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■ '-J-' t tr THE CAROUNTAN New York Showfronts MAESTRO LUCKY MILIINDER AND HIS GREAT BAND WAS "TOPS” AT SAVOY BALLROOM IN NEW YORK CITY • COLUMNIST TEO YATES SAYS, "IT’S HARLEM’S HOnEST!”... MUSICAL AGGREGATION NOW ON TOUR* ' WEEK EN'DIHG. SATt-RDAY, AUGUST 4, 1945 Record News And Reviews nv nON DE LEiORBUD THE EDDIE HEYAVOOI) C ASE; AND IS SMOKING "TEA" WORTH IT? NEW VORK — much ditujl food does a stick •if ’ tea" do j jazz musicMn. Ones the word rral- ly give onr mspiratiop' D 'hs i* p tency incrrasr thr capacity ,i ihc musician to create and lu bring to the fore hidden harmnnirs, iniprn* vitiations that he could o!dinaii>\ not do if hr were sober and had a clear bead’ 1 winder So do ttiou- Rands of other* who arr notinj; with alarm thr many run-ins Ne groes and whtie iniisicians arr hav- with the FBI on rharues "f possessing marijuana. I am thinking out ioud about thr Eddie Heyvood casr in Hollywood where 'be budding young piano genius and his bassplayrr .Tohnny Simmons were taken inf> custody by G-Mrn for alleged narrotirs violation Hero was a hop — Hay wood — who had the world tn a Jug and thr stopper In one hand. He was In a po.=ition to demand anything. His meteoric rise from ati insignificant start In New Y -rk lo absolute stardom based on -me re cording, thr ultra modern version of "Begin The Bcgiiine." placed him among the foremost producers and creators of rrodrrn mu*ic For him to bf tnv)l*-ed in »o 'vhaf i*. at best, a ' ilr, nauseafn*; situati m and thereby endanger not ortly his own farcer but the happinr** I'f hi* family doesn’t make '■ense. KRITA Rni.niT f NDFR \\\V We all know thr rac of CJenr Krupa. the former Bruny Goodman drumm'^r .ensatlon, v. ho is hark On Ihc mad toward the ‘.ip. what with pres* agmf. smart manag-r, and other acent- buy* buying 'hr sorld detail.* of the popular musi cian’s encounter with thr law on narcotic charge' so that within a few months the public will have completely forgotten the incident But Heywood. Simmons, and other Negr-i musician* svho may he caught with weed.* .ire not in the position to make a comeback like Krupa To begin, they are colored and it is twice as hard to reestab lish a Negro than it is a white man because the white m.in ha.* every thing to work with and the Negr-i usually has very Htile. The regrettable thing about if all is that 30 many people stand around waiting for popular idols to fall It is a quirk of human nature to hope that somebody who Is going great will stumble and fall and when he fall.s no one stoops t-- pjrk him up. Currently there have been num erous raids In Gotham's fibulous 5nd Street, world center of jazz and swing muyie The*e raid* have been made in search of hidden caches of “hemp," otherwise mari juana It has been brought to pub lic. etfention that niiinerou.*! •lea" pads have been in operation in s'^ng alley and that the hnhlt was spreading fr.-.m the close mu.*ic eirt to othenvise innocent patrons and guests at the various rlubs in which these musicians plav NOT ISSUE OF COLOR This is not an issue of color but question in ‘bethfr his friends of the fair-wea*h‘'r variety will *tirk to him .n 'h.s time ( need Wll.l. NEED TERRIFIC RCILDCP When Heyw- -.-d * care is rtl.spo--- rd - f iP c. r.rt, whether he gets out of jt or no, he will need a terrific buildup if he Is to eontlnue m the p'lhlir limelight l‘ .s ■•IT itiinc to he up there with Art Tatum. Dorothy Donne- gan. Mary I^u Williams. Ten ly Wils- n. and -'ti-.eis. and another thing to try in win hack a lost place, fichling an uphill battle. That IS wh.it H' vwi nd miiRt do It IS believed that be will prove ! him.eelf a real man as well a.* a area' musician in thi* h -ur of tribu lation and thi* column hopes, alo.ig with the ihoiisanrts of others who admire him, that he will di.