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FAGESn THE CAROLINIAN WEEK ENDING SATimPAY, AIT.ITST IS, 1945 New York Showfronts BT DON DE LEIOBBUD SO YOr WANT TO WBITE A SONG! ' uustanding swinj or ballad blurs rhript'Ps Thr bandlriiderii NEW YORK — So you want to ■‘‘nd arranges it so write a song' Who d csn't’ Song* ‘o conform with the rrquire- wrlting Is the secret ambition of ’he sinRer, goes down to countless people mrluding oresj-1 Victor. Okey, Columbi.t. denu of the United Statc.^ itove,- Crntmental. Deluxe, or any of the non. cooks, barmaid^, housewivts' 't'anv new companie.s that have and even preachers Some break 'Pf'tfK the scene during these through with a hit bu* usuallv suen >*‘■^'‘1’ makes a sentational Mts are loO to I shot>. and the ma jority of aongwriters wind up near the wishing well, hiping agairiS hope that someday, somewhere, song will be sung by th.- millions and fhWr name listed alone wjih the IrA irg Berlmgs. Cole Porters. Duke Ellingtons. Andy Razafs and others whose namw a-e Institutions In Tin pan ATl'ey. I don't prcj.ose to sinte that I have any formula for creating hit song writers overnieht Neither do I have any secret formula that will put you in the big time class in song writing. If I had. 1 would probably write the song myself and take the necessary steps to get my name up in the bright lights and not waste time Uying to get you there. However, there are certain hard and fast rules that .'ppiy to one when aelf-protcction L« the need and goal as one p'ods up the tough, rugged road 'ownrds l uccess in the aongwritinc game. Sometime ago I wrote in this ^k»ce a series of articles about how to write a song and how to market It. Judging from the tremendous ro' aponse. i must have said something that struck, so here I am again. Sup pose you were idling around your piano—that Is If you play such an Instrument, or for a matter whist- ling a melody that has popped itto you head You snap your finger and say "Gosh, I've got a good tong here. It might be a hit," You. pr.-vlding you have musical background, grab some manuscript paper and rapidly put down the musical notation or lead copv of your tune. Then you write in the words then lush to someone else who plays the piano or some Instru ment and hare them play it over •for you. If you are not able to do your o-.vn notations, you gel your best friend who has a musical back ground and education io do It for you. Whatever the case, the result U usually the .same. Yai finally get a more or less neat manuscript of your brainchild. Now-, what are you going to do with It? You have got to sell it. Otherwise it is no good unless you are one of those persons who likes to collect things for j-our own per- •onal enjoyment, and songs are written and compo.sed to share wiih others Suppose you have written a bliie.s tune, you know, one those "Hey Lawdy Mamma” things Nine times out of ten It will be in the so-called Negro idionw and e>}nsequant]y it will be limited to a certain mar ket Your eye is on ASCAP and your thoughts on a whole lot of money In royalties. You frantical ly., rush down to the nearest pub- and play your tune for him to hear He will turn it down wilh- tfUt question in most cases. In rare fastanccs. if you are a profession.il #Htcr Or one who had been iden- Cfled with music he --Jll give voll Tin Town Lizzie troubles have just be- riing Blues." Yi gun. Remember, who you took the song ‘o in the beginning? Well, if you look at your contract, you will see 'hat he has priority in any dtspo.sal of it in regard to money transac- 'ions. He stit! has no intentions of putting it Hit in sheet music from or any other form of orchestration-^ or other printed matter for sale in the music shops throughout the country. You have done the big- 'est part of the work in assuring him added income, for when you went to the band leader and the singer and got the song recorded you cut the publisher In on .