ENDING SATURDAY, At!©T?*T S 3, 1953 14 Songtress Frances Burnett Ends London Engagement Popular Singing Group i Nabbed After Long Chase NEW YORK Jet-planing back , into New York after four triurnp- | hant at Churchills in Lon- ! don, recording artist Frances Bur-, belt happily anticipated eariy 1950 when her plans call for a repeat , performance there and on the Con tinent "! enjoyed a successful engage ment," Miss Burnett related breathlessly, "and found the work pleasant and exciting. As you know, manytop stars appear at Churchill's and I followed Kay Ballard, a frequent performer on th* lack Paar television show here. Funny—but 1 had to go all the ■vay to Ldndon to meet and chat with Bob Hope who was there do ing a spectacular benefit show 1 also met the Ambassador from Ghana to Great Britain The shapely, hon<-v-colored starlet also did several telex i sien guest shots—among them. 'Tool For f ats” over BSC; and with Payne Mansfield, song- Dan A Negro Win The | ‘Miss America’ Title? Can. a Negro win the coveted Miss America contest? Chances are looking up, accord ing to the September is; ue of Ebo h- Magazine In all issultrated ar ticle called Beauty Queens of 1333 ' Ebon.; points out that five Negro girL have already won beauty contests and their corona t one have met with general ac ceptance throughout the country. The five a-e: CECELIA COOP ER. who parlayed her Miss Empire, State title into a stunning victory a? International Queen of the 1959 Cannes Film Festival in Franc*, eclipsing 14 European beauties. PATRICIA ANN WILLIAMS, wh" was named loveliest in Sacra “Imitation Os life" Suck A Success .... Universal Signs Turner, Saxon. Dee To Star in Movie “Portrait In Biaek” HOLLYWOOD iANP' la one ; of Universal-International's major i casting coups of th* year Lana | pee have been teamed for the top Turner. John Saxon and Sandra Dee have been teamed up for ‘he starring roles in 'Portrait in Black " adapted from the Broad- i way play by Ivan Goff and Ben Foberts. which the studio has just purchased College Fund Announces Schedule For ABC’s September Choir Series NEW YORK The ABC Radio Network will present the choirs of J. c. Smith and Lincoln Univer sities and Knoxville and Bishop Coll -cs on NtKro College Choirs" dui'in:; September. The weekly programs showcase the choirs of the member colleges of the united NAgro College Fund. "Negro Cbliefer Choirs" originate New York City On Sundays They are broadcast b.v ABC affili ates throughout the country on Rifying days and »4 different, hAurs.. Local newspapers listing of radio programs may b* checked for broadcast time in specific areas. Tft* choir of Johnson B Smith tThiversity Charlotte, N C., will be heard during the week of Sept. (i, under the direction of Christo pher W. Kemp The choir of .Johnson C. Smith University. Charlotte. N . C., will JWW AVAILABLE ESSS HOME PERMANENT KutXuit at mm stokes am© cosmetic emmm IIAUTY IHOP ??£?s© , writer Leßoy Anderson and Olga .tames 'appearing in the London company of “A Kisin In The, Sun”) over Internation al Tevevision sTTV). Frances taped "Jazz Mans Di ary'. a radio show which is sent a!! over Europe for mer. in the Armed Services and was guftst of •lohnny Hartman when he opened at the Astor Club. Francee' general impressions go something like this "I enjoyed the fabulous scenes in London. I saw the palace and watched the famous changing of the guard"', strolled on the grounds at Oxford and saw the beautiful Windsor Castle T shared the joy and excitement j of the Britishers when they found j out that Queen Elizabeth was ex- ! peering another child. , . T can't I | get. accustomed to eating with the , j the fork in my left hand. . . but. j ; T could become accustomed to their i easy way of life. ; mento, California in competition j ; with nine white contestants. | JANET GALLOWAY, who was ! | chosen by San Diego. California, j j as its representative in the Miss | I Universe contest. DANA WOOD, who was voted Miss Chicago South End Jaycee. | NANCY STREETS, who won the I Miss Indiana University title in a one-time Ku Klux Klao territory. This year's choice holds out one great hope to all Negro beauty contest aspirants, according to Ebony. The magazine says that ■’the day is not too far off j i when one of them will be in At- j j iantic City, a candidate for the top ; title of them all. Miss America ’ l At the same time, it was an- I I nounced that Ross Hunter will pro- j ; duce the picture in October on the I same lavish scale as his "Imitation of Life" and will give Miss Turner an opportunity to wear the same type of ultra-smart wardrobe as that designed for her by -lean Lou |is for "Imitation." which is well !on ils way to becoming the most ' ’ successful film ever made hv U-l. j "Portrait in Blsrk" marks the i ed by Russell W Smith, will be j heard during the week of Sept. Li. Pennsylvania's Lincoln Unlver ! sity will present its Male Glee | Club during the week of Sept 20. 1 Orrin Clayton SuthOrn. 