*-asRo- "i.iir him«rif ••ifh -11 th-*e who mdiilcr m the unlawful vice Fllabellr r)a\i* Sines In r.iiba, Mrxirn .N'FW VORK Mlahrlt. p^vl-., tl.c Amenran Negio soprano who scored such a norahlc *ucce-« »hi- eason in her debut appearances — if T 'wn Hall ai-d a* .'-'loist ’••ith the .New Y'rk rh'lharmunl — le.ivrs this ’■ epk to till her flr-it r-aneert i ngagements oiiljidc of *he United State* Mi*.* Da* i« -vill ai.c ' r il-i| 111 Havana. Cuba then fly t Mexico citv •vhe'-e she I* -ched- 'iled TO m.iUe five appearance* dur- irg Aiir>'«f f'o a* *o|nHt with the Orqiie-ta Filarmentc. md three in r.ole re- t'dl at 'he I’*lHce of Fine .Art* .She will return to the Uni|1 .States early in September to fill her fir t extended cms*.country tour under the management of the National Concert an-1 Artists ftor- porati n SEEIN’ STARS LUCKY MiLLINOER and His Famous Or chestra rlirret from a successful cnqaQcmpnf St the world farnous Savoy Ballroom m Nrw Vorh's Msrirm. from where they have hrm heard thrice . weekly via the American Broadcasting Company over the Blue coast o ceatt network, have embarked on an rs- eoslv# tour for the latter part of July fill. "0 •ogagemrots in key southern cities playing Raleigh. N. C.. on thr ?1rd; Durham the 24th: Charlotte, N, C,, the 25th; Colum. hia. S. C.. thr 26th; Roanoke, Va.. thr 27th. Charleston. S. C., thr 2dlh; Bliirfield, Wert Va.. the 29th; Kingston N. C. the lOth, and Orrrnsbopo, N C., July 11 In August the dynamic maestro -'shown above willi his r.flebratrd band and Sistrr Rosetta Tharpr who will he featured as an added attrarti.'n) with I.enn K»tchum on the vocals app-'ar in Knoxville, Tenn,. 1; Greenville. C. 2; Charleston. S. C.. 3. Wnghtsvillr Reach. 4. Brunswick, Ga.. 5; Ft. Lauderdale. FIs,. 6; Tampa. Fla, 7: Orlando. Fla.. 8; St. Prters- ourg. Ha, Uailow, Fla.. 10; Miai.u, FU , gicfuvvr IPS Phiitn hy Hyinan Ch nkn 12. and Jacksonville, FIJa. 13. July 22 and August 11 are open dates. The "Sweet Slumber Man” and hls great band have been the rave of N. V. mi -ic lovers. Ted Yates, well-known authority on nitc life who IS pictured here congratulating Lucky Millinder on the dance floor at the swank Savoy Ba'Iroom recently wrote in his .satonally syndicated column. "Wherever there arr dancers they will thrill to this qrral rriuvenated band that is Harlem’s hottest” P. S. Two popular tunes which are rre.iting a sensation are |1>: Lucky Millin- drr's "Who Threw Thr Whiskey In The Well." and (2): “riierr Are Strange Things Happening Fveryday" featured by Sister Rosetta Tharpr. Wr merely thought you would like to hs in on it>-not that it’s any secret. With Dolores Calv NEW YORK CNS) — DUKE tl.i.INGTON lb I'ATRON TO KIDS. M.te.str Duke Klling'on this week ddnoiiiiced that nr u ihe sole .spoil- -.or ol iliiei h.gh *cho I student.* who will have a .*cholarship hI Jullii.rd Schi'')l '■•t .Music. After they complete ther course, he will pro- •cm them at ••iic of lu,* Carnegie Hal! conceits. The three musician.* were cho.«en ihi.* way; After eli minations '.*rre marie at all Ihc public schools uf Greater N»-w ' V’rk, Ihice of Ihe best were chosen for the three year course. They are, Llaine Jone.*. tymp.«i;i*t of the H. S of Music ami Art; Paul Riirlnff. Flench hum. Peivr Sluyves-int H S. «nd Watreit Norwood, flute. For- I HU1.S High. TAKI.NC; f)VKR Cminiee Cullen. *hr poet, i* in H-'llywnod bu.*y writng a play—musi-al for Lena H-irne ta do .> I’rn.idway in the l Fall. All .*oeiety and theatrical, fnends are turning ».iii for the Hazel Sc’lf reepj'iinn at Cafe So-' ciely After a previous try, USO Csn p Shiw- finally *iicceed«d in , iiOWN-KMAimi '■ I I, M S CHARMING CHANTEUSE part of hi,-. 