«ome ■ravy he had nothing to do with 'he making. Here's how it works. The record company usually sends all ies derived from the sale of the cc-ird directly to your house by he mailman every quarter. Whefh- ,’r It's twio cents or two hundred II two thousands dollars the pro cess never varies. But you signed I contract with the publisher. The tine belongs to him. not to you. .o he record company sends yoiu" -jyalties check to the publisher, 'le takes out a big chunk ^‘f the money and puts It in his pocket ind seirds you what he w-ants you lo have. Still he hasn’t done one thing to earn his keep aside from .'ticking a letter opener into the ■nvelopo and substracting the roy- •Ity check from the record com- lany and taking one of h'| en velopes and mailing vou what is left. I would advise all the tyro com- losiis and .^ong writers to leave -publishers alone on blues and jump sonc.s that are .strictly instrumental, -.■.ere is nothing they can do for you unless they have a great change )f heart, and few today seem to 'live such a cnangr of heart. In- dead. if your song is recorded, sign >r,ly the contract from the rccord- ng company which is standard in most instances. If the song makes S-I.OOO In royalties the S5.000 is ours. If if makes two cents, the 'Wo cent.s is your and you don't '::tve any dead weight to carry dong with you. ReturoirTg service men from the European Thcatei are flooding tSO Lounges throughout the country, where a cup of coffee en route makes them feel at home. USO Lounges, opeiati-d. by Travelers Aid A-^o• eiation and financed through the National War Fund, now utdizc the services of 23,000 volunteers. There are more than 1,200 Negm volunteers serving in USO Lounges in 19 citicc in 12 diticicnt -lau- NATIONAL WAR FUND PHOTO FRt'M OWl CWE.NDOLYN CROOKS Gwendjlyn Brooks was born in June, 1817. in Topeka. Kansas and lives in Chicago. She graduated from Englewood High School in 934 and from Wilson Junior Col lege in June, 1936. In September. . .she married L. Blakely. She had poetry published In numer- aus mag.izines and is at work on a novel. William Rose Benet writes "A Street In BronzcvlUe” by Gwendo lyn Brj-*ks is Ihc work of a remark- ble young r>oet. Her Ballad Of SEEIN’STARS WITH DOLORES CALVIN NEW W3RK 'CNS' — Erskine Hawkins Pen.« New Piece. . . Fol- ‘owing up "Tuxedo Junction" arm 'Tippin' in." Erskine Hawkins, the Strand's mighty maestro, is working hard on a new piece, different from the rest. It is music to the novel. "Black Boy" by Richard Wright. Erskine has told repnnrrs that he hopes to record hL« interpretation 'Black Boy" very .soon Flo Hawkins, his wife i, ,icfing ns a sort 'xl advisor on ‘he score. CHARLIE BARNET did a cour ageous thing out west in Seattle. Washington when a Whidby Island Naval Lieutenant asked him. quite ccnlldentlallv. when mes.s call was sounded, "W^at arc we going to do with the nigger?’ 'The "nigger" is j Peanunt.s Holland, a prominent -mher of the Barnet crew. Char lie cool.v answered "Well, .sh w- ii.« where the niggers eat and we. the members of the band, will eat with the niggers! " The story was ex posed when S. T. McCants. edit-ir and owner of the Northwest He»ald. ln1er\-icwcd Charlie a* the Civic .