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New York
Showfronts
BY DON DE tElGHBUD
THE REAL STORY OF THE
LITTLE PEOPLE
This is about Little People, Lit
tle People in general and Little Peo
ple in the theatre in particular. You
find them among all race». the folk
who never break into the $1,500 a
woek class, who can say boodhyc
to the hope that Home day their
names will be In the Broadway
neons or on eoast In ooast radio
programs. Many spend a lifetime at
S35 to $50 a week trying to bring
sunshine and happlncsh into the
Uvea of us all. Some are buried with
ffnat fanfare and the money that
Is spent to pot them in the ground
In many eases would have kept
them alive and enmfniiable for at
least two years. But no matter whaf
kind of funeral they receive, their
lives arc mostly a constant M-uffie
to give to others tfaricefold what
they, themselves, obtain.
A worthy ctiusc is at hand and
t^he first to viduntecr ibeir tim'c
and talent are the Little People d
the show world- Sponstns of bene
fit shows spend precious hours
tracking down the fifth .secrci.iiy to
Ihe private sccietary ol the agent of
Bill Toots, the $2,500 a week or
chestra leader, trying to get the
big one's con.scnt to do a numlier
ar put in a personal appearance to
help raise funds for the orphans of
his own race, to provide some com
fort for the poor and degtitnie of
his own race around the Christmaj
holidays. But the benefit sponsor
has all the Little People of the thea
tre he can take care of. clainiontig '
and fighting to do their hit
What prompted Uii.>i piece Is the
mrrent situalioii dealing with enter
tainment for our senleemrn over-
•eas. Big name Negro bands, sing-'
»rs, actors and dancer.'^ have avoid
ed this highest type of war effort
Like the bubonic plague. On the '
ither hansl. white orchestras, come-
liaos. singers, dancers, arlors. etc.
have practically fallen over them-
lelves getting on the othei side to
So their hit to cheer up Ihe men in
the front line foxholes who are do
ing their Job ^or SSO a month and
nidden or lingering painful death
M the 2 to I payoff possibility, .lack
Benny, Bob Hope, Ella Logan. Mar-
ene nietrich, Oertrude l^wrenee.
Humphrey Bogart, in fact, hundreds
>r the top white stars have made It
t major part of their agenda to do
lomething tangible and worthwhile
'or the hoys in addition to the oh-
i^ions act of buying war bonds.
This column gels many letters
•ach week from all over the world,
nost of their asking this question; •
‘Why can't wo see our own big
lame theatre and swing music
itars? We see all the w’htte ones,
jut wc have yet to see our big col-
ircd stars? Why can't we get such
'oiks over here as Cab Calloway,
3uke Ellington. Lionel Hamptin.
Sari Hines. Jimmie l.unceford.
..ouls Armstrong. Count Basie,,
..ucky Millindcr. F.r.skine Hawkins.
Slla Fitzgerald, Billlo Holiday. Lil
Jrecn, Andy Kirk. June Richmond,
iohn Kirby, Hazel Scoll. Ethel Wnt-
irs. Lena Horne, the Four In Spots.'
ind Paul Robeson? We have pride
if race, and it gripes us and makes
IS wonder what the hell is this all
•^hy can't we see'our own big
name theatre and swing music
stars? We see all the white one.>,
but wc have yet to sec our big col
ored stars? Why can’t we get such
folks over here as Cab Calloway.
Duke Ellington. Lionel Hampton,
Bari Hines, Jimmie Lunceford.
Lfouis Armstrong. Count Basic,
Lucky Millinde.', Ersklnc Hawkins,
Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday. Lil
Sreen, Andy Kirk, June Richmond,
John Kirby. Hazel Scott, Ethel Wat
ers. Lena Horne, the Four In Spots,
and Paul Robeson? Wc have pride
of race, and it gripes us and makes
us wonder what the hell Is this all
about, when wc sec the whites come
r-ver and the colored stay at home
just to make all the money and talk
about what ought to bo done.”
