
was cuiisiaeied us a"mi.'-sing link”
of destruction. Today, it is obvious
that it fits into every organization
program fur building nioiule and a
proper social approach for people
fiom all walks of life. Night clubs
have grow,’ to be a art of every
pulchitiuuc
iJUiafac oi newspapci.-. I’lioi lo inia
.nnovaiion. most papeis caiiic-
p. 'illiljg aal plciui..j . J Bookcl i
.«u;>hjngioii, r>ojoaii.c. iiulli -n
iitiiuvaiiuii. inosi pupcis camou
noiiiuig out piciuioo ol Booker T.
>« usiiiiigiun, Bujouiner itulii or
I’Jiyiiss Wheatley.
lU.sDALEi'U h has iiiruwii an en-
iiieiy new light on i;ie newer at-
uiuuu coiicciniiig iiigtil club hlc,
college picoiucTiis, iraicuiuy chap-
leis, the Hiveida.e uipiiuiiage Lom-
miucc .iiiu many cuic anu conanun-
ily minded gi'oupa h.ive taken ad-
vaiinige oi Uie laciliHcs avaiiaoie
.it 'luiidaicyos.
I'HOOi OF THE MUUEltiM
IHENo of lliiukmg is a quote from
a iettci lo Biielson Uom taleii'icd
Ella aioleii. .Uiss Molen iciis Euci-
sou tlia'> she is amazed "at the cus-
moophla air and Uie democratic
practices" on aZiid BU'cel, as a ic-
suit of Siieison's eUoiis. Gluuiuar-
ous Alarva Louis jolied ui an in-
scripUoa on a pictuie lo "Floyd
biiclsoii, the maker and broker ui
irauiUons."
b.N'ELEON, considered by many,
as being blase ui his emotions^
pendered on the >«eiious side, m
giving his views and observulions
that give leasoii to his interpreta
tions, when he ventured into
"Swing Street" recently.
THERE IS NO MEASURE to as
certain the exlciu of Siielsou's wide
and v..ricd contact in the theatrical
field. His range of freindship from
the 'jcunc fenuiies" tyouiig chicksi
lo the ability of rubbing shoulders
with tiie stage and screen greats Is
I inevitable enduisemeut of his vast
' acquiiilances.
I'lVO OINKS Do 'lllE BURG
•IN BROV.N lOO.t — OFF
.-iGAl.S, ON AGAI.N, BUTCH' iMa-
yor i-aOuaiUiaj ag uii aim Uie
c.o.ius icceiveU an hours uuuiliou
lu the curlew — sKeiching over me
iijpicis ill the modern urrungemeui
of the "Uawiibcat Bougie' done uy
i.iai i-.-inai'xaole Bg piayer at the
Uowiibe-dl Lluo — Into and out oJ
Li^OB Samoa, Fontaindleau uilU thi
‘anyx ju.-l a inoiiieiii ill me Threi
men us tup guitar players: Number |
one, Oscar Moore with the King;
Cole Trio; Snugs Allen with the j
hurlem Highlanders; Remo Palmie-
wlitle, with Phil Moore; Les
Paul, formerly with Fied Waring;
Teddy Wallers with Jimimy Dor
sey; Ai Casey, Esquire's aU-Ameri-
can; Leonard Ware who has his
own uio and was the writer- ol Uie
naliuiiwide sung hit of several years
ago, "Hold Tight; " and Irvmg Ash
ley, formerly with Lionel Hampton.
"The greatest of them aH, although
he couldn't i^y last tempos," saui
Thiy, "was the Ute Charley Chris
tian of the Benny Goodman Orch»a>-
lia and quiulel. All these players,
CHICAGO iCNSj - Earl Hines
and lus celebrated orchestra has set-
ued Hilo the gioce at rlairy Fielttf
..iiu Lhuiiic- cole s C.1 Grotto suppei
wiuu out on inc aoutiisiue. Hiiico is
• eutuieu III a .-.paiKiiiig iiuor revue
Anteii IS iicaunneu uy told, nai-
nd Julies, iiou-u couieUy leaui
kieeli lame, .viaiuiia
c-scenliic toe uancei
four Meioloncs seiiu
plenty. Lord Essex aiiu
me limes unit also are
Uie levue Which is
uacKcU up With ten Cjrolluetles. The
udiiu aits liuougn WIND. mguUy.