‘Vudltorlun,. There. S.OM white .i,.d „r President-cleel. Her hu,- col.'red Barnet fans enjoyed a band /-u , r. that recks of dcmocracv. “f. ' Brown.ng of the MANTAN MORELAND with Ben .. Carter and their dry humor, consist- ® title her rnaga- ng of unfinished sentences, have ^ one day he s financial back appeared in more than 100 films i ” '’Nice boy and within the past five vears, singly ]^ completely thrown and as a team so their press agents he ^hooK hands •ill us The rwo arc on the Haw-i " ‘'Xcluimvd "How uru kins bill at the Strand currentiv 1'*^“ Madam^hairoaii?" Bill Graham due back from the' coast this week; Marv-i Louis to .stay ! Bn || (xmUlielOr I Dots And Dashes i I t BY BILL CHANDLER HOLLYWOOD. Calif. — Fayard. roniidy. "Christmas in Contierlicut," of the Nicholas brothers i-i the uoe suirrlng Barbara St.inwyck and II 'hc.v w.ant for tne mal? leai I’-.nni- rgan, wen- .i'otui.ied opposite Lena Horne it. "St Lmii fri>m second hand stores in Pnsa- '.Voman." th.- sta ;c m.‘'ic:'l written n -a. long fami i..-: a.s the home of by Arna Bontemp-- which i.s sup- retired, or "n'Cking-chair" million- ' cosed to 'pon m New York just li.es It stems as thnuch the form- • :ffnri- Chii;trras. T, i^ Ji-an I.or- ci owners have sold their silting I ring, who walk.* iff with second piee.. and hies them-elves off to ; hrnors in the Bette Davis picture, war factories! t "The Corn Is Green." is quite a gal Col. m.an Hawkins wa.s fill-twid Born In Hong Kong, her presence : into Shepp's cocktail room 'down- • in Hollywood is strictly an acei- stairsi by King Perry 'Ti.s said that 'dent She and her Ti'iher. after: I'h ugh Crieman is one iJ the I leaving the Ortmt st^-pped in the I wrld’s fine.'t saxophonists, he film city where Douglas Fairbanks wa.«u'i half as good on his horn -Sr. put her under contract .-Yficri is he w.i.s at "intermission" “Pride he died, she went to Merto, later I of the M-arlnes." whlco .istars J.)hn going to Warners Her taiiier re-1 Garfteld and Eleanor Parker, has malned in Hong Kang and Is a ' In it one of the most outspoken prisoner of th,- Nip-^ She speaks' i ne.'* on p stwar problems affect- 8 variety of dialect.s .oid languagi s i ing servicemen, ye: to .«ocem frotr She's 18 year-; old. And despite her the screen. Among other things It role i.f an over-sexed brat in "Thej'akcs a healthy sock at race pre- Corn Is Green." she's never had a i ludice! Vivian Dandridgc is now af dale. Chester Himes had finished i Billy Berg's as featured warbler Ernie Pyle Monument Gwendolyn Brooks, whose book of ballads, blues and portraits-in- verse reflecting Negro life in a great American city. A Street In Bronzevillc, will be published by Harper and brothers • n for an Indefinite time Nows- man George Brown of Pittsburg ’ Af r.jmiirJ d.lnji a good p a. j.'b for Fergu- F dllita x'-iCi Brothers, Ind:anaDi4-s bookers.' 4 , L|« II . L' According tn Brown, the Darlints •»« llnlN lie IlclS jVIIOMII of Rhyhm arc one of America’s , No. 1 all airl ..ulllL-, . Th-v ^ g nave Just finished an negagement ' at the Plantation rinb in Hollv- Hollvwomi . . . (Calvin's News woixl. Si rvicc) . . . Probabl.v everyone MABEL FAIRBANKS, who post- -t^o has listened lo radio since p nt-d her date at the .'^po^o be- ti*v early days nf cr.v.sial sets has, cause she couldn't gtM the ice to ’’tte tiim- or another, hcardthe skate on. w-ill be' illed again tt’.u.sic of Donald Voorhoes, brilli- when the Apoll'. re-opons the sec- yuung Aiiivncan conductor. o:id week of Sepiemhrr Headlines Mr. Vwrhees ha.s come a long f.iagazlne 'August), .