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Dot Dandridge, New Hubby Attend u Porgy” Premiere , THE WEEK m hecobds k\ ill BEST ANDERSON ASSOCIATED NEGRO TRESS 7OF RELEASES Four top slbum release? ranrirs! from ia’z to g<--?p®i =ue featured in thi'- u-eek revue ■ In i azr Julius Cannonball” Addsrly and F-neetir® Anderson ikore «ith new waxing*. while Fred Waring and 1 . Pennsylvan ians h c ard on a dire railed Do You Remember' and five former members of the f'larij Wald group are featured on tb» cm.pel record ing Ef*re Is f .rundown or rhe re leases JUMP FOR JOY ‘ —featuring Adderv and select group—Mercu ry; ‘Tliis is a real jazz session. Al though Adderly dominates the ■rene with his sax stylings, he gets • big assist from Emmett Berry's *0(0 work on trumpet a string A-quartet and rhythm section To r tether they play a special inter pretation of 'he •rnre of Duke FI!- tington's IP4 I show. tump To r Joy,” from which the album takes Its title Ti e new arrangements are by Bill Russo but Adder!' and company play them as r s they were 'heir- Best offering 1? T Got H BeC ■ d Thai Ain't. Good *' 'ERNESTINE ANDERSON" —'Mercury: This is a fine fol low-up to Miss Anderson’s “Hot Cargo.” which scored heavily In the record mart. However, her repertoire here Is more diversified, although her styling is unmistkably the same. Miss Anderson has been tabbed the most exciting now singer to come along in years ant’ she gives strong evidence tr, nrovc it here in the manner In which she caresses the songs Pete Rugelo provides the background musie I tike "Stardust'' and “Welcome to the Club” best of the *pvefa! numbers heard on the piattrt A -rood buy, DO YOU REMEMBER'—Fred Marling and the Pennsylvanians— C- pi tol Thin Is a? apt a title as r-n be gii-en to a record, for War ring and his men really recall the rapt in songs. Commentary and and songs I race Warring's career back to 191? You hear ?uch oldies ?s ‘‘For Me and My Gal.” Re member." and ''Dream." v itly Gor don Goodman being featured on six offerings Record should have special appeal for adults in the o ver 45 group. 'THE STARS OF PAITH* —Sa i-ov, This t ;-a recording of spirit uals by * group of ex-Ward sing : *i*s that's realty enjoyable For one • thing, the group sings an original | reporteire—their own But what is annealing about, the record 1: the i way in which the sopnes are ban- j > died by the balance blend of voi- i ce-s in the group, called The Stars : of Faith, are three 'yric sopranos and two contraltos, who take turn in handling the solo work. Each is good Record should score well. , Beauty Captures Western Pa.’s Coveted Title Os ‘Shrine Queen’ PITTSBURGH PA >'A.NP> 't’estern Pa s npw Shrine queen i* Patricia A. Prattis, crowned re centy in A Lee Weil school after « challenging competition based on talent and beauty. The contest was sponsored by Sahara Temple No 2 and Sahara Court No 9, for the benefit of Hie Shrine Tuberculosis and Cancer CHEERS H)R SAMMY Actor Sammy Davis, Jr. irights, get* enthusiastic (mOnpi by fan* a* fee f« world premiere of film "Porgy and Be»" at Warner Theatre, New Yerii, Jane s4th. Davis Me#s “portin’ Life’ is the movie. (CW PHOTOS. Theatricals PIC COOL RECOVERY - Louis (fvitchmo) Armstrong, 58-year old jazz trumpeter, pretends to play horn to show his physician, Dr. Alexander Schiff of New York, that he's still with it, as the musician recuperates after s pneumonia attack June 26th. Satchmo Released From Italian Hospital After Serious Illness SPOLETO, Italy <ANP* Lou is "Satchmo" Armstrong Wednes day was reported resting comfort ably and joking with nurses at a lowing ."’hat was thought to be 3 hospital in nearby Perugia, foi hrart attack. Originally it was thought the trumpet king suffered ari attack of pneumonia. He was released from the hospital t his week Armstrong and his all-star combo, with vocalist Velma Middleton, were In this medi eval <ity for an Amerlean- European musie festival. They, have been abroad for ihe past j Many Sepia Artists BOSTON < AMP) Thousands !of Bostonians wre treated on separate occasions to the best off ered by Negroes in the field of jazz and concert singing. Research foundation Miss Prattis will go I .os Angeles in August to compete against win ners from other sections of the country for $4,000 in scholarship prize money Seventeen years old, she is a sophomore at Carnegie Institute of technology. In 1958. the Shriners gave $5,000 In Homer G. Phillips hospital. St Armstrong appeared to be on the road to recovery again after a second crisis of pneumonia, a dangerous disease for him be cause his lung tissue is swollen from playing his sweet horn for 45 years, (UP! RADIO TELE PHOTO), four months, apnearing !