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WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. APRIL 11, 1959
Titeaincals
I ROM FAINTER TO PLAYWRIGHT Lorraine Hansberry, an*
Umr of the latest Broadway dramatic hit, “A Raisin in the Sun,'’ is
shown above in a 'recent portrait. A Negro, Miss Hansberry is the first
woman of her race (o hare a play presented on Broadway. The 28-
ycar-old playwright said she first came here with the intention of
brine a painter, but decided that she just “didn’t have it” as a painter,
so. she said. ‘T just fold myself that ?: was a playwright and began
working at ft.” (UPI PHOTO).
Schedule Released
fONTIMHI FROM PAGE 16)
K tv- -with • Newark July 19-20—21—22 - 23—24
is i .<>'■ l -V. h Ralei-h July 26 -27- 28- 29—30—31
I RAVELING TIME FOR ALL TEAMS JULY 25
M *f:-■ i -w!: h .--Birmineham -Julv 26, At Yankee Stadium
M-n.-ihr • With Birmingham ... July 27—28—29—30—31
-v. hi) -Kansas City Julv 26—27—28—29—30—31
.Newark- ,v*th Detroit ■ July 26 27—28—29-30—31
TRAVELING TIME FOR M S TEAMS AEG. t
••••• 'k with -Kansas City ... Aug. 2. At Yankee Stadium
ark—-with• -Kansas City .. - Aug. 3—4—5--6 7
Ualdci. • - With- Memphis Aug. 2—3—4—B—6—7
12- : rod with—-Binning ram. Aug. 2 3 4-5 6—7
M (JEST 9 OPEN (POSSIBLE I -GT WEST GAME DATE)
V. iMini, -with--Rajeigh. Auc. 16 17— 18- - 19-20—2)
Detroit- -vith—Newark Aug. J6—l7—lß—l9—2o—2l
Kansas City -with—Birmingrhi- >.m Aug. 16—17- -18--19—20—21
TRAVELING TIME FOR ALL TEAMS AUG, n
Raleigh--with-Detroit Aug. 23,At Yankee Stadium
Raleigh-—with—Detroit .Aug. 34—25—26—27—28
Memphis with - Birmingham Aug. 23—24—23—28—27—28
Newark—with- - Kansas City . ... Aug. 23—24—28—26—27—28
TRAVELING TIME FOR ALL TEAMS AUG. .29
Binn ingh am—wi th—M emphis Aug, 30
Newark—with—Raleigh Aug 30
Detroit--with—Kansas City Aug. 30
3,000 Persons View Unique
Army Exhibit At Fla. College
TALLAHASSEE - Nearly 3.000
persons \ i sited a TT. S. Army Ex
hibit recently displayed in the stu
dent union building at Hondo A
&M Universiiy.
T be exhibit was formally open
ed by Dr, George W. Gore. Jr,,
university president Li. Col. Dan
iel E, Day, profer'-or of military
science and tactics, and Cadet Col.
Samuel B. Houston, cadet corps
'orpine rider.
Coming to Tallahassee by motor
cade from Washington, D. C. the
huge exhibit depicted the Army's
ability to cope with pmall, limited
conflicts as well as all-out atomic
'< T ar and forecasted weapons of the
future projected to the year 1975.
The exhibit prepared b\ tbr
Amsy’s Chief of Information.
designed tn authentically
inform she Amerktatn public m
the Army's ability to rope with
present and to birr military
problems. It explained the con
cept behind the STRAC forces
ssid emphasizes the modem
Army’s requirements for far
ranging mobility, long-ranging
firepower and wide-ranging
ronuntrnirxtionx necessary i«
schfeve victory on the atomic
Kappa Frat’s
Kalesdossspe
Aids Students
CHICAGO .'ANT i—The local
chapters of the Kappa. Alpha Psi
frst.ern.lty will stage a- benefit va
riety show, Kappa Kaleidoscope",
the night of May 9tb at the Dim
bar school auditorium. Proceeds
from the show will go into a schol
arship fund to eid deserving stu
dents.
The show will feature the best
talent from tire many Greek let
ter organisations in the Chicago ]
area. Each fraternity and soror- j
sly will compete for top honors m
his chosen area of entertainment, j
Fray Hardin. Donald H. Smith and i
Weldon Beverly head the product- :
Uon committee. • j
battlefield,
A unique three-dimensional se
juenee theater with voice narra
tion describes the versatility of
the Army’s STn.AC command and
a color motion picture showed
modern Army soldiers putting their
new weapons and equipment to
use in actual field maneuvers.