>n cirder of F since the tim» when, at sev- Times. did a page and a half in- tr.U-en he directed the orchestra his bonk, "If He Hnllers Let Him Go," and has been commissioned to do another by Doublcday-Dor; the publishers. Chester q uit the Co-a.'^t for thjj mi,re healthy writing .irmuspheiv ifor hin-i > f Ntw York, and by the time this i- prinlcrl. wife Jc.in will have resigned her tob with the USO here and have poin “d him. Here's one they're telling with a straight face- The rocking chairs featured in the hilanou.s days. Benny Goodman \va.s in his orchestra lor several years. (Jf course, when he went in'.o radio Mr. Voorhees had to give up his own piano plac ing becau.w I he no longer had tunc for that ur.strument. But thts iiad its com pensations. for he has been an American musician who has r.xl 'been afraid lo bring good Ame-u- -can music to the public as well ias the time-worn Europi-un class ics. Today the policy of the Teli- uhone Hour is to use only well- jcstablishcd artists as soloists. 'Seme of those who have appear ed under Mr. Voorhees’ baton ar. Ncl.son Eddy. Jascha Heiletx. Je- Lset Hoffman. Robert Casadesu.i land Marian Anderson, whom he I remembers as being a charming person and an outstanding sing er .always efficient and agreeable at rehearsals. Miss Anderson and hfi husband were among the guests of the Telephone Hour at its party in honor of Mr. Voorhee- at the end of its filth year of Broadcasts. For many years, radio tried to It nipt the famous violinist. Friiy. Krcislcr. into broadcasting, bui Mr. Kreisler refused until — al ter listening to Mr. Voorhee.s programs for a long time — he finally decided that here was ;■. cenductor with whom he wouM I like to play. Mr. KreLsIer’s onlv ' redio uertormances so far hav I been with Mr. Voorhees. Recent - | ;ly they have made some commer- • cial recordings together. Anoth ' famous violinist. Jascha Heifetz,. was the artist who played Cla.- ' ence Cameron White's "Lev-'- | Dunce" with Mr, Voorhees on th. , Telephone Hour recently. M Voorhees characterizes Mr. Hel-; fetz as an artLst w'lth an amazing teehnic who pla.vs for the micro-! phone exactly as he plays in a • concert hall. A final comment came from Mr. ■ Voorhees, and that wa.s on Bii fan mail situation now, in com parison to what it was twf ntv ; years ago when radio was in it-' If ^ us Army PKofo • !E SHIM.A—A nermanont monument which, nccordinc to C. Hevnold.'i, pre-'»ident of .Monument Builders of .-Xnierica, will stand a« a memorial through the ages, has been unveiled in honor of War Cor respondent Ernie Pyle on lo Shiina. Men of the 77th Division of t . fantry, U.S. Tenth .Armv, toi'k time out tn erect monument on exact spot where Prl« was killed by enemy machine gun fire. '.'.ith Fddic Heywood's group. Humv'Tcy Bograt. among film trchniriaiis. is known as a "lio! clicker" because of the smacking | noise he makes after a screen kiss ' Considering some of tht fine chick'- he's kis,scd. who w.nild blame him ' La Hathaway, one of the stormiest of show bu.dness petrcN, state-: that in Chicago, Dekr Watson of the: Brown Dots came r-n so strong with j '-!« "Tom" routine she had to leave' the 'hcatre. Incidentally, La Hatha- \II'Wlf’4I ^'A\1^^\' follows M.orva into Shepp's. .»l«-.^14 ..’tL For his excellent performance cf the , orp i ij L’L'’Olfkl V role of George Ger.shwin in “Rhap- ol.'iiK oijtxivll. ’I^l sody in Blue." Robert Alda draws ivil'DFI^ h- lend opposite Ida Luplno in IilJL-nLiU The Man 1 Love." a musical whi-h '.ill feature song-s bv .Icrome Kern. i ['ho Hollywood Foni' Blazes are' BY' DOLORES CALVIN holding forth at the Streets of | NEW YORK iCNSi The same j *‘aigerly taking in every word wh-’n Parish. Patients at the Vaughan ^ day he was to .ippear for rehearsal' the door opened and in stalked 'tenoral Hospital. Hines, Ill., have ■ uf the new stage play 'Carib Song." S'-in Kenton, every bit of « feet formed an Andrea Kign fan club, musical story of Trinidad, .