« mnet of the major cities of the Con tinent Satchmo. 55. received oxygen for awhile, but doctors reported his temperature was normal and pulse strong When his nurse. Anne Venturin'; asked him: ‘‘Do you need a lot of breath to blow a trumpet, Mr. Armstrong?'", Saleh replied: "No I'll be playing the trumpet for you tomorrow so you can see ” flo'i . ver. doctors have told the trumpet sf® that he will have to he still for six weeks On the evening set aside by officials of the Boston Art* festival for jazz, RolUn* Grif fith. a graduate, of fe« New i England Conservatory Louis, $7,000. St Mary s infirmary , Galveston, Tex.; $3,500, Meharry Medical college, Nashville, $7,000, Howard University, $6,000, College of the Medical Evangelist, Los Angeles; and $5,000, Emory Uni versity, Atlanta, Second and third place winners were Andrea Griffin and Charlotte Lee, respectively. Opening Night Audience Studded With Top Stars NEW YORK (ANP> The | Samuel Goldwyn production of “Porgy and Bess” in Todd-AO had its world premiere at. the Warner theatre last, week, just two years after the Gershwin-Heyward mast erpiece was announced for pro duction. The opening night audience was studded with stars includ ing Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Go'd wyp and Mrs. Oußose Hey j ward, widow of Dußosc and co-author of tbs nov'l on ■which the play was based. Stars of the picture on hand for the premiere were Dorothy Dried- | ridge. Bess; Sammy Davis, Jr, j Sportin’ Life; and Brock Peters, j Crown. Otto Preminger, who di- j reeted the picture, was also there ■ Sidney Poitier, who has the name \ role is playing in "A Risin in the j PIC BATTER UP The stars of “Odds Against Tomorrow,” Robert Ryan and Harry Rduionte play stinkball on Morningside Height with Ryan catching and Belafonto ready to bell away at the rubber ball. The pickup game was played between seen s of the United Ar tists release, which was filmed in New York . GG-iSli? cf I j H/tf-r ■ I ■/£ TT€ HOLLYWOOD (ANP) -- For Nat “King" Cole, it will be the Hurd tune in a row that a capacity crowd of over 20,000 will seat themselves m the vast natural amphitheatre of Hollywood Bowl for his special "King Cole” night. But a number of other noted Negro artists, who appeared last season, will return during the sea son of "Symphonies Under the Stars,” that opens July t Included will be Elia Fitzgerald. * great favorite; Mahalia Jackson and Leontyne Price. The eminence of the Negro entertainer in the theatre Is unquestioned, but their ever growing importance In ser! ous concert music is again at tested by the Targe number of concerto at Hollywood Bow! this summer, in which Negro artists w!i! appear as the star. The Friday night concerts in clude Ella Fitzgerald singing the songs of Gershwin on July 24 Cole, with his inimitable style, appear* on Aug. 21. Mahalia Jackson sings "•Kings of faith” on Aug. 7. Leontyne Price will appear with the Los Angeles Philharmonic or chestra. under the direction of Thomas Sehippers. Aug. 27, and Ella Lee and McHenry Boa tv,-right cm the Hollywood Bowl “Pops,” concert, July 13. Tha Boswick Singer*. S rhortt* of 100 voices under fee direction of David Boswick, will apoear on tha “Gay 90s Night.” July 10-11, with Patricia Mormon and the Ste phen Pa Rich Dancers. Albert White conducts the orchestra. They will also appear on fee "Gershwin Night” concert, July 18. Andrew Kosteianeta. conductor; with Andre Previn, pianist and Ell# Lee; end wife Mahalia Jack sen. The SRtfi season of “Sympho ny Under the Stars” open* Thursday, July *, wife fee world famous ewndfletoe, Her bert w» Karajan, directing the. Low Angelos riiiiisarmonie or chestra, Tfewa will fee 89 ooncerto fete year, iho longest ueatson hs fee Bowl’s dfstfngtdshed history. Tuesday and Thursday will be ‘’Symphony NUghte,” wife fee Los Angeles Philhar wonte orchestra conducted by world flutMrm conductor* and stars of opera and concert stage as soloista. Friday nights wall b# "Personali ty Nights” and Hollywood Bowl ‘ Pops” concerts will be presented o» Saturday night*. Sun,” at the Barrymore theatre around the corner. In the first nigh! audience were also Marlene Dietrich. Mr and Mrs, Richard (Marv Martin) Halliday, Mr. and Mrs, Bennett Cerf, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Balaban, 'Red'' But tons, Gen. Theodore Curtis, Dave Garroway, Erie Johnston. Mrs. Danny Kaye. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. Mr. and Mrs, Mitch Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Morrow, Mrs. Robert Sherwood, and Judge Sam Rnsenman The nremiere was for the bene fit nf the American Friends of the Hebrew University and the Multi ple Sclerosis society, “Porgy’ will have an indefinite run at Warner theatre on a “reserved seat only” basis. As part of this season, there will be five performance of the Russian music and dance festival, brought to the U, 5 by the U S. Depart ment of State through its cultural exchange program. There will be 200 singers, dancers, musicians ap pearing in the Bowl July 29 through Aug 2, presenting two different programs. KENTUCKY ■ STRAIGHT f§| BOURBON HP ' WHISKEY Mg, rnrnrov H VLlllVltl HH|jp CLUB S mmm' {nstiujers products company, new york • m pm# ATTEND “TORGY AND BESS” PREMIERE - Samuel Gold wyn Melt) firnducer of she movie "Tor - gy and Bess,” chats with actress Dorothy Dandridge and her husband. Jack Denison, as thrv arrive io attend the world premiere of the film at the warner Theatre, New York. .lone 24th. Miss Dandridg*. fe. male star of the picture, plays Bess. (l!PI PHOTO). Mahalia Reveals For First Time Why She, Husband Were Divorced MONTGOMERY, Ala. 'ANF> “God is still in the wisdom busi ness," staled Mr?. Mahalia Hack cnhiill, while at nreakfast in the Hotel Ben Moore. We were talking about her re cent life story >n one of the maga zines. where she stated she was unworried about the way in which she expresses herself Then, in an easy, neighborly way, she told this reporter why she was not Mrs, Mahalia Haekershull, but. Mahalia Jackson again. The nigh? before. this "Quren of Gospel Music” had Integrated the Arena of the Alabama State College with her rendition of sti<-h numbers as “God Gan Move Hirers.” "God I- So Good To Me.” and received resounding ovations on selection of "Didn't !i Rain and •MMrn the Saints Go Marching In." Tri doing the ballad. “Somebody Bigger Than You and I ?he did things to if that, the composer nev er intended—but who censors * queen? When we questioned her about hear likes and favorites in music, she said: “T like all mu .ie that, carry 51 message. I hi;;: classics and semi classics, such as ‘The Lord’s Pray. ’ • ,\vi Man 1 the* are easier to sing than gospel Such numbers as ’He* and ‘I Found she Answer.’ 1 -mg when t am not so tired. Rut gospel mu sjc have ••mi!- it. widens the vocal range and builds up the chest muscles,” FIRST PUBLIC REVELATION Upon being asked why she and her husband were not to griher. with a look of amused surprise, she said: "You have something «*»«' that none of She other report- tire cftiioLm?Ari WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JULY * 1353 •rs have TV? have never asked me shout my being married “My husband was a graduate of Tuskegee, a chemist. He wanted me to Sing, but, he wanted me to Boston Ensemble Scores At Shaw T'he Boston Concert Ensemble returned to Shaw University last week and gave s delightfully re freshing musical replete with arti stry, style, and charm that melted its warm audience. As a violinist Miss Cirillo’s flair for the Spanish idiom was rvi-« deuced in three numbers by De- Falla and Ravel. Exquisite tonal tapestry was exhibited in Ravel s “Habanera." and dash and fire were- evidenced in DeFalla’s Span ish Dance. Handers “Harmonious Black smith" variations and "Song in the Night” by ihe great harp ist virtuoso Carlos Salzcrio. gave Miss LHz opportunity to show’ her knowledge of taste Miss Hansberry To Do NBC Civil War Drama Hansberry, prize-winning author j of the prize-winning play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” has been as- | signed to write the first of NBC's i series r»f Civil War centennial | , sing classics. But I had no aducc j firm and wo were starving. So ! | sane the songs in which t could j talk to God, for He is still tn the j wisdom business. "So then I became a divorcee in j 1943 ” and. sty?*) *q ttru tpMeh dd fertart eras of harp tepertori Her playing manifested charm, delicacy when required, verve and Vlaa (rtieti needed. An extraordinary gifted pia*> > and excellent accompanist M • Steven* ’pad poetic Insight so Fa urn’s •'Nocturne in B Flat.' a> a passionate firs contrasted t:* lyricism of Brahms "Rhapsody G Minor”, Mr, Homey, bess-baritone u- ■ with teste Hlv. opulent voice. Clea diction, stylistic delineations - all are accoutrements of Mr. Horner The ensemble was heard to good effect in "reveal numbers, the Lar go, hv Handel performed In men* ory of George Handel '683-173 q drama* *o be presented sn TV Hk 1981 Dore Scrhary, veteran movie and stage, producer, arranged the as* sigiunent prior to leaving for the west, coast 11
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