On the other haiki, without fan
fare and tooting of horns, the Little
People of the Negro show world are
ioing all they can to help out. They
ire fighting for the chance to go
svereeas. They are getting their own
lets together; writing special mater-
al for the troops, undergoing long,
trdooas rehearsals so that they can
!• something for the fellows who
ire making the greatest saerinee.
1 made a cheek at I’SO-Camp
Shows to find out what htg name
>fegroes had gone out of the coun-
ry to do morale shows for the ser-
rieemen and was appalled at what
; found. The only “names” (and hy
*bai I mean those wliose earning
lave been InUie big money class) I
'ound were those of Doo Wheeler.
(Cfineth Spencer. Cateiina Yar-
Mro and Willie Bryant! But the list
vaa targe fo the Little People who
lave and are playing soueh ough
Jieatres of war as the CBI (China-
Hurma-lndla), the South Paelhe.
tne European and African fronts,
the vMeulian and Alaskan bases, in
tat'i, playing every place where
fighting men are stationed.
'i'ncre's luile Jesse James and his
cTuichcs, iciichiiig soldiers with
amputated limbs how to dance as
he plays hospitals. There's Low
Crawford with his unit. Alberta
Himier, intorpid. patriotic woman ol
song, ncaded the first and only col
ored unit to play the GBL With her
were Taps Miller, Mae Geddy.*thc
3 Rhyilim Rtiscals of Chicago, Cora
Green. Chaunccy Loo. Dave and
Witty, Dodo Proctor, and Lillcttc
Thomas. Snub Moseley's small baud,
with A. G. Godley. Bernard Addi-
s*)n. Jimmie Ih binson. Irvin Trol-
|in;’n. Rob Carroll, and Bill Johnson
aro In Uic doiith Pacific. Ann Lewis
piayod every v-ar UituUe llioy ask
ed hfr to ptaj. So did Julia GuiCi-
Por and her acnerdian. A study of I
ifie so-eailed Little People who,
nave and arc still loin« their bit i
-snciws the folldwing: Laurel Wat-i
.son. Sandy Biirns. Edna Yack Tay
lor. Joyner and Tosh. Reuben
lirowii. Jloney Johii.>ioii. Louis Me-!
Carroll, l.miis Kelsey. Jean Pretcr. |
ii'Il .St, John. John Garth. III. Bob-!
by .fohnson. Judy Lattimore, only j
woii.aii conductor of ejycra. with j
trie "PoiBy and Bess" unit; Josiah
Albert, former pristoffice letter ear
ner: Thomas Moseley. Cathcilne
V'an Bume. Audrey Tliomas. Eiibi?|
Blake, frvin C. Miller. Francscj
P.ek. Eh ;-e Uugam.--. Sylviii Med
ford. Chickie Martin, F.mily Foster.'
Alable I.ee. and Clai.die Heywoud. '
Our big name stars have many
e\ru cs, I’m told, alt of which help
ttiem to keep away Irom an ob
vious duty. Some rhiim they are
ready and willing to go. but their
agents must be enntaete.i. The agent
then claims that he is willing, but
Ihe star is booked "solid'' for the [
next eight years. It would seem
that if agents are so greedy that ^
they refuse to put the war effort
ahead of their own poeketbooks
and desire to gain off ttie efforts of ^
colored performers, somebody
-iioutd stand up for a principle.
Tbrre are thousands of Negro boys
fighting and dying on the other side
who ask nothing save a little saerl-
«ee on the part of us who are more
fortunately situated to be left at
home and given a head start on get
ting all that we can.
NEW YORK iCNS* — Lovc-
y Lena Horne who lait week clos
ed a month'- engJKcinciU ai
Broadway s Capitol Tiieatre, went
through 4 shows a day and a hec
tic schi-dule. Luscio'Js Len.i, tea
tured in Newspa-'s Aoul .s.siie. i-
heuciinK now fur a snort th atri
lour "11 her way back to Jlu co^si
to make another MGM nun le
-rnter pic is a hot fro
cst film, not yet reltased.
■Id Follies."