-Avon and .same iiiche-s. He pnKeeded to Thev call her "Fever Treatment.’! Long. mu.-:ical comedy star of "Pur .And what should be ctmsidered gy and Bess" and "Memphis Bound" ime kind of a rrarath-in record us I \tiri.s attacked in front of his home the fact that Jean P.irker. emcpej.ft' Manhattan Avenue by an un- md comedienne has been at the ! known a.'sailant. He was immediate- rial Tabarin for 6 years! Herbie ly taken to Harlem Hospit.!! where Tcffrics i-- making s.'mc records' his coitditiun was described as vith Artie Shaw's band, which "critical." Police were still tryins, say Junior, what the hell are you hould just about wrap it up! ;at presstime, to track down the j trying l.i find out?" Junior started V J h->ldup man who took nothing if-.m explaining. She missed a lot of Th.' s.ityrs in Greek mvthologv * '.'r. I.onc but loft him with severu* | ibe.-e kind of books in school and were .spirits—half-man and half- deep cuts on his face and hnnd.s jshe was trying to catch up now by I w ith Loui.s Jordan. ! It happened this way: Ann. in her white sequined c.i.stume. was jail huddled up In a little dressing I rdom off lo the .skte with her shape- j Li-' in the air. deeply Interested in a race book. "Bl.i'.k Folk Then . and Now" by Dr W. E B Du- I Dois. She wa.s up to page 23 and look in the mirror and comb his blonde hair when he gUmp.sed Ann. nicknamed Junior, in the comer. He walked over, lo«iked over hei •ihouldor iind said "What's this you are reading. Junior?" then looking ■It the title 'um — Black Folk* bca.st. .hicli will retjuire plastic surgery before he can play in "Carib Song " other show Npw T oaL* Grcich. II Lang, his wife, ro.iched I'NCW leeniimer L.OOK ;,1 their home. 3.51 West IHth St. Buppose you have written a blues tune, you know, one . f ihoi»e "Hey Lewdy Mamma" things. Nine times out at ten it will be in the to-called Negro Mhmat and consequantly It will be limited to a certain mar ket Your eye is on ASCAP and your thoughts on a whole lot of money Jn royalties. You frantical- ^^rush down to the nearest pub- and play your tune for him to hear He will turn it down with- fftlt question in most cases In rare festances, if you are a profession,il ♦Hfer Or one who had been iden- itaed with music, he will give you « contract for your words and tun* .with ab.solut«l,v no intention of put- such A nur->ber out Ir sale- •Dle form. ■•Then what hAve you got? Your tone on the shelf of the publisher sMth no chance of getting it off and you still haven't got any mcn- «y for your work. You go to a band rehearsal or over to the home of a friend who has been singing or perhaps playing with an orchestr.i and start talking about your tune. If he or she gets interested and y wants to hear it. you play tt and (hey like it and make a promise (hat they are soing to gel (heir band in on the thing with the ide.a ' of making a record of It. Into your fare conies a glow and vou walk around on clouds and at Mrs last something you wrote is gi'i'ig to be recorded by one of the top bands and sung bv one of the Gwendolyn Brook-s was bom in June. 1817. in Topeka. Kansas and lives in Chicago, She graduated from Englewo^ High School '934 and from Wilson Junior Col lege In June, 1936 In September. 1939. she married L. Blakely. She •i.