no News, Despite the druubmg
King Cole 'I'iu leceived last
week at the liaiids ol Paul Ross in
Biiiouuto, lor sceiiiiugly lacking
uiUup slufi the iriu received Uie
uuwiibeat award, so that means
someUiiiig! This same guy chiiiDs
khat bavannah ChuichiU ruled ui
;-uDg, but according lo this column,
she must have come a lung way
since playing Cliicago. The rumor*
about Uie Downtown theatre bemg
closed oil account ol colored 'jitter'
Grunos said, piay pugs'isn't true. It is true lhal Lionel
'Ne>
Joor’
By TEP SHEARER
r
.noeal Ciuo — Into and out of
Club baiiiua, FuiUambieau and the
Onyx -- jusl a iiiomcnl m the Three
iieucLs ana iioUce the absence of
icuuie iBcgin file Beguiiicj Hey-
'..'md - uioppm,j bacK lo near Uie
iirmioilai ulind piaiiidl, /iit 'Taluni.
filE VILLAGL iMitADE luclud-
t'd The Village Barn, I'Jie Pied Pip
er and zviex s iiiiosi uehciuus Hus-
.--laii luodi. Up and uown Maiden
Lane ami ua.iiiing out of Uie sub
spots to our Uptown Rendezvous
with the laiiiic'il color of a night in
liarleiii uonc to a beauUful hue
imayhe it was the Champagiie'fj —
VVondeilul gang at Lillian Howard’s,
all celc'braiiiig her lirsl anniversary
— saw Judge Francis Rivers and
laii Hilo Jerome i'uussaiut escurUng
two torches that were buniuig —
meeting Aiiuiew JueKiiig, here for
:he NaUomii League Baseball Meet
ing anu becuniiiig obligated fur the
iiilruducUuii to KaUieiine and ilcl
ciia—slopping at Bowman's Lounge
where we found Lawson Bowman
'that genial and affable owner)
cliaitiiig with gucsls.
Mai'iau Aiidersuu Sings
To Capacity Audience
111 Greensboro Concert
CiREENbBGRO—Making her ouly
iippe..rance in North Carolina under
sponsorship of A. & T. CoUege ly-
ccum Committee, Mai'iau Anderson,
the great American k^ontralto, sang
'Thursday night before an audience
of music lovers who filled the 1.400
scuts of the Ricliurd B, Harrison
audiluiium at standing room and
special sealing .arrangements in the
orchestra pit.
Her program, which followed tb
i general artistic arrangement of
soiigs ill German, Italian, French
and F.nglish included selections in
tlie classic style by Handil, Scar-
I'lUi and Haydn Schubert Uedcr;
and ended with Negro spirituals.
All gio'..ps, from the classicism of
Handel to the spiritualism of the
Negro folk songs, were handled with
tiie greatest of ease and interpre-
t.ve ability. Hie singer’s beautiful
voice coming through in sumptu
ous color range, power and depth,
w ith iior high tones as appealing in
llieir poignancy as her low tones
were thrilling in their feeling and
: oundnes*.
After her rendition of “O, Man
froir the F leld! ” by Christopher
Thomas, the singer revealed that the
composer was in the audience and
he arose to receive the applauds of
iho crowd.
Highlights in her iast group of
Negro Spirituals was “Crucifixion,"
arranged by John Payne and sung
ith a moving and intense, yet re
strained, dirge effect. At the end of
her printed program, she was re
called many times and graciously
sang the following encores: “There’s
No Hidin' Place Down There”, ar
ranged by William Lawrence, end-
inr; with a beautiful rendition of
Schubert's “Ave Maria."
Her accompanist, Franz Rupp,
supplied backgrounds that left noth
ing to be desired In musicM per
fection.
liau of the L -ny Goodman Gi'chus-
tra and quintet. ^U1 these piuyei's,
Grimes said, play strictly guitar.
Among Uiem Oscar Moore is the
only one who can play tempo, ac
cording to Grimes, bul he added
lhal he doesn't gel enough playing
however. He has never been
.stretched out.
Grimes, who manages liimself,
gives all the credit to his wife,
tlniiky G runes, an exotic dancer,
now appaieiiig at the Li Grotto ui
Chic.igo, and Ui whom lie was mar
ried ui iU-H.
oniites wants most ot all lu have
a quHilei line Louis Joidons. "Big
L.auas are loo mucli H ouhie,” he
i>uys- _ -
Ho has been going along on Fif-
ly-secoiid Siicet lor Uiv last season
witli a quintet that included Joe
Springer, white, fininer piano play-
I'l' with Gene Krupa's Band.