Harlem Beam by floyd g. snelson
To mini! comes the ztory of Noble
Sisslo who ••■as the first Negro band
le.ider to play morale show.s for the
soldiers in World War I. What Sis-
slp and James Rees Europe did in
World War I was enough to car-y
Noble Sis.slc for 20 years as a top
attraction and favorite among show-
goers and dance lovers. Elsie Janis.
the white actress, went over ;n
World War I and was t(ip.s for 20
years on that reputation. Sissle.
even a this stage, is thinking of
going over again so that he can
first do something for the boys and.
second, get another 20 years on his
career A point many of our big
name performers are missing is that
some day this war is going to end.
NEW YORK 'CN.Si — GLORI
OUS EASTER. . . Thanks to the
weather man for the balmy day •
with sunshine and bretzes that were
ideal — the finest Easter in years
I always love Easier for one par
ticular thing — ladies' hats ttive os
t)ie most superb showing. This year ,
I glimpsed such styles as prim-
straw. flowery, chef type, shredded
something, wide brim and veil, flat
lop, victory garden, fruit orchaid,
and 0 course the old lepcaler. Gar
denias were S2.50 each this year,
so I had to miss rrine; I'll make up j
nckt week at a Quarter each. j
HOUSE OF BEAUTY. . Rose
SEEIN’ STARS With Dolores Calvin
Meta. Inc. Beauty i.s skin deep Halt
is her trowiiing glory. Skin you
love to touch. Charm is wuinaos
greatest possession. THOUGHTS
Keen fuusight, sound judgcmuni,
liiciual aiialy.sist and public requi
sites . . . might be some of the rea
sons for the "House of Beauty.”
The lovely gals, Ro.-e Morgan and
Oliva Clarke, o'wners and piimv
faetors of the gorgeous $100,000
•taclory of beauty" are highly com
mended in their efforts to give Nv*
Y- rk and vicinity the greatest beau
ty thrills. "Head To Toe" is the
"bli-ssiii,; to w'.mtn" that didn't
c'me from •'.ibovc. ' All this $12.00
no tax) introductory offer. 30 days
only. . 5 hours or n ore. . $20 valat
for just $12. Beasts and Bru'es
'men'., department) offers the same
treatments (txc'pt hair). Including.
• '. .(f '!ic R :v.v Theatre
The Zanzibar gav th Mill.- Biolh-
’ a granu i -vati in on tneir nturn.
and the Zanziueaut' arc just as
1 viy a.s vver. they held session the
other fv^ at IVuaaleyos.
Rochester w.is m the market to
buy a night club in New York —
ooy, you can gel cm now lor a
airne each, name your puce. The
^>ps in the miutowo district, that
• lice was gay Broadway', have been
‘n tJv •alert" fur V-E Day and they
.-till are. Eddie Lemmons, the comic
b.ick on "til Avenue, trying to-win
baek his old love Oliw La.pez. John-
n.v tludgins. Johnny Vigal getting
.1 friendly welcome.
'• iiti-dt.s to my fri>‘nd. Luscious
Lena Horne, MGM movie star, who
i> tiG live witki- at the Capit"!
The.itie and tran.eplanled her
Critics Rave Over Valaida Snow’s Hot
Trumpet And Her Solid Torch Songs
GINGINNATI, Ohio — Widely ac
claimed as one oi iho gieutcsi le-
niaic tiump ei players ana toicn
isngcrs, versatile Valaida bnow is
an aii-uiu sciisdiiuti, urmgiiig uudi-
i-itces to their lect cheering wbere-
ever she appeals. To near ner ter
rific trumpet rendition ol the 'at.
Lotus Blues,' lu toast your ears 'ju
ner groovy, sullry-toiied torch sinn
ing. IS an experience not soon loi-
gotteii. Us no woiiuer ciilics r.ive
— like A. L. Morns ol mliuoaru
Magazine, wno says; • Valaida bnov,'
IS the answer to any audience's
prayer, ureaier artist I've .seen in
years." Or this from Varuty: "Va-
lama Snow garners a b>g hand wiL,
her torch singing and Jeriific triim-
pci piaymg. She puts the autlu-iito
m a groovy mood. "
Miss Snow has appeared in many
leading Binadway revues. Siie li.is
also .started at many of the nation's
foremost hotels, night clubs, and
vaudeville thctarcs. Sh«- is. in (ml.
ail international star, having .i{>-
peared before the wai in Pan-.