« had poetry published In numer ous magazines and is at work on a onvel. Willi* Bose Benet writes "A Street '.n ../onzevllJe" by Gwendo lyn Brjoks is the work of a remark- ible young poet. Her Ballad Of Pearl May Lee is indelibly tragic. Her book, throughout, has dramatic vigor and unusual expressive phrfHe. Mi-ss Brooks i.s as original. IS dymamic as Langston Hughes. She Ls saliently IndividuaL Richurd Wright has written of Miss Brooks' work: "She Is a real poet. There is no self-pity here, nor triving for effects. She takes held of reality as it is and renders it faithfully. . . She e.ifily catches the pathos of pretty destinies; the y '• imprr of the wounded; the timy Accidents that plague the lives of desperately poor, and i;.e problem of color prejudice. . " V Oellous Creech of Gamer Woke County martceted about $1S0 worth of okra per acre from 1-3 acres to the crop during the first 3 weeks of July, says Assistant Coun ty Agent Bruce Butler. >yn Brothers, lnd!anaDii4.s booker*. i 11^ IJ..^ According to Brown, the Darlini.* llnl.N He llaS iVllOHn viMi iCUkriuiUKA . miuiii-’i famous violinist, Jascha Heifetz, was the artist who played Cla.' of Rhy4hm are one of America's j _ .. ence Canieron White's "L« v. No. l all girl swing oulfllf . . Thev j g Verna Aryer D*.nce” with Mr. Voorhees on th nave Just finifhed an negagement, ^ Telephone Hour recently. M" ut the PlAntatlon Club in Hollv- Hollywixid . , . (Calvin's News Voorhees characterizes Mr. Hci- wood. 'Service) . , . Probabl.v everyone fotz as an artist with an amazing MABEL FAIRBANKS, who post- has listened to radio since technic who plays for the micro- p.-ned her date at the Apollo be- early days of crystal sets has. phone exactly as he plays in a cause she couldn't gel the w to "P*-' (‘tru- or another, heardthe concert hall. ?xate 'm. will be* tilled again music of Donald Voorhees, brilli- A final comment came from Mr. When the Apollo re-opens the see- Voung American condi .. r. Voorhees. and that was on tiio n;id week of September. Ht-adlinef For Mr. Voorhees has come a long fan mail situation now, in coin- Magazlne 'Augu-sD. on order of " *‘nce the time when, at sev- parison to what it was twenty Time* did a p-'tge and a half in- ec.teen, he directed the orchestra years ago when radio was in -f? tervlew on L-iui* Joniaii a fan's Eddie Cantor show.,itifanct.ManyfantLsticclaims3r' favorite muMcal comedian in which ■■®‘‘‘^ovvay Brevities" at the Wio-; made concerning fan mail, he he tells how it all began The band- If txarden. isays. and it is true that when tender incidentally sports an In- began m radio when tt was redto was new there were thou- dian print pajama -■nd bathrobe J- infancy. brnadca.stiw from sends of enthusiastic letters ev- set given him by Lucky Millinder ‘f had only a few sta- en' week. But soon the nocvltv 01 Ihc ihrcc Duke Ellington pm- ““y m “s network, and from .wore of People did not rush so teiee. one is colored, she Is Elaine ''to the ninilbok when they Jones, Ihc tvmpanist of the group '’■ ‘’o had the hao heard a program they liked, anrf lii^k onlv eirl of the three Maxwel House Hour, and many and now the letters come by the Iiiiiro will np^^rit them at CarneBie O’her programs. He is now, .ind dtzens rather than bv the hun- Duke it-iU pr^ent th_em M Carnegie inception, six djeds. There is this great difft^r- ears ago. Musical Director of the ence, nowever, that their quality Hall when their fhre.’ year course , ... T...iie.rei DVs tu.-n nivfks .uuMVen iJiiecior ot iQe eocv, nowever, tnai ineir quaitiv , of oU-tures on the ScoP-PowcR w?d. T^’^'^hone Hour. He is also prom- ,ts better. Each one of today’s let- KV.rLvv iffntly identified with the Meirch ters Ls a highly intelligent, ap- . . eliminating a handbag. ' dress and accessory portrays the new tcentimer look of casual sim plicity. 