11. directs. The choral group of Bishop Col S Newport Jazz Festival CHICAGO lANfu The New-| i port festival will invade Chi ! eago* Orchestra hall. Sept. 11, for a two-perfOrmanee, one nighst on ly engagement. The festival musicians will in clude George Shearing and his big band Theolbnicus Monk’s group, vocalist Anity O'Day, plus two bustahding British jazz combos, headed by a ward-winners Hum phrey Lyttelton and Ronie Ross. The latter two are in this eoun ' try as part, of an exchange in GOSSIP OF THE MOVIE LOTS BY HARRY LEVETTE HOLLYWOOD lANP' FOR j YOUR INFORMATION— By care- i fully accounted and compiled sta tistics: FIVE HUNDRED NEW AR RIVALS settle in Los angeles ev ery day, j Far too many of Jhem. both Cau- i casians and sepians, come crowd- ■ ing in, without any advance infor- ! mation a6out the town, no work j in sight, no relatives here, and just j fare enough! to got to ‘ The Prom- j ised Land FREQUENTLY NIGHTLY QUE STION hoard in the Union station; “S-a-a-a-a-y Mistah. kin you tell j me how to git to Central Ave’ Town-full of Shriners, 5.00 ft of them. In national conven tion, and all from high poten tates on down —eager to see Hollywood The Embassy au ditorium, locale of the confab on Grand Aye., a lively spot si! week. White Shriners. in session the week previous at I Shrine auditorium, have closed and gone their many ways. HOLLYWOOD BOWL CLOSING ONE OF THE GREATEST SEA SONS in its history. Nat “King' Cole made Capitol Records very happy by securing the famous 100 voice choir of St. Paul Baptist church to back him in his rendt- ■ tion of his new album for his Bowl j nigh! It IS titl'd “Every Tim* I [ Feel The Spirit" NO MORE JI JITSU lessor,;'- for j ib* femmes, new. Summei is about over, and the lady vacation!- j ers, for whom they were intended are hurrying home Will star! a new series early next spring, be- : fore they leave for the coast where the “wolves" run rampant. THE ACADEMY OF MOTION j PICTURE ARTS and Sciences has j inset issued a valuable set of in- : structions for editors because it is i more determined than e\ er to j keep the interest in 'Oscar; and second teaming of Misses Turner and Dee, who played moth;- - daughter roles in Imitation in formation as to the Negro actors will be forthcoming. The new vehicle, produced on London and Broadway stages, is a modern romantic suspense melo drama set in Son Francisco. Pre sent plans call for filming most of the exterior scenes in their natural locale in Ihe northern rity lege, Marshall. Texas, will he i heard the week of Sept. 27. under j ■ the direction of ,J. Harrison Wil i son, . I The sir-time for "Nesio Col ! lege Choirs" over New York City's -! WABC Is Sunday, 11:05-l 1 50 p m a. i which (he U. S sent Dev* Riu beck and Ot’lospif. to England. I i The ability to make money is j s gift few peopl* have. This ex plains stealing, grafting and stock : salesmen DISTINGUISHED GUESTS at the national convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians in St. Louis hold gold trophies presented to them by a citizens committee of the St. Louis Music Assort*»[ lion. Recipient;; for “achievement and service’’ are Robert, McFerrin, first Negro with a contract at the Metropolitan Opera: Miss Etta Moten of the original Broadway “Porgv and Bess” cast; Dr. Bnscoe C. Polin, president, NANM. and Mrs. W. C. Handy, who holds scaled container of water from ' chairman of the committee and assistant to the vice-president, mar keting. AabeiPer-Bnch, lac„ which sponsored the award*. X ‘Flamingos ’ Jailed On Dope Raps lfi«l SaSgE - sJgSj&ifHP. ißafe. . • l-Ym-.-; : ... ■ wTYjsSiHp- Jr I jar t w-,5 mWm&Bmm BRIGHT FUTURE Leslie T’ggams, 15. a girl whose singing can give yon gocsebumps. is being hailed as a combination Lena Horne and Marian Anderson. Hei thrilling (ones have won enthusiastic ap plause bn numerous TV shows and. despite her youth, her career ! seems solidly assured. (IIPI PHOTO!- Will Archie Play Role In i Mark Twain’s i luck Finn?’ BY SAMUEL F PERKY, .IF NEW 'YORK (ANP>—-The flam- j boya.rd and seemingly ageless Ar- ; chip Moore breezed into town and met with the perspiring men of j the press. He Iren led them with a taste of h;s sartorial splendor, which they j enviously eyed Then hr fed I hem i ammunition for their thirty type- j writers. As for the new::, young Archie j announced With his basso profundo that <1) he stil! desired to mangle j she heavyweight championship fea tures of one Ingemar Johannson of explosive right, hand fame: (2» Sam Goldwyn had approached him with the role of Jim the Negro" ; (that's the 1950 Civil Rights battle j version) in Mark Twain's ''Huckle berry Finn." Then after the effect of these explosive announcements had bounced off the hardhearted skulls of the fourth estate, i young Archie took to the po dium once more | . 1 will hare the final word on both of these things." he said, "In two u you remain a fallon idol. GREATNESS WILL BE FORGOTTEN T» He sure, they are only | play-acting. But say in ten or twenty years from Pdw, whew these same movies ari making their re-ruria around ihe coun try and are shown on those late shew television programs who will stop tn remember that that ''maid’’ waa a tertni* champion, the, or that the slave” wig the great bAser Archie MOOre? WHAT’S BEHIND IT ALLS f wOnder too. if there might mSt h* some sort of movemem out in flickervilie to destroy the prestige the Npgro greats have build Up over the ye&rs? I ran understand the powters 'hat-he grabbing Moore and Miss Gibson, because without a doubt, being "names." they will bring in coins *t the box-offeie. But acting on that promise, why can't they case Negro rhdmpions a la Sonja Henie and Johnny Weis smuller? A RIGHT WAY If a story couldn't he found with roles that