The Army’s STRAC exhibit pays
tribute to the teams of dedicated
military and civilian scientists
soldiers, and civilian industrial
leaders who through their forth
right and progressive efforts are
helping America solve its increas
ingly complex problems of defense,
Army information specialists at
tended the exhibit to answer ques
tions posed by the pubic. The Ar
my exhibit was sponsored on cam
pus by the Florida A&M Universi
ty FfOTG
PIC
THRIiSS DAGOS JABBF.SUVOGK Qf'EFN Gorgeous Theresa,
Dtgpi of Greenville. N. C., emerged as winner of ibe coveted title
“Queen of the Jubfeerwock" for IM5!> during the «f» Annual Jabber
work presented by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc„ In Rocky
Meant, March 23. Mrs. Julia ¥, Seasonal is shown crowning Miss
THE WEEK
IN RECORDS
BV ALBERT ANDERSON FOR
ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS
RECENT ALBUM RELEASES
A number of good buys in the
album category in both monaura!
ard stereo has just been released
by some of the leading record com
panies. Included in the group are
vvroks by Capitol, RCA, Warner
Bros., and Savoy.
The Cap releases are the follow
ing:
“Swingin’ Pretty" featuring
Keely Smith, backed up by Nelson
Riddle »nd orch. Keely is in lop
form on this set singing standards
that are especially suited to her
fine voice. , . Her stylirvi t? mellow,
especially on such tunes as “It's
Magic” “Stardust.” and “Stormy
Weather”. . . Tunes ate based on
the love theme, nd Riddle* group
helps bring out the best. . . Jf you
want a singing, saving set, this is
the I P for you. . . Should score.
“Dorothy Donegan Live” back
ed by bass and drums. Dorothy
Donogan is a female dynamo, she
is well known so jaz* fans. . , She
has been playing “hot” ;s?zr piano
fov some time, mostly around Chi
cago and New York City, and on
this set makes her album debut
for Cap with 12 swinging numbers.
This gal simply gases her audience.
All action at the keyboard (she
stands, sits, or wiggles according to
mood), she has a heavy touch, s
dazzling stylo, and loves to swing.
Her intro here is the ever popular
“After You’re Gone." which warm;,
her up for such other tunes as "It'?
All Right With Me,” “How High the
Moon”, and "Caravan.” Solid.
"Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!”
Louis Frima and Keely Smith,
with the Witnesses The hus
band and wife team of Louis
and Keely, that have been
scoring heavily recently, are at
if again on this set- . , Also
joining in the songfest is Sam
Rulers and the Witnesses. . .
Best tune on the set is \vt
turn Leaves.” on which Prims
momentarily drops his zanev
stylings to team with Keely, .
Music heard on the album is
from the sound track of the
Columbia picture, “Dry Boy:
Hey Girl!'-
Warner Brothers;
“I Only Have Eyes For You” -
featuring David Ailen with fine
musical backing. Allen, who is a bit
like Vic Davnone, gives off with
12 delightful tunes that are suited
for both dancing and listening plea
sure. . . Title tune is the best, and
Alien sings it with a great deal of
feeling , . . He does it: in away
that makes you think he is singing
especially fen you . . . Other top
tunes on the set: "You Go to Mv
Head,’ and the tuneful, "Wien
Your Lover Has Gone” . . , Watch
the chart on this one.
RCAt “Schumann; Piano Concer
to in A Minor with Arthur Ru
binstein at the piano and Jbsooh
Krtps conducting the RCA Victor
Symphony Orchestra.
Here is an opus that should he
classed among the best in the clas
sical field. .. Rutaenstcin. at- always,
is brilliant. But the orch also does
the set proud. Ruben stem handles
the concerto with ease and his fine
expressions, richness, and interpre
tations lends beauty to the work
A treasured item.
SAVOY: “Concerto Dor Cozy”
with ace drummer Cozy Cole. This
LP features Cole, backed by top
jazz instrumentalists, Coleman
Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Em
mett Berry, driving through 13 so
lid numbers in the familiar tradi
tion. . , '‘Stompin’ si the Savoy”
is the main 'item, in the collection
that varies from the very jazzy' to
the solefgl and sentimental—like
“Body and Soul” •featuring the
Hawk on tenor. . . This is a tough
set which Should score well in the j
sales mart.