30 Hay furlough fiom the .Air C rp- .lie.riy i njoying h'lme ill Il'illywo-iH Him L'ai • ter, a sari -iitl.l pi.\u,s the pi-u... for I.iiiria II lu TIk Gt- .I/hii I,' .SU)iy oI l-ihii L Sulli- van) . Loth picn.M-s ai ui; Broadway .M.iiirl Flil!)^^nk^ hid to gis'c up hei ‘'f'-k at ihv Atxillo Theatie with tin Pr-iiilc View Co eds The ice wa-n’t ready. Mean while. the Ajioll-i had iilletl h-r Ihe only Negr- pr.i ;t>' k,.ici for all In .*ce .\po'.l" in.in..ger ha.* giv Pii her .m.'th. i Hai lor oithoi August or Svpti mhiT, IN THE NEWS Marv.i I.oui- hi ike it up" on .iiihilh' with Count B'l'ic and Ail I'atiiin If the railroad.* don’t conti'ui. to |)u.*h him .Tpiiind, Maiva’* in.in.ia'i. Bill Graham ^till In hitk in town the first week of August He* r.ajam- *tblc f'lr thi- -nd.rlul Mnrva reevived -uii then- The .Manhattnn Deb- b-xubl l ivcnrit r net co.-tumc* luadid w ith fuchi a-- quins to danr«' "C ildoiii.r with Louis Jci i;in in H .llywn .H liu-i- W.ARNFIt ItIfIK, Wil.I. t'flN- TINCi; TO SATISI V ijll .NEW M.WTS t)F THE TliF.VTKF- GOFRS i;v I'Hlf, t VIMFH HOLI-YWOM). f.il ! A-s with other inriustii-v. vi-inry in Kuroiw rails for new plan, anon;: the film m.ikcrs Tin- .'anie irMrching creon s|iitliglii whirh prtvonU'd tin pub lic fr-un iindciratiii^ the heinous nature - 1 ih*- Na/i c .ir.iual iru.-t now he svMtched to the Oricnl to ferret out ;lie J,.p ..ar 1oiqj> au that none wil. e-^cap.- tin- ugh the good loitun ol no: haviiij their nami'.s anu i-.irds kn.-wn. This V ill not h-' an t-.sy jc.b if fur no -itiicr iia.-ioii than Ihv fact tin.’ Jap.iiu-sv name.', hav.iiK no affin-> My to oui . no no: !• i..'i l;.cmsel’'c.-: to thy eo.i .1.. II eon •.a:ii)ii of the' houM’hoi.i i,y-wo*d a.* riul tho.*'* of | Hilier Hiiinu ltT, H-.- U-'eni:.,. i and G'M'ubel*. Foi . xi'irpl.i. at Ihc I Rlar' of Ihe war. the I-lal .-Xmeri-; can iMdiun.i'ii’.i w,i 'ineeie, '-i COIM l!ASIi;i\ lOl II VIFKkS sr wii \T n.i!! I'l.WTVTiON Snd Street, world center of jazz and 'Wing nnuic. The.se raid* have beFn made ip search of hidden cat^es of "hemp.” otherwise mari- jutna It has been brought to pub- 11L attention that numerous "tea" pws have been in operation in 5N«ng alley and that the habit wa.s smtading fp^rr the close music ciJll to otherw'ise innocent patrons and guests at the various clubs in ^•hlch these musicians plav. NOT ISSUE OF color' This Is not an issue of color but one in which Die well-being of all is concerned. Ine 18-year old de butante. out to hear the swing mus ician in perosn that .she has hear on her recording marhlne at heme, is suitable prey for dealer* in "tea" who work on her or him, if a boy is concerned, pumping them with the fantastic idea that the reasoi^ the musicians play so well is that he Indulges tn "tea." They work this gag to a frec-thee-well and. con sequently. hundreds of new con verts fo the weed are .springing up every day. The old users of "tea" continue the habit, become looso in morals, and wind up mi-ny times a* 'ual derelicts or in some phase of crime that will find them incarcerated on grave charges. It is to be hoped that Heywood pulls through this mess. In fact, the wl.jle musical world is pulling for him. Basically there are few nicer fellows than Eddie Heywood. Jr. ’The boy's undeniable genius ha> endeired him to many and the I w. ...V -..iww ^v«n W'.'uiox:. iuv/ , are. Elaine Jones, tympanist of the H. S. of Music and Art; Paul Rudoff, French horn. Peter Stuyvesant H. S. and Warren Norwood, flute, For- *1 Kills High. TAKING OVER: Countee Cullen, the poet, is In Hollj'wood busy w ng a play—musical for Lena H .nc fo do on Broadway in the Fall. All society and tncalrical friends are turning out for Ihe ' Hazel Scott reception at Cafe So ciety. After a previous try, USO Can-p Show.* finally succeeded in zclUng I,ouls Jordan .