Rome. Berlin, Sweden, Hollai.d,
Ru.s.sia, England. Bombay. Sii.inghi,
t ANADL\N ACTOR-D.\M 1.R
AITEARS AT BENNETT
GREENSBORO - Uavid Livr.
Canadian born actor-daiicei. wa;
prcstn.ed m recital reci-nily at Bcii-
iiitl College by the sophomore class
ihe capacity audience m ihi- Lmit-
Tiicatie »dV(; the iccit.d an entluis-
laslic reception in tii.bu.e in nie
superb .ntistiy ol .Mr. Leer. He
eiiarmed the crowd of autogrujih
iiiOkeTa with Ins gr.ieious person-
aliiy.
file youthful ailist displayed un
usual V. is..liii:y, exciilenl conlnd
111 Voice luiances ai.d ili-tinetr. •
stage picseiicc. ILs dance were le-
Ireshiiigly unique.
rhe iirst half of the juotrani iii-
cAided dramatic intcrpre unions
iroir Browning and LongUllow and
a r-ading, "Murder in the Cathe-
di.il" by 'I’. S. Eliot. Tlie latt'T half
of the program coiiM.--ted of hum
ions moiioloKucs 111 dialect and
ri.inees in :he el.issic. native, and
modern styles, creations of •,!,
young artist.
1.01 IS -XRMSTRON'G
St OKING ON ROAD
Louis Armstrong after a tl>i-
..etk.. vacation, his first m two
• e;MS, make.', it for j sen-ational
•ad tour beginning Faister Wi-.k.
Salehmo's sens.ition.d Ueeca r**-
oi’dings "I Wontier" and "Jodu
Man ’ are top .sellers. Vocalist V' iiiui
.Vliddkton also has waxed for Ih-c-
ca and the Armstrong platters a:--
popular with the b'bby-rO(k emw 1
The King of the Triirr.fiet will m-
pear In Warner Brollu-s "Pillar To
PObC" soon to be relcasci.
NEW YORK I IPS I — Sistei Ro-]
,setla Tharpe is a sensational stand-
nul feature at the Brmdway Strand'
Thea«rc here where she is fc.itured .
with Cab Calloway pnd His Orchc.s-1
tra and the celebrated Cab Jovers.
Si.ster Th.arpe stopped the shew on •
ej5:ning day (Friday).
V.M.AIDA .SNOW
aid
olla
■ 'll :■. li -r vorsoCliiy i.s hltle
1 ■ 'o-iod.i.g. Ill .-1. liioadwav .show
she -•■■‘iig soiu;.- in E.idish, Jewish,
l;ii i,i:i, .iiiu pl.iM-1 tin- piano
I I • i I', ti nil jiet .iiui di-.:'. . Hi :
I .'ni.i.'ni;; variety of .icciarplisliniehi-
■ d
Wal*.
hi'.!’I’si pi,
ai;hi I'dii .
n .V 11 n-
I'n.--. tiie
I'lling ixtHiionce w.i
| duri“d by Mis Snow as a restill of
the war. She was playing in Den
mark in 1940 when the Nazi inv.id-
ed that country. She was thrown
• into a Nazi piisoii camp, and dur-
I ing 20 months of brutality by tlie
IGe.slapo .she declined from her
foimcr wiigiii ol 130 puiind.s to 03
poiinu.s. Kxclianged fur two Nazi
spie.s, she rt turned to the U. S. in
1042. Since regaming her normal
wcigni over a year iii,o, she has iip-
peaieu before wildly enthusiastic
audiences in tlieatres and night
club.s throughout the country. Al
ways a gr-.al ailist, she i.s now ac
claimed a greater arlis lhan ever
beforu
' Miss Snow is possessed of a gra-
«ious peisoiiiil charm. She knows
how to c.iie for tier loVvdiness, too.