It Pays To
ADVERTISE I
“HIGHLIGHTS OF BROADWAY,” FEATURING.
HUTCHERSON, TYNES PLAYS AT ST. PAUL’S
LAWRENCEVILLE, Va, —Three
star# with Broadway, flint, radio
and television successes brought
"Highlights of Broadway" to this
Southside Virginia City and host
Saint Pauls College on Wednesday,
April 8.
Their appearance was a! eight 1
o'clock p m. in Kirby Auditorium, i
The artists are Levern Hutcher- !
son, Avon Long, and Margaret j
Tyne®, each a recognized concert
artist. ■
Hutcherson has appeared both on j
production "of
Pore y and MISS TYNES
Actor Harold Scott Slated
ToGive Dramatic Readings
Harold Scott, a young ofif-Broad
-1 way actor, will make his television
debut whan he delivers dramatic
readings from “God’s Trombones,”
celebrated collection of Negro folk
poems, on “lamp Unto My Feet,”
Sunday, April 12 (CBS Television
New work, 10:00-10:30 A M , EST).
The poems, written by James
Weldon Johnson, are based on
sermons originally delivered by
Negro preachers in the late
18th century. Scott will be mu
ideally supported be a choir
from the Union Baptist Church
of Montclair, New Jersey.
“Lamp Unto My Feet” is pro
duced by Pamela llott for the Pub
lic -Affairs Deparment. of CBS
News. James Mac Allen directs and
England’s Top
Popular Band On
Tour With Wards
j PHILADELPHIA When Clara
Ward and her famous Ward Sing
| ers arrive in London, England next
week for a series .f concerts
1 throughout the Brins', Isles, th >
will immediately start rehearsing
with Humphrey Lyt-tleton's popu
! lav band, which is scheduled to ap
pear in three concerts with the
j *
; great gospel artists.
Because of widespread advance
| notice# in Britain's press, which
describes the Ward group as "the
hottest gospel group in the States,'
the Britishers are eagerly awaiting
iheir arrival.
TO SING AT PALLADIUM
First item on the Ward Singers
agenda will be an appearance on
“Sunday Night At The Palladium"
> A TV) on April IS A fief that Miss
| Ward will take her entourage on
- ■» one-nigb.tev tour of the British
Isles that will last 10 days.
The celebrated Lyttlcton orche
stra will perform with the Ward
Singers at the City Hall in New
castle on April 10; Free Trade Hall
in Manchester April I 1, and at
the Town Hall in Birmingham or;
the 16ih. Other dates will be at
Colston Hail, in Bristol on April 12;
the Regency Ballroom at Bath on
the 13th, and at the tie Montfort
Hall at Leicester on the 19th.
Smith Choir
| Tour Begins
April 10th
CHARLOTTE - Tbs Johnon O.
■ Smith University Choir, under the
| direction of Christopher W. Kemp
! begins its Annual Spring Tour or
| Friday, April 10, with a concert si
I the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
[ Church in Washington, D. C,
Daggs as the other contestants look on. (L-lti Misses Gloria J*ss»
Battle, ’Rocky »wmt; l«wl* Fays Shirley. Tarboro; Barbara .less?
Richardson. Rocky Mount; Annie Louise Bossey, Hooky Mount; La
Verne Spaulding, Clarktmi; GmMioe Hargrove. Rocky Mount; *i*d
Jo &*m Sloggers, Rocky Mount, hi. B HARJIEK FOTO).
Bess.” folk opera based on the
famous novel of the same name In
addition, he has had roles in a doz
en New York plays and musicals,
as well as numerous films and net
work TV shows.
Miss Tynes, ,i native of
Greensboro. N. C.. and a gradu
ate of V and T. College there,
appeared opposite Beiafonte in
“Sing, Man. Sing" She more
recently starred in the U. S.
Steel Hour's TV production of
Duke Ellington’s “Drum Is A
Woman.
Miss Tynes has also been a lead
ing member of the New York Cen
ter Opera Company, ruing from
the chorus to principal roles
She has recorded extensively. On
an Ed Sullivan TV show last fad
she was a huge success In Canaria
last January she received acclaim
for her appearance in the *-ole of
1-oriy Mncßoih in Verdi's opera.