-nd hls Tym pany Five to go overseas. The unit leave the middle of September and expert to stay 12 weeks, arriving bark in the St-iles just one week before Christmas. Closing a three week engagement at the Paramount Tlicatre .it Times Square (a return dale), the Jordan.* arrive in Holly wood this week to make two pic tures. They are undecided whether they will fill their September Mth Zanzibar date as the USO will want them at that tlrrc. Ethel Waters’ one week being followed by the Phil Moore Four at the Loew’s *i:itc. The National As.sociallon of Negro Musicians is to meet at Los Angeles. THINGS THAT HAPPEN; Stan Kenton at the Paramount telling a Negro .songwriter he wants “rhythm tunes" — not foxtrot. , . Rex In gram big and monstorous in "A Thousand and One Nl?hfs" but with *uch a .-mall part, look.* like he did H'hen playing the genii with Sabu. Incidentally. Sabu has spent eti ncr anoinei aai. tor eiinei August or September, i IN THE NEWS. . . Mnrva Loui* ! "briikc It up" on .iiibille with Count Ba.sie and Ait I’nlum If the railroads don’t cuntinui tn push him aruimd. Marva’s mnniiger. Rill Graham will be h;ick In town the first week of August. He’s respon sible for the wond;rlul reception Marva received out there. , Thr Manhattan Deb* boiiaht Livender net costumes loaded with fiichi .*e- ' quins (o dance "Cnldonia' with Louis Jordan in H->llywood. Inci dentally. "Cnldonia" has become a password, n greellnc -•■nd n song in a comic .strip . Fi*kine Hawkin-s and crew are ready for the big Strand date. . . The Mrs. will be in the p. jmiere audience. . . Lou Swarz, the nrtre.ss, left suddenly for home in St. LouL* en the news that her father. Henry .Sw.irtz, died of a cerebral hemorh.igr after b>‘- ing rushed to the ho*pital and plac ed in an oxygen lent. She will re turn to New York .ift i- two week,* Bill Eck.*tein’s "A Ceffice For Sale" is impres'lve The Rochester unit is to move into the Roxy Thea tre in August Women h.ive been called upon to furnish a large portion of the extra labor nreried t.- harvest the btimper pe.ach crop in the Spartan burg. R. C. area. now DC s'.Miciica to me unem to ferret out :bt J..p ..jr loros t.o that none wil, csc«p>' Ihri.ugh the good loiiun of no: having their name* anu ie..i rds kn-iwn. This will not b.- an t isy job if for no other rt-asun than the fact that Jap.incse name.*, havuig no affin ity lu our.', no not Iciirt tnemsclvc. to thf ton iT;on ton -lation of the hou.*ohol(i by-word ,is did those f'l Hitler. Hin.iiieler, n>.*s, Gutriil;,. and G(x>bbcls. Fui ixnmple, at the start of the war. the t>lal Ameri can indignation was directed ‘o- warH T'JO Alth hi., short, prn- nounce.ible monikei . Sinci' liu-i ou;- tor fi'i.i. the Nipp m premiei'ship, hardly one p;r.*on in tn could say readily, who he.iris Hiiihito’s henchmen. By the way if gearing itself tor the job in the Pacific, Wurn-“r Bros, already n read.vin,! i produc tion to bo tilted. "Hi.tel T kyo," ' ...I 'i.il iinirh in 'be manner of It.-? timely "Hotel I’erlin" This will bring ttie siiidio'.* .core "I m,i- joi- films about the war with Ja pan op to four, the others being, “De.stmation Tok.vo," "Objective Burma." and the .is .v^t »irrel‘':i.sfd. "1*1 ide of the Marines.’ which stars John Garfieln .md Eleanor Parker. Important as they I're. war tilms are not the inly eonsirieration eon- suming Ihirse whn operate the CULVER CI TY. C.il Coiini Br.'i.-, ''.u:ii0 IV, i-f .Swing", will . -lluv* up lii rii'n-!il :ctMrd-brcak- "" vng.igi'niei’.t at ti-e Cnsii M.iiuma •I'i'iy b; Cuiv i City with a four ■ e"k stand at 'he Club Plantation -n I.os Ang.'lc* P. i.* i‘ e|.-se- at the l'a.*a Manan.i Ji.lv Ti and h .sl.d- ’ ' t In’o ’ll I’lint.illon .*onie • -' in Aneii't rif'er p'.iying th-• - r .::it-.