'Next Door” *r ted shearer TAN TOPICS By CHARLES ALLEN “*M> oaoy am t m'jcn to look at - iuacArth'ur, Pattoa ana Clark aii ; but to her I'm, Fisonhowci. as : I 1” Casoal simplicity keynotes this all pleated teentimer skirt dress in a labtex fabric, designed by Grace Norman. A mighty midget wallet can be slipped on the belt as shown here by use of the key chain at- ...c-e. cckkei Kiit hnvv ..ikwii., ikj III., 1 ifu «iui uiv .VI . I Cl I w IS IS u highly intelligent, ap- tached to wallet which is one of Swctj-tMir uAwzrrvc ihi» Time on the radio. 'privciative or critical document the features of this new wallet. .. je. J. .^^ek,ec hie ntun fa. WhUc hc was in Hollywood forjuMch meam a great deal to th' Ready for any teentime occasion, .-r-adw^j .. r p . , • . ., two broadcasts recently. Mr Vo;ir- people who plan and execute the the mighty midget, which is a t trJian' nfvr.„lari»M timi\>ut to spcak about rkdio progr.im.s. When such eon- 6 in 1 wallet, has a place forevery- d tune l^ui. • p p - onie of the great artists with structive letters are written, thev thing, eliminating a handbag. This Whett J^au «;e.- ™ thrc.,tre lour. h,, has worked. The map:t.rm a stropc bond helweon p.-f. - he Plfiy^ I’i? , , M whf’ni hc declares he “Jearn- i formers and public, and m.iko ii kines J” ftd plenty" was none other than ipossihlc for the artists to givr hrafed his birthday at Strand gj-pj William.*, master of panto--greater satisfaction and plea.'urr with full honors after leaving th mijne and one of the brightest to their audience* Hotel Lincoln ballrotun. Louie cele- 5(31-5 (hp American theatre b is brsted his when at the Paramount known. In 1920 when Bert i rheatre in July, The New York Williams had left Ziegfield's Fol-' PjsI's Antl-Inlolcrancc Bureau is ijp,.;- he and Mr. Voorhees met. I arranging short stories on Bilbo. v.'hen Mr. Williams' show left the the first is hendlin-d "The M.in Wmtor Garden lo go on tht: road,!) Silbo — How Did He Get That it was Donald Voorhees who went i Way?" Dr. Louis T. W'right. long along to conduct the orchcbtra. I ill. WAS on hand to aroet gue.*ts at ]( wasn't generally known that, i the NAACP reception for the oven at that time. Bert Wiliir.mj' NNP A^newspaper association! An- ntalth was slipping. Often, nil Oobltt-Gnrdncr. prominent mus- though his audiences and oven ic figure of Bost-in. is planning an- the stage hands didn't realize it. other Festival for the Fall. he was physically unable to cav- MARY LOU WILLIAMS now has pv on. As a result, he and Don her own radio program on whieh Voorhee® had a secret signal be- hp plays fine boogie-woogie. . . - tween. If. after the comedian had She and other stars entertained for told one of hi.* “lies" (his own the Yugoslav Relief. . . Todd Dun- name for his stories) in hi.s usual run’s concert at Lewi.*t'jn Stadium .star’s .spot next to the ohi.-ing his week with new Latin American Qumber of the shew, hc shitffhd Folk songs that he learned in native off*tage wigling his hat a.-; he cuiintrles. promises to be exciting, went, it meant that he couldn’t Mnev's Department Store will be- come back ior gn i-ncore ;ia mat- gin featuring famous band leaders ter how m'jch applau.se there was. in their store, a prom-otlon plan Whenever he saw that signal, Mr. Macy's. . . First will be Gene Voorhees understood that ho wa« Krnpa Thev intend to include to go immediately into the Finulr Negro masters too music. Tf the hat didn't wiggle. MASK AND DESMOND, white meant that Mr. Williams coull daecp duu wh.o just i-.impleled a 3 spd would come b3^ to tell an- week run at the Paramount-^Hi—' other of his inimitable joke.* he- t"e. claim they learned a great deal shuffhng off again, from Negrres. . . . Desmond pick- Also with affection. Mr. Voor- ed up his boogie woogic from some m'es recal.ed the Gaiotv 'Theatrv.' of our greatest expert*. He-docs it -> well thev made it a part of their Hnd W,ii Vodern had an oficc to act to have him "take over' ’at the f‘’*her. Colored show people used plana. Both caught dance steps Vj c«ill that building Uncle Tom^ from sepila artist*. . . Astor Pie- .kres comDletkd -C.ldoni.- with T,."', Louis Jordan for public consump tion The sons ts their theme num- ^ . . - , , .. ber. . , Theatre folk are congrat- !?’. o „ I *'w u'^‘ Hinting writer of th^ three pak® chu® Vk * cjkr,. i„ T..i« :inothur. On the Telephone Hour he has played Mi. Still's music, as well ax the comoofitioa* of Clarence Camer on While. For lovers of American n.usie in all it* phases, it might -'!so b.. of interest to note •hat Jr--, V-iiiiti (III I'.ir-.y L.,',lh(r® B~nnv Or.u,-iri, .n t,l piayed llowro to visit him at the hospital and that she couldn't inder.-itand why anyone would want to harm her husb:ind AIIct the uttai'k. he told her he .-houldn't have fought bae’ bif. re he fell un conscious The Long-: have three ■mall chlldien. Avon Long was tn be fe.itured star with Willijin F-ank!' 1, who was a icei-ni p rgy uf ihe Gershwin musical in the new "Carib Song" The c.i't includes Mcr edes Gilbert ami Harriett J.ackso. Katherine Dunham is the st:ir and will stake the rhorcocraph Her dancers, all i ack from their two year tour with "Tropit-ai Rivuo” will assist,her tn •he ni'w Br'wdway production. .M- u-r a h. If we.-k in New Raven, ■he company wil' do three weeka at- the Shuhert Theatre in Boston be lo! rominy t.) town Biu-k.-kta"*- Drama:- an*. Harriett Jarkson Katherine Dunham is the star and will stake the rhoreocraph He.- dancers, all hack from their two yrar tour with •Tropical Rivue” will .is.ijt,her -Ji Ihe new Broadway producti-'n Af ter a half week in New Haven, the company will do three weeks at the Shubert Theatre in Boston be fore coming to town Baok.-ita"e Drama:- ST.4N KENTON DISCOVERS ‘ WHAT A MANHATT.YN j D£B READS ' NEW YORK -CNS) — Special - During the last two days of .i i three week engagement at the Par i amount Theatre in Times Square, cne of the l.irgest stage hous^ in ' the country. Stan Kenton,- whit-- oandlcader, discovered what .Ann Henry, a modem d.incer. reads' while '’'aitlng to go on the floor. Ann ic one of the Manhattan Deb* j who, beside.'- their routine number, dances to the finale - f "Caldonia" ;idini{ between shows. Puzzled. Kenton shook his head and went lack to the bandstand N.) more was said a'oout it. Then on clcsing duy when everybody was autographlr.:' pictures for their fellow-workers. Stan Kenton auto graphed one for Junior It said: "If v«u keep reading tho.*e books 1 soon wont' be able to .«peak to you." -lunior laughted and renuirk^ “He’s '.nlv kidding!" The Coast Guard i.s the oldest fighting 8er\’icc afloat. iiB LET GORDON’S NEWEST STRAIGHTENING COMB IMPROVE YOUR LOOKS I Show off that Personality . look your best by using Gordon's P's-.iive-Aciion Straightening Comb Weighted Brasa head, correctly curved edge, easy-fit hamile . . heats quickly an-l HOLDS IT for faster, better work. Saiisfaction guaranmd. If, after 10 days, yoti are not cnmoletelv satisfied. 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