,Slie iives very siK-cial attention to
her glunioioiis hair, being sure to
kieji it soft, easy lo comb, alway.-
jsnvHiih uikI fH'ifectly erooined. Like
l.so many celebrated entertainer.^,
men and women. Valaida recom
mends Snow White Hair Beatili-
hort i f -J heartily endorse Snow White
Hair ih autitior." she .-ays. "It is my
first ciioice of a hair dre.s.sing."
Ifoblii. Ml-- Sno\/ has many.
She ii ve,'. b.i.-ebal) and hor.se racing,
.-vhi's an aid nt admirer of opera.
licT fav'irile b inc AIDA She doles
' ll irovle^. eic Her f.ivoritc actor
Cli.o-I. . Royer: favorite actres.s,
Chicago cii- Ri ” D; vi- Oh .vis, and her favor
ite musical iiistnimenl — you gues-
i-rl if the trumpet!
lol
and A-1
SH£i,i i BACON FEATlKa
IN REPIIBIIC’S V liSTERN
Ti ll VATE« PUabfC ATI0N8
Shelby Bacon, juvenih; Xrgro actor, fettured in Republic's -ction-
parked thriller, “Cornuv C.hrisl: Ev ; i-i :hova witi. the star,
Allan Lane- Twlr.k’e V/aUi, Dickie DiJon, in a scene fron this exciting
Weatern.
Sec and hear Valoida Snoi(\ inlcrnnHonnl sinking star
attraction and favorite among show-
goers and dance lovers. Elsie Janis.
the white actre.ss, went over in
World War I and was top.® for 20
years on that reputation. Sissle.
even a this stage, is thinking of
going over again so that he can
first do .something for the boys and.
second, get another 20 years on his
career. A point many of our big
name performers are missing is that
some day this war is going to end.
I alway.s love Ea.sier for one par
ticular thing — ladies' hats give ua
the most superb showing. This year
I glimpsed such styles us prim-
straw. flowery, chef type, shredded
something, wide brim and veil, flat
top, victory garden, fruit orchatd.
and 0 course the old repeater. Gar
denias were $2..50 each this year,
so I had to miss mine; I'll make up
ne)tt week at a Quarter each.
House of beauty. . Rose
SEEIN’ STARS With Dolores Calvin
NEW YORK CITY 'CNS —
••CARME;- JONES" TO CITY CEN
TER. . . i lly Rose has booked his
"Carmen jnc.s" into the City Cen
ter with nost of the original cast
fo- three weeks bcginninng May
iSt. After that time, he states, the
company will make their tour from
Cleveland. During the summer, they
will be part of the Los Angeles
Civic Light Opera Association's sea
son. On Labor Day, the modem
troupe arrives in Chicago.
‘MEMPHIS BOUND" cast Is re
hearsing now. National Negro Opera
C'onipany goe.® in at Town Hull again
Ajiril 20 and 21. Pa;il A Smith,
tenor, sings Verdi's “Othello” at
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Mary
Bruce Newspic'n Cover Girl for
April. Calypjaj hats are the latest
rage — selling from $18 to $22 on
Fifth Avnmic. April ISlIi. Todd
Duncan begins his teur of Latin
America in Guatemala. Marva Louis
promises to give out with something
big very soon. MGM Publicity De
partment still wondering how Mich
ael Carter lAfra) arrived bt the
Raymond Massey and Canada Lee, both noted actors, are shown
making an electrical transcription at the NBC studios of ‘Two Men
On A Raft,” recordings of which are currently being broadcast
over hundreds of local stations as part of the national USO-YMCA
race relations program. In the story, the Negro on the raft sacrifices
his life for his white companion. Mr. Massey is perhaps best known
for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln and Mr. Lee is currently
playing on Broadway in the Tempest. Such programs are made
po6sibl»' through contributions by the American p'ablic to the Na
tional War Fund which supports USO.
$1,000 a week figure fur Lena
Horne’.s salary. They never give out
'that kind of infro. Louis Jordan at
I Wa.shiiigton’s Howaid Theatre be
ing told to have his tonsils taken out.
DUKE ELLINGTON busy scoring
fur a musical. Slick and Slack,
tzamed at Small's Paradise, dance
barefoot with bottle lops attached
to their toes — and well. loo. They
recently arrived from Florida. An
ne Brown (former Porgy and Dess
star) asking for divorce a surprise
When Marva Louis was reported
.suing Joe, Anne's manager, NeiJ i
Scott, called Marva's manager, BiU ,
Graham, for a 'blow by blow' des
cription. Graham told him; 'I'm
the woman's manager, not hei lov-!
or!" Now Scott is in fur a lot of caU-
ing regarding Anne’s martial status
Frank Sinatra did a wonderful job
for kids in Philadelphia. After a
session, a little colored boy came
up to blnalra, looked him up and
down, sighed "Gee!".
LENA HORNE, who got her f.ini®
straight from Cafe Society Down
town in the Village, told us when
she was at the Capital Theatre that
the Downtown spot was one of the
few nightclubs she patronized. This
week, she was at the Zanzibar with
Cab Calloway remembering the old
days when both were at the CoL
ton Slub — she was a chorus girl
She told Early Wilson, Post column-
ton Club — she might do a stint at
cither Cafe Society Uptown or
Downtown — than remarked that
she preferred Downtowm because
Hubert Brooks sponsored a
I Brooklyn girl like me."
j STAGE FOR ACTION previews
jits newest play "Skin Deep” based
IOT Races of Mankind. It’s w ritten
I by Charles Poiocheck. Negro
Marches On, Inc., announces they
will proQuee 12 feature length
movies for the 1945-4R season on
Negfbes. Gethalyn Graham, author
of “Earth and High Heaven.” a book
on Anti-Semitism, says one day she
will surprise people at meetinas
when she'll ask Lillian Smith to
speak on Anti-Semitism while she
takes over the Negro question for
a change. Miss Graham claims she
“went into a restaurant and cried
like a fool" when she read the head
line announcing that Muss.)lini had
invaded Ethiopia. "I krew then that
the world 1 was used to was dead.”
JOKE OF THE WEEK. . .Tn
Nashville. 'Tenn.. State Senator
Senator Hubert Brook.s sponsored n
bill to prohibit the use of lipstick,
with a possible punishment of a
$10,000 fine and or 10 years in pri
son for violations. Said the Sena
tor; ‘‘Married men are condemnjd
by their wives upon arriving home
with lipstick on their coats. . . and
courts .are nourishing with divorce
cases due to the eviU of lipstick.” i
sites . . . might be some of the rea
sons for the House of Beauty."
The lovely gals. Ro^e Morgan and
Oliva Clarke, owners and prim,-
factors of the gorgeous $10U,uuo
•facloiy of beauty" are highly com
mended in their efforts to give No‘w
Yi'rk and vicinity the greatest beau
ty thrills. "Head To Toe" is the
"blessing to women" that didn't
ci.me from •above." AH this $12.00
(no tax) Introductory offer, 30 days
only, , . 5 hours or mure. . $20 vahae
for just $12. Beasts and Brutes
'men's department) offers the same
treatments (except hair). Including.
Shampoo and hair style. Cabinet
Bath, make up, Swedish Message,
' ye-brow arch, manicure, peducu.-c,
health lunch, pine and bubble bath,
hour.® treatment. House of Beauty,
40l W. 148ih Street, corner St. Nici.-
ylas .-\venuc, N. Y.
FASHION PARADE:
May (li Day Tondalcyo presen;®
her Fashion Parade of glamour,
glitter beauty and charm, at Ren-
natsance Casino, in Harlem. Bcaa-
ijful models from stage, screen and
radio will appear, including bath
ing lieatuirs who wifi display the
latest in bathinu beaoli attire Mai-
va Louis, rx-wifc of the champioi'
will he -'n hand lo display her charm
nfl Imcrv
CHATTER BANTER;
Duke Ellington opened -it the
wanky 400 club. Mh Avenue and
4.'lrd Stmt. Cab Calloway and his
.live Jubilee thiilling the jiturbiig.®
of Broadway at Strand Ttieatre
Ha/cl Scoit, ttic imp of the ivories
This Is all a Southerner has time
for. How atxiut the Senator intro
ducing a bill to stop some of the
race piejudice' But fb" Senator is
really aroused over th;it lipsticR
business. Tn fact, every time ho
. looks at lipstick, he positively secs
I red!
ev. ai T rT,Ti?-yci.- —
hochtslcr v.-,is in ihe market to
buy a night club in New York —
hoy, you can gel ein iiuw lor a
dime each, name your price. Th®
>ps in the midtown district, that
(■ncc was gay Broadway, have en
on the ' alert" for V-E LVy ar .cy
.•till are. Eddie Lemmons, the comic
back on 7th Avenue, trying to-win
back hiE old love Olive Lopez, iohn-
ny Hudgins. Johnny Vigal getting
a friendly welcome.
Ci.nirats to my friend. Luscious
Lena Horne, MGM movie star, who
■ , iji.cltG five v.(eki at the Copit'il
Thcutie and transplanted her
arm.s to Detroit for another scs-
'>n. Easter Sunday was a feast fot
;iio jitterbugs witti J.mmy Liincc-
(old at ti-.e Rcnny and Bill Eckstinc
' (he Golden Gate. Tondaleyo is'
the "Pin-Up” seb etion of t)ic Navy '■
lads at Camp Endkott, DavisvJlle, J
R I. The Uth annual ball of the |
Negro Actor's Guild will be on i
21ilh it the Savoy Ballmom.l
Henry Armstrong, anl Ken Wash
ington arc f-imtliar on the avenue
on the alert for overseas to entcr-
i 'lii the armed forces-. Dan Burley,
i® in charse of the crew, Hilda
Slums', III' pn tty s*8r of Anna
Lur,i:t,-i drama h.i'- lioughl hi.T.'-clf
-' home 'll thi- easlside down-
iiwii. .f'.e 'Ziggyi J'hn 'll), form
er Chleagnan Is producer of the
■iio'..' 1 vui at the Elk's Rendez-
V' us Murrain. Ihe nightclub owner
vli'- hiis 10 baiin various lH-a*ioiis.
ii. (iiirchai ' d the Flk.- RenH o voiix
.AD" ii'iught the old Laiayclii' Thea-
lie block on Svi-nlh Aveiuic, the
|fi'-i 'if hib race to own such vast
h'ltlings.
NEV.' YORK C) - liri.OOf) copies
of Richard Wrlcht’.s newest best
seller “Black Boy" are in print The
figure includes 32.5,000 copies which
arc being distributed bv the Book
of the Month Club.
NEW YORK 'IPSi - Sistei H.i-j
sotta Tharpe is a sensational stand
out feature at the Brmdway Strand 1
Theatre, here where she is fe.itured .
with Cab Calloway pnd His Orches-j
tra and the celebrated Cab Jovers. ,
Sister Tharpe stopoed the show on ■
')|J;ning day (Friday).
TKII Vj*TC8 PUBMCATJONS
Shelly Bacon, juvenile Negro actor, fraturrd in Repu’uHc's action-
packed thriller, ‘‘Corous C’.brist: Ban-: ;■) .'lov.n with the stop,
Allan Lane, 'ewinli’c Watts, Dicliic Dillon, in a scene frw n this exciting
Western.
Valaida Snow, intornalional sin finK star
“RC
tastes best
to me!”
says
VALAIDA
SNOW
BUTTERFIV MCQDIEN FEATURED III
REPUBLIC’S‘‘FLAME OF BARBARI COAST"
TCtI YATES PUBLICATIONS
Butterfly McQueen, talented Negro actu . best rem.embersd for her
inimitable performance in ‘‘Gone With The Wind,” is feafared in
Republic’s 10th Anniversary picture, “Flame of Barbary Coast,” a
lusty romantic melodrama starring Ann Dvorak and John Way^s.