* cf ,1 tkCk each .il the oheurr. m L'a Angeic* and the ’.olHeii Ga'e in .San Fuincisco r- .ill , Z'.b .b.lil.v 111.’ Basic band . i'l m.ik ..I le i 1 - ne feature mu- !-Mi pietoi" before departing the - .'-I e-MSt in mid-Oe'oiier. Milton ■ , ilu r tint'- r Tsona! mnn- iT. 1* eurrently iu"!i)tiatinu with e\"r:i! *tudi ■- tn .*eeking a suit- ; hi; film vehiel.- fo.- the "Jump Kti;.',' and hi.-i bund. r')b>n* th,* Wifk re-.ealed a par- I.: hs' of Bi -ie’s bo-kings, which 'i ■-. —■ f lli'd ...- f-ir ahead as T-.....-.-X- ini7 rniinf will nlav RFCORD RF.Vlr.WS The *eii a- i^nal mw Victor rct-orriinj; H ‘.luiit Ji Little nogcie" which brought Lena Horne and Phil Ml ore together for t!u first time un wax. called for a souvenir of tnc ocrasioft And wha* eotilri l-.ive Ui.en ni.irc appioprlate then a real l;ve doggie',’ Phil scouted New York pci shops until he founJ just' .be riglit little black cocker span-' id and presented it to Lena dur ing the recording .session. The ifeiishlful "Doggie" dlse probably will mark a i.jw h.gh In record popularity for butli iirlist.s l.ean. of tnurse. Is already well e.':labll.*l’.ed as one of the outstand ing stars of the screen, night clulgt j and recordings but Phil, of the ' throaty voice imd magical piano keyb.iaid fingers, is a newer star; in the cnlcitainment firiimeni I H-jwever his current popularity can be easily -*"cn in rccord-brciik-' inv apjiearanc.s at New York’s' Cafe Society Uptown and Down-' town, and the heavy sales of his recordings, resnlHna in plans f.tr; •a nation-wide thrratre tour wiimi. the next few weeks. Hi- new re-' ci'fding will further esiabli.-'h hiir | as a top entertainer. There has been no sitting slIH for ' Duke Ellington .luring the p,i.*t fi \v months hut ’hat's nothing n--w for The Duke. His iiincrarj always reads like a cross-country Co.ik’* Tmir. .Sine May, for example, El lington and his Famous Orclicstra have been hopping from point :o point in the follMwina manner: Newark- Detroit, (’'licago, Colum bus. Toledo, South Rend, H.irtford. .md Boston. And that’s in only a eoiiple of moiMhs Th'' Doki’s newest recording, made between erns.'-rountrv jumps. ■'Otto Make That) P'ff Starcalo." i; on*' • t Ihe most exciting iliat he ■'as w.ixed in 'ome time It’s im- o.'Ual rhythm show- ihe Ellington Or(-he*tra at it* vety best, n'aking Riff Sliiicato' .1 classic pieee of Elllnnfonin , Erskinv Hawkins and Ills nrehe.s- ! ’rri luive b:en playing a higlily sue- '-essfnl eiiBacrincni it the Lincoln Hotel, New A’ni k City. An aee group 'of music m-ikers. hi* rhythms are ! ii; ced .it n torrid ’enino. Wttii plen- v of olid bra.*' they can :ilw.,ys be counti ri .n f'lr solid and musi- Icianly swing Besides the popular- I Ity i f hi* person.il .^ppea^ance^ ; Erskines rcconllngs. In-', are clim5- :lng up int-i the top >.‘!liiig bracket- :"The Hawk’.-" I.if.sf disc for VLtor. "Fifteen Years 'And I’m Still .Serv- Img Timt)'" and "N’l-. B-ihy. N-- • body But A'o'.i" will .ilso .-oliil.fy Us increasingly promin.’nt po.sitlon •m-»ng the top banrl leaders OTHER GOOD DISCS The hu-s- I kv voired .T:i7?. Gillum ha.* an'ther ■Pl'jcblrd in his uwn Inimitable .sink ing rlvle. ‘Five Fact Four" and "Go ILiek t'i tbe Country." wt.ich is good ews for hi* fans. Th.' latest Artie Shaw recordings. “B dford Drive" and "Tabu’’ pack plenty of clari net wallop with .Artie playing up Ic. Ml • hilt. One of the hit recordings of the season promises In be Tom my Dor.*ey’s "On thn Atehlson. T' peka and Sanie Fe." a ralhvaj •ong with ;»1! ttie rhythm and drlv I Casey Jones’ locomotive It’s another "Chattanooga Cho.i Chi’O." •■ans .say One more .irehestra shows its ver.satili’y with a switch in style In Sammy Kaye's "Good. Gnnd. Good ” The "Swing and Swav maestro and hls noys diz Inin this (.