President Earl H. McClcnney
said. "The visit of these outstand
ing artists will be a tilting climax
eita! Series Roland Allison di
to our current session’s Artists Re
rector of music at the college is
in immediate charge of the series
Richard Ellison is associate pro
Dorothy Dandridge Now In Europe;
Stars In New Doug Fairbanks Film
BY BARRY LEVETTE
HOLLYWOOD (ANPI - Having
just read Ebony magazine's April
issue story, “How The Stars See
God” (meaning the sepia ones), 1
share the pride al! of us feci rn
follow-up words of the title - “To
day's stars are highly intelligent
persons who praise God and, pass
up paths of' sir, . , There gifts
amount to millions.”
Now that the most famous of the
younger stars, Dorothy Dandrdge
has again gone abroad on location
for a new picture, I can add. that
she not only is devoted to religion,
but is devoted lo the gospel of hard
work. Having known tier since she
was a 13-year-old. star of Lauretta
Butler's dance school, T am certain
1 am better acquainted with her
than with any of the others, now
basking in this new light of reco
gnition that is blessing the race
Even then a shapely little beauty,
she and her sister, Vivi; :i, used
to vv in ail contests al the Old Rose
bud vaudeville and movie theatre
on Central Avenue.
Using her as an example, but
not attempting to rust any
disparagement upon the stars
of Caucasian blood, it is com
forting to note that she steers
dear of scandals, frequent mar
riagres, and other mix-ups
which, while they make good
scandal reading, don’t build
Or. Sunday. April 12, the choir
will appear in concert nt the Mount
long-lasting box-office results,
nor make them suitable idols
for movie loving kiddies You
will remember she won inn
damage suits against "Confi
dential” and ' Whisper” waga
zincs.
Like ! mentioned about Lena
Horne in a recent cojumn. she net
er forgets 'or denies our early ac
quaintance. Some my most highly
cherished photos were taken with
her when Harry M, Popkin. gave
her, as a 16-,vear old. her first star
ring role m hi* all-colored cast
thriller, "Four Shall Die.”
But back to Dot’s trip. She had
a brief holiday in New York before
she sailed, aboard tJhe Queen Mary
for London last Wednesday In
New York, she joined Sidney Pc:
tier, her co-star in Samuel Gold
wyn's motion picture production
"Porgy *N’ Bess,” in several na
tional magazine photographic sit
tings.
In England. Dot wf! 1 ! co-star with
Trevor Howard in the Douglas
Fairbanks, Jr. production of
“Scent of Danger.” She will return
to New York is mid-June to at
tend ihe world premiere of
"Porgy,”
ipsp,* , ' r ’
,
MAT KN HUK 111 11 SON
Morns Presbyter, m Crt ucclt -
New York Cil.v.
Other points inelu u d ;i ;h, n
day tour are: The 1n.,:.) A:, icon j
Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, Apn! 14 Si v ,t< p . I
byterian Church, Cleveland, Ohm, |
Wednesday. Api d Calvary 1
Pros byte i tan C ir • h, p -tv
Michigan bn ' lie. d• • \p ->
and \Vomjard Avenue P■e :e inn !
At Bennett College:
Miss Gloria Brown Heads
Student Senate Next Yr.
GREENSBORO _ ,M<» Gloria E
Brown, a rising senior, of th
Bronx New York, will h p. ce
dent of the Student Senate at B-•li
nen Colh-gc for I9ef) 60 and Mi
Ruth IL-wknu nt t-mnslv
he this year's May Queen a- the
lesult ot student election held la :
week.
Roth candidates won by over
whelming margins. Studcr-t rep
resentative to toe (.''.rural Aon re-
Laura iFrankie' Sawyer, of Siiis
bury. She outdistanced hi • oppon
tia live Committer will lx Mi -
erit by nearly l?.n votes
Other Student. Senate oftn
chosen were:
Misses Gwendolyn .Mack-'' • i
on go. 111 vie- |v , Id> :t; Mo •
Roone. Sanford, secretary. Iri J<-f.
tries, Burlington. Ire aso cor. and
Linda Brovin, Akron, Ohio, parli
amentarian
Miss Nancy Kirin Uaddon
field. N. .1, was f leeted presi
dent of tlir David D. .bines Shi-
V, <iSk . f
• Church Detroit, Michigan t oday
, April 17.