QUEBEC — One of the widest
aiiplauo loads ever cairieU left this
city recently when a plane Hew 2d
babies, nut one over 5 months old,
lo Chicoutimi. To insure the safe
carnage of the infants, speciaRy de-
.'igned tliree-pluce ply'woud cribs
vuiislrucliHl so that eacii box would
fit into ii plain- real, were used. The
young p.n.sypnge.-s, were orphans
trom I.n Creche Salnt-Vincent-de-
Paul in Quebec.
about the Downtown theatre being
closed on account of colored 'jitter
bugs’ isn't true. R is true that Lionel
Hampton made 'em jump at this
house but the sow has been closed
because of change of policy soon in
which it bt-cunie a 'legit' stage house.
On the Hcgal stage, at this writ
ing, Ernie Fields and his great or
chestra giving Dorothy Donegan a
boost but backing the show strong
ly. in this urchesU'j, Melvin Moore
siill is presoiU and the rumor about
tying in with tiie Lucky MilUn^ei'
band arc nnfuundiicd. Estelle Hud
son, Huweti and Bowser, and the
i'our Blgiiis comprise the entire
stage offering. At the Rhumboogie,
the patrons liave become acquainted
with the curfew hours and are en
joying the show us put dqwn by
Cliarlie Morrison. Jeter and Pillar*
still are grooving their fine orches
tra and Toby Winters the shakist,
is doing the floor with many new
twist* found only in modern rhy
thm. That's about all this column
can say about tliat show.
AC'CUKUl.NU TU KEPUU'l'S
III as much as Marian Green of
the El Groto is concerned, '' I Done
Found Out. . ,so forget about the
Mid-Nightcr. Daddie-O Daylie, is
the expert mixologist behind the
.seml-circie bar at the aforemention
ed club. Ren Ramsey of the same
place Is mighty proficient on stage
N. Y. Daily Mirror Columnist -
Lauds Deep River Boys
"Yup, we sure wUl make a handsome couple‘1
BAQC THE ATTACK !!
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Exclusive to Ted Yates Publication*
lighting. Aim Jones and her gigolo’
Ope cuiiipuiuuii Were cneek t
cU'.-vk, the other Eabbalh alter houi
in tne supper duo. •
Louie Joruan will soon be seen
I a phoio, disirioutfd u news-
papers lepainiig a saxopnoiie. Pos
sibly he intends making lhal a hob-
or business. Louella twill be
'Vance' sooijj, claims that Chuck
Brooks is useless! This columiusl
discounts that remaik because the
young gentleman was found to be
spectacular behind the service bar
tne other evening. Billy Mason,
Peishing Hotel bell-man is report
ed ready to wed PauRne iber hubby
IS a Chocolateerj West, after she
luxes her husband.
Eddie Goudbar from the old
school, has been recently in supper
clubs, playing hard Ed Berry with
the Huies' unit is 'wolfing' no end
around Pershing Hotel. Alien Mc-
Kellar, who is alleged one-time
Pepsi Cola salesman, i* blowing his
lop about Hose (Kty Hole Lounge)
Ward, who druppeu bun like a hot
potato. Lit Johnson sUil U on band
at the Parody Club on the North
end of the Windy City and is scin
tillating.
ON THE BOTTOM
Dorothy Kemp, luvelv Suuthside
end or the Wiiidy^t'y and is sem-
Ullatmg.
ON THE BOTTOM
Dorothy Kemp, lovely Souihslde
^iallst, has resigned from her post
office position. Lionel Hampton
goes into Carnegie Hall next month.
This column has heard g lot of talk
about “hum and Coca Cola" being
written by a person of color. Ac-
cordmg to recent check-ups, it baa
been found that three white fel
lows are responsible for this tune.
Stuff Smith has Just recorded six
sides. Desert Sand* best in this
crowd. Louie Jordan will be teamed
with Bing Crosby on Decca's My
Baby Said Yes and Your Socks Do
n't Match. That should be » fine
wani
Count Basie and the orchestra is
penciled in the Regal for tbe week
of March 26th. Date Marable has
been seen aroufld the DuSable ho
tel on the past week. This column
ist's doctor wears zippereJ scarfs.
What a cat. The Music Masters are
heading for Oakland, Calif., thU
week after a succesful engagement
in Cleveland and there you have
Twilight To Twelve.