(lOTIilltS SI.ASt- TIONAI, HIT Ky Midi 1 orre' pnnOrnt NEW YORK 'IP:.. CMoUf W’llli.ims’ ial.'.sl rordp >-itii'Ti. Mo-'H For Coot," lia* ciui eH *ii. h .« -.'ii- .-alion 111 music lircle* .oid wiMi his recorrimg firm, C.rpiml Reioiils. in particular, Ih.-il f’re-'dent .lolmni Mvree- aiKi Vice Pn- iHrn' Glenn E W.illiciis of C.ipit.ii made . ..rpc- ial plane trip Ir-mi ihc west coii.i last week to persnn.illy supervise d re-recording of the tune, whi.h ti ok placi' Iasi Tiicsd..'/ at WMCA’x sludi-is Al.'-o 111 on ihe w.ixmc il- rection.s was Pri .fohn Hammonci. Ihe .No J Jazz pall'.‘It. wh“ took -*d vantage of a iwo-weck fniloiigh .> be pr. vetit -i! the ses.d.m Of intcre.st to both jazz fan*, critics and musici.ins is llie fact thill Coolie wr.ite Ihe pl'cc in ex actly thirty minute.*, behind lock ed door.? in a Chicae.o apatimen' where a p.irly wa* lieing held in hi hoiu r. When the ccniu- -.f the friim jiet ;'witelmd from Majestw 11'* cords tn Capitol a few months hack hi;- new rcc- rding bosses ar.kcd Cootie if he had an .migitia! time in the books, not yet recorded, -.vhich W.1S slow, pretty and moody Although he had n-- .such pier** prepared, r.votie answered yes. and then rushed off in the party where he scribbled out Ihe time on -1 piece e.f hi,ink piper in half an hour, Duke EllinRlon. former bos.* of lh» growl trumpet king. Ha.* rho?en "Moixl F"i' roof" IIS ttie only ,?iilt able •ai'-ressor t>' hi* own rla*sir, "Mood Indig-.." and b"th the Duke and Harry -James have be.*eerhod f’nctie for copies ^o that they ran h.ive llu' honor . f mir -.luring It ■vfr llie air Rut C.iofic will wtfh hold his sure-fire ho from Ihe ether ill-ill :,is Capitol disc is retea led. r.irlv in July. Three other tuni’s were wiX’d las' T lesday by the exeltlng WH luims . rew. the first two 'if whleh '■f'/iiirp the inimiiahle hlues smalrig of Eddm A'inson The e ne •'fui.'n. lie;rd Baby." 'Jitlerlnig Serenad*" •inri "Salt Lake Ciiv noiinee." V Rckslinr And l.iiiul In Texas For String' Of One-M"litprs BEAUMONT T |tn.i‘*t:o Billv 1 Uv.ek’s swing Try. . Singing ;stif,e .vill nprn i n-'-niaht -il.md'? through Texas with his skvioekei Ing young jump liand by plaving ; the Harvest Cluh m Beaun'oiit in ITuesday r.i.^ht, .Inly 21 I In other hoiking? il.rough tlm I I ne .star .sfale. the Frk'rme vi olays the Library Aodiiorium m , S;m Antoni-, on the ?5th, Corpm Chri.-tl i n the Pfiih. P Tt Arihur '>n Ihe 27th, D'rle Mill-'i Aiiditoiium ^ In Austin on the ‘Jfttli, Fort Worth ion tin* 29th. with Ihe windup il the R. .*e Ro-im in Dallas on Mon :d;iv night. July 30. Billy’s C'mina lour will miirk hls third swing thn ugh Tex i* in Mess than a year’s time, whirh i* indicative of his popularity in thi? 'erritory. Most -if ihe*-e diite? x?'i1l jflnd the handsome singing :?ia.- -.p- 1 pearing for hls second or third .n'WinOc ELLA FITZGERALD is a hit with i the Big "3" Unit playing theatres and ballrooms on a coast-te-coast ' our. Others on Ihe bill include the ! eletraled Ink Spots, Cootie Wil- .am- .and His Orchestra, Ralph bro\ 1 flash dancer, along with I lomcdy d.mce team Coke and Foke. Marine Music MasLer J "Next Door” ®y ted shearer ■ Al. b b li’> ju:? p-.p —■ ’’I'i.*; hadcr ?aU ai.a ««>’* nerw j XTv/ia Mia ch’Ui.ieMr, j '» (U- S. Marin* Co(p« Phoro) Marine Maaier TectinFcd Serreant Lenin V. Regedas of rhicago. ni., plays bis violin in a hospital for Army easoaltlcs of the battle for Leyte. Sergeant Hegedua, who once played in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was a member of the Foorth Marine DivMoa mrae. ”Ja*t 4 Fon,” wbkh toured Pactho f«r4w4 baaea tat jjy- Be vm wwmM Im Mm lw« .^iiiu world's grciitesi entei lainmcnt med ium, Whether Hollywood like.* il or not. films m the iinst wu per iod will n"! follow Ihi gener.il pul- tern of the pnst. Thou-imds '-f let ter.* from .kiidicrs overseas .ir home (in furl' ugha .md dU'Chiirge.?, attest to the f;ict ih.il Ihc ’irk Avdiiie playboy with hi.? boliuui- le.*s snurre of moii.-y will_ Iw a ludicruu.? ehaniclei In i world’^tnlg- gUng to iLs; from the ...*hi-s and ruins of history's mo.*t dcva.s- lating war. 'This docs not me-m there will l>«- no pi.ire for the -e.-i!!ed cjipist" films — the hig musicals, and the I hilarious farre;v However, n'cent [events have pioveri that movie aud- ! lenrcs' t.q’s, are higher than th'i.sc , of 12 or 14 years to which .some I producers have .iddresscd them- I selves her. tofore. Da.v hy day fol- Mowing of the wheels within wheels j couched in new.* and radio reports .from London, Washington, and ■'oscow. has produced an awaro- among the public which will net be cheeked at ih-i theatre box- offic- To satisfy this murh sharpened appetite for film fa:e with meal in it, a studio must have under it.* conlracl. the type of stars whom fans can conceive as real down-to- earth people. Metro probably recog nized this when it bt rrowed John Garfielci from Warners to play op posite Lana Turner in "The Post man Alw’ay.s Rings Twice." the James Cain .story of the California itinerate wanderer with minder in his heart. Incidentally, a look al Warner’s roster of star* would indicate that they have :heii pul.se on the fu ture. When you think of Humphrey Bogart, you immediately think of “Casablanca," and his robust char acterization therin “To Have and Have Not" duplicated it. and it’s hardly likely (hat his next. "Con flict." will depict him. as any Mr. Miquetoa.st On the fomiiie side, for playing solid drama, of course is the great est exponent >-f that art. Beltle Davis. The mere reflection on some of her past pei formanees in “Old Aqiuiintance." ’Of Human Boii- dage." "Watch on the RImie,” "Mr. ! Skeffingten." “The Letter.” "The I Great Lie." or "Now Voyager, I gives one a .*oul .satisfying sonr'.i- ' tion There is no doubt that she j will do :ili i‘111 m Ihe p.i 1-\\:.r er;; I Warner fcta'* Heioiui Druitiiie, can Mite ruiriseu too Ue waj no ; ''.e-,rr. in Lis Angi-le.* and the , ’.oM'ii iji’e in Ran Fianclsen Ir ill! ,r».l>-.b-lity the Ra.*ie band . i'l m.'k ..I lei-t rne feature mu- lea' :;ielnre before di'pnrting the • ?.t c'-ast in mid-Octrihcr Milton bbins. the C un1>i personal man- ! -cT, Is currently negotiating with sturti-'s In seeking ii suit- ;!Mi‘ film vehicle fo.- the "Jump ; King’ and hls band, Etihbrs thus week revi-aled a par- : I il list of B i.de’s bo-kings, which I ;r'-i''v f:i|ed .1.* far ahead ns , T iei’arv. lf>47. The Count will play -the ]2.Sth Street Apollo Theater in N-w York's Flai'lem the week of ' De-emher 28 f.-ilowing whieh he ! g-ies into the Blue Rr-nm of tho Hotel Lincoln Tor eJeh. weeks in 'hls third return enj.igcmcnt at I -h;!' top Manhattan h'jtelry Somc- ‘.ine in .April, 1946, Basie xx'TV 1 check int'i New York’s Roxv Ttie- iter for his third booking there. -V Waxed piiper wr.apfied around •TlsFors prevonts rusting in hot I iimid wciilher Rii'i also gives trniiblo on needles and pins Keep needles in the blaek paper wrap per in v'hich they come Store pins in a •'mall, tightly-covered l>ox. >r i in a cle.m eold-cream Jar with a screw t'lp Use fine sandp.iper, steel wool, .ij- an emery bag lo re move nisi from pins and needles, I hill never leave needles in an em- tery bag because they are likely to ni.st there 'Oflie in - Hotel Berlin, ' and in i"R.*eape in the Desert.’ ’the ire wat- J er still runs tiir' ugh hi; veins In any real er nsuming .«tory, no ; miiitcr how lough an actor is, he must have a gal who ean malcn I wit.*, and mnrdi-rs. if nocc.sary. wHh him. Bogart has his l.auren Bacall, and Warners has a r> .sler of female ■ smoothies to satisfy the most do- [’mnnduig (he.itre taste, i No one in hi"? right mind would ■et out t'l deceive i.ther Barb.ira .Stanwyck. Joan Crawford, or Ida ; I-upino. in love nr larceny, with- ! out writing in the great possibility ' hat retalliilion in kind would be 'wift and eerfain. .loar. ha.* ju.st finished her fir,*l film for Warners. "Mildred Pierre.' .iiK-lher story by James 'Double Jii'icmnilyi Cain: Barbara ha# eom- olcted 'My Reputation” with Geo. Brent, and "Christmas in Conncc’.i- cut” with Dennis Morgan; while Ida, who distinguished herself as a character actress in ’The Hard Way," and "Ladies in Rotiremcnl.’’ is currently showing her versatility (and her knces> as a comedinne, in the hilarious, ’Pillnw to Post." which features, among others Louis Armstrong and hls bnr.d. and Doro thy Dnndridge. Ahnvo all though, in making pic tures \x lich ring with realism, real stars are needed. Warners h •* them lurking all 'wer Ihe lot. One i« not left flat in their picf’ires when the artion shifts from the leads to chTir- ncter stara like Claude Rains. -Alan Hale. Svdney Greeiistreet, lay- mondy M:issey. or Peter 1 o.-re. TTiey ;ire like Hie “two" p;irt oi a .Toe I.oui.s '’one two " punch. Joan Le.slie. Jane Wyman. An dre King, Dolores Moran, Jack Carson, and .Ann Sheridan are others on the Warner roster who •ii-i- • ?lv I- t.-u ini'- iif-u piclui't'*, f'. I.i....??l ull; r ii..- It..or..-.- tr.at i i.rio- iu.rie lU tUft'.e ij't-cnant.iiS ' rnnei. and “Tabu” pack plenty f cL.rl net wallop with .Artio idaying up til the hilt One of the hit recrrlines of the season proml.-'e-' to be Tom my Dorsey's “On the Atchison. T- peka and Sante Fe." a railway -ong with all the rhythm and drlv® -f Casey Jones’ locomotive It’s another "Chattanooga Cho-i Chi'O.” 'ans say One more orchestra shows its versatility with a switch in style In S-ammy Kaye’* "Good. Good. Good ■’ The "Swing and Swav” maestro and his boys dig Into il'ls bounce tune with plenty of .solid Mvc. Tony P.istor and Hi* Orchestra have dope if again with their new novelty r.-cording. "T-'m' Ganzales." It's Pastor .md his musical pals .it their most hilarious in an amusing satire on "the highway to Mexico City’ 'The iippi-arance of lespwdcza wet- vvorms, which are highly destruc tive to lespedeza, has been repnclg-1 in Davidson Cotmty. Indication* are thn' Cryolite dust is effective as a control measure. ,S;in Antimi - on ti e .■‘•'h ('orp :- Chririi - n the 2fi'h. P -rt Arthur •'« the 27th. D-rie M.llei Aud.inti-,m^ In Austin un the 2flt' p'i>r' W->t'h ion the Mth, With the .*iitHiip it ! the R -se Rivim in Dali;?.? on . t'»ri id.'V night, July 30. Billy’s coming lojir will mark hls third swing thr- ugh Tex.i* in loss than a year’s lime, which i? indicative of hls popularity in thi? 'errlturj’- Most of these d.?t.' will find the handsome singing star ip- pearing fur his second or third bo kings Billy’s first record re'ease on *he National label, which pairs hi? -wn "I.onesome Blues” witp the he*'i*t fill ballad hit of a decade ago. ' A I Cottage For Sale." has jiisl boon issued for coast-to-cnast disfribulion The handsome singing maestro l* featured vocallv on both sides V RcsoHreh workers al Stale C J- lece sometimes make ineid'nt*l diacoTcrta that prove as import as the inf.irraation they are seek ing. YOURLOCAL STATION —1240 KC— WRAL Features... Good Music Morning—Noon »"* Night MORNINGS TEMPUS FUGIT 7:00 to 9:10 MAIL BAG NOONS QUEEN FOB A DAV 2:30 SUPERMAN HOUSE of MYSTERY TOM MIX 8:00 NITES FULTON LEWIS .... 7:00 NEWS of RALEIGH . . 7:IB GABRIEL HEATER . . 9:00 ON Yep.... You 'll Agree THERE’S GOOD LISTENIN’ Morning—Noon—Night WRAL YOUR LOCAL STATION Member lubaero Neiwurk
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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