The last slop on the ton. v. :il b,
■ Lorn •>. :):>• Kentucky, v ••• th
j choir will appear in concert at
j ( Yiinn 1 High School on Sunday
I afternoon. April 1!).
liieluded in the voporioiu of the
34-voice choir arc saetvd and secu
kir composilions, inchidh’-: spiritu
ab folksongs solus, and selections
1 by a male chorus
deni Union and serving with
her will tie Misses Peggy Alev
under, i ori Pierce, t la . score
•tv ami Uonstaner Colston,
f h-rlotte. sliid'-nt repers'-nla
five to the union hoard of man
aci-ni'-nt. Miss Marian Simmons
of Fayetteville, was chosen
t nion pianist.
i Other campus offices were fiib'o
j as follows:
: Mis. es Charletla Dickering, Sum*
ter, S C chairman of the rmd
! vv-ek vc-pci- commit I--e and fi la
jby - Hf-mmingway Gcmgctovvn. S.
r .-or ret.. Hr-winh i Vo U ,
; C’harlotc Sunday School r.ipet m
j tor dent, rrisecilla Rogers assistant
| superir.iendcnt: Carolyn Cotton
j Tin horn, secretary ard Dances Me-
I Caftum, Red Springs, piaru t.
Officers of the Prc-Altimnsc As
: sociation are as follows: Misses Boi
jtv Crockett, Charlotte, president
! 1 -ula Goolsby Mocksville. vice pre
sident; CvlegLne Miller. Horatio, S
1 •'. secretary and Elois -1. Harper.
Rowan, O’Neal
Music And Art
ts
NASHVILLE, Term. Prizewin
ning reporter Car! T. Rowan of the
Minneapolis Tribune and actor
Frederick O'Nea! will headline the
30th Annual Festival of Music and
AH at Fisk University April 22-20.
An ail-Fisk program of music
will highlight the celebrated Fisk
Jubilee Singers, (.he famed Fisk
University choir and members of
Disk's distinguished music, faculty.
Rowan, who in 125(5 became,
the only newspaperman ever to
win three consecutive awards
from Sigma Delta Chi, will
speak at the Festival's opening
ronvocaiion at li a. rru April 33.
Hr will also appear at a semi
nar in the Internationa! Stu
dent Center at 2 p. m.
\n exhibition of the works of
Akinols 1 isckan, Nigerian artist
will open a! 4 p, in. in the Carl
Van Vrtchrn Gallery A ’eception
will follow.
Seven members of the Fisk mu
sic facility will appear in a faculty
conceit at 8:30 p. m. Anne Gamble
Kennedy. Simona Atkins Allen and
Matthew Kennedy will play Con
ccrto in F Major for Three Pianos
by Mozart. Fisk Organist Arthn
CToley will perform the Concerto
•n G Minor for Organ by Handel
Sonata for two pianos and Percus
sion will feature Jacqueline John
son and Samuel Randlett.
The first performance of Festival
Piece for Trombone and String
will feature Dana M King. This
composition was written especially
for the Fisk Festival by Westtey A
Tower.
Members of the Nashville Syrr
nhony Orchestra will assist the
Fisk faculty in this concert
The famous actor. Frederick O'-
Neal, will be heard m a seminar
April 24 at 10 a. m in the Into:
national Student Center. The Fisk
Jubilee Singers, under • the direc
tum of M: 'hew Kennedy, will ap
peal that ••vening a,i 8.3(1.r« m.
Activities ml April TO will
hr highlighted h> the produc
tion of P'uioti Wedding hy Lor
ca. The. Fisk Stagerratters will
present this w ell- know n drama
at 2 p. in. in the Little Theater.
The annual festival will wind
up April 26 with special ■wor
ship services in tb«* Fisk Me
morial Chanel at 1! a. m., *
student recital in the chattel at
t p. m. and a concert by the
Fisk choir at 8:150 p. ni.
Under ihc direction of William
T. Dawson the choir will include
in its program Tim Wedding of
Hiawatha by Colerin go-Tnvlor. The
choir will be" augmented by mem
bers of the Nashville Symphony
Orchestra
7AeO^
“Doing nothing is the most
tiresome joo in the world --
because you taw t quit *
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