Earl Hines Proves Sweet
Music Is The Thing At
Chicago’s El Grotto
CHICAGO, III, (CNS) — Music
styled magically sweet and soft,
with a tempo that is hot and swlngy,
is the type of presenation expound
ed by &rl Hines and his celebrated
orchestra which is the rage at Har
ry Field* and Charlie Cole's new
supper club, the El Grotto, located
in the Pershing Hotel on Chicago’s
great Southside.
Hines' brilliant paino, scintillating
at a pace originated some years ago
in Pittsburgh, now has been mod
ernized and has been taken with
wild acclaim by famous critics her*
in Chicago and thousands of habit
ues of El Grotto supper club.
The music in abundance Is pro
found in the show, which Is anent
'Star Time' and produced by Patsy
Hunter, and for dancing. The show
headed by Ford. Harris and Jones
is sensationally taken out by the
intricate singing of the Pour Melo-
tones, Martina D'Arcy. toe and bal
let specialist, Lord Esex, Arthur
Walker, new singing find and many
others.
The Hines’ band is heard nightly
over radio sation WIND-CBS at 7:05
p. m. and 8:05 on Sundays. Begin
ning March 26, the orchestra broad'
cast from El Grotto at 11:05 to 11:30
p. m.
sey, lamed uaiuileaaer. announced
uu* week that he hope* to soon oe
able lo proQuee lor ihe iilin* Uie
utusicai-iiiieu uie of composer W.
C. nuiiuy. mway* an adnurer ol
iiaiiuy, Dorsey wuulu like an all
isegt'o cast lor Uie uccusion. Rigni
now, ties in floiiywuou with bi'oUi-
er Jimmy linishing up "iviy Biuiiier
L,vads A Band."
Press ageiii Jean Dalryumplo
gave up iianuimg publicity lor "ziu-
iiu Lucasta" to spend mute lime on
duties as co-producer ot "Green
Puslures' revival wiiere she acts
us co-producer. Lucasta' was given
lo Ivan Black, p. a. lor Hazel bcuU
and tne Cafe Society bunch. The
town still talks* ol Uie Joe Louis
divorce and wonders if Joe has ap-
,roached Lena Horne yet. Also of
bhelia Guyse gelling the lead loi
'Memphis Bound,' opposite Bill Rob
inson. Hilda Simms letused movie
contract* with major companies to
sign with John Wildbetrg until June
isi of next year. She's played ‘An
na Lucasta' until she probably feels
the part. It’s 250 birthday fell on
the same day as the birlday of it*
uirectur, Harry Wakstaff Uribble.
Count Basie is busy getting to
gether music u liuR- swing) after
being commissioned by Lou Levy,
Russian • American ibeatre man.
Max Fox, former Director of Pub
licity for the USO Camp-Shows,
Inc,, will join Tide Magazine lex-
clusively for advertising and busi
ness men). Theii March 15in issue
teatured a story on WiUiam B. Gra
ham and the Negro Market. Morey
Amsterdam, comic, insists
only writer of Rum and Coke and
anyone else is a fake.
Lena Horne in last week at Capi-
ilol. Cab Calloway jiving Strand
patrons. Ella Fitzgerald and Coolie
Williams band replaced by Benny
Goodman icommg out of "Seven
Lively Arts” stage show) at Para
mount Incidentally. Robert Walker,
the Pvl. Hargrove, has been
placed at Capitol by Paul Regan.
Loews’ State recently held over
Vincent Lopez's orchestra for three
weeks. The first lime they ever did
it. Wlieii will the Apollo break
their one-week only tradition.
Spent week end in Baltimore, Saw
famed E. B. Rea .theatrical editor
of Afro American making his dead
line and watched stage shows at the
aieepy Wiiliami) Gnique
tather-Son Uaiice Act
■EE IN THE
BOSS’ BONNET
New York—The famous Deep
Hlvei Boys, sensational NBC-CBS
-ringing Star* fiirreiilly playing
'.heaters and iilghuiubs. on tbe
West Coast Recent guest stars fea-
•UH'iJ on the I’hilco Hail ot Fame
uid Kate Suilth Hour Programs
More than 4on ...di > stiitlone
lavfc ovci 175 D.'i'i: Ilivei Do>>'
ranscrlhed Hong.H in iheli libraries
n addition lo their Victor Ulueb:ri
eooida j
Nick Kenny N. V. Daily Uirrol
I columnist, saluted tbe boys on their
[seventh anniversary on the ali-
i waves, saying. “These five lads
I are all gradiinled of the fuiui'd
I Hampton InstliU'O In Virginia,
i Their sontiinci.-il bi’.linds have
I brought tilt la inlo the best e-ller
ijlai In 'he rcc-orulng field. Their
jjjrticer dntes «T0 sellouts. Their
''iiaterliil tiHH al'..-'ys been rt-fro^h-
) ingly clean. That's why the column
’ today ealules theno five h-jppy
[ oearted sons of t’le most musical
I race on earib”.
"TAKE OFF” STIDIFB
BlMPUtFIED
WASHINGTON — New special
cameras and analyzing instruments
are now being used to determine
the airplane speed, accelleretion,
ground distance, and flight paths re
quired for safe “take-offs.” DeveF
oped by the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration in coopentlon with
several companies, the new Instru
ments have greatly decreased the
element of human error. In tbe 
of seaplanes or flying boats, where
condition* prevent a precise location
with respect to the path of flight,
two sets of Instruments, spaced up
to 2,000 feet ^art, are used.
b Boebeater asking Jack Benny
BALTIMORE, Md. iC) — Smil
ing "Sleepy' Williaiii*. « 'natural'
uaiicer, comes out on the Royal
i'tieatre stage for his ten-minute
routine on a bill this week featur
ing Loul* Joruan and his celebrat-
biggest little band. After a
"waini-up," a* Sleepy name* it, he
calls out for his only dancing teach
er, his dad. Dad, Clarence Williams,
'natural' too. lo lacG consider
ing his 68 years, he can outdance
nis son. His specially is tbe soft-
siioe technique.
We went backstage to find out
more of this interesting comblna-
Mon and discovered Dad, in shirt
sleeves. writing letters m a dressing
room scattered with pictures ol fa
mous stars autographed to 'Sleepy,
who, it seems, is quite a hound at it!
Dad, who challenges his son on
stage, works well with him oil. He’s
originally from Atlanta and loUed
with Ben Williams and his wife,
whom he met when the groat com
edian was working in a minstrel
show. He was also associated with
the famed Black PatU and with Bill
Robinson. After many years of
show business, he quit lo go to the
coast. There, he loved to indulge
his favorite sport, fishing. Last
year, he packed his dancing shoes
and decided to return to his first
love with his son.
‘Sleepy’ i* just a stage name. The
real name is Lester. He's 36 years
old. has been dancing rince he first
marveled at hi* dads intricate steps
Lester”8 not married now. His dad
has been dancing since he can re-
ineniber. picked up a bit here and
a bit there. He remarried three
years ago.
Beside* making a good team,
father and son are their own man
ager*. They talk over ideas for their
routines and welcome each other's
suggestions. Each buys his own
clothes; they never even borrow
ties.
All in all, gray-haired, serious-
minded Dad, who’s never .'ebearted
and who's never had a 'rub-down'
to keep Umber, along with 'Sleepy',
who’s quite wide awake when It
comes to competing with Dad,
make a unique team. Together they
have toured the country and enjoy
doing 5 or 6 shows a day. Faced
with an audience, son asks dad how
he feels. Dad looks around, gives
the unexpected answer, ’groovy.'
Then the two go into their terrific
version of a zoot suiter on tbe ave
nue. Thus, they have incorporated
Sleepy Williams and Dad.
LOtlS JORDAN AT APOLLO
NEW YORK (C» — Lucky Mil
iinder and band, who housed tbe
Apcllo Theater for Palm Sunday
week, leave in time to allow Louis
Jordan and his Tympany Five com
plete use of the stage for Easter
Week. Along with Jordan comes
Jordan and his Tynipaiiy Five com
plete use of the stage for Easter
Week. Along with Jordan comes
Jeeter PlUars, his band, the Man
hattan Debs, magician Freddie Dou
glass, Tim Moore, Crackshot and
Vivian, comedians. The Jeeter-PlI-
iars orchestra is a brand new or-
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Sr CHARIES AllfN
for the night off or a raise? What- ,ganization and comes from Detroit
ever the request, the boss’ expres- ,Tliey will furnish the show’s main
sloD Un’t encouraging. H«r them I music while Louis Jordan and his
Sunday over tbe same NBC station j through five or six numbers
same time. , that, as usual, bring down the
house.
"For a ‘Sbarpabooter’ his aim is ivetty bad. He kiaaei
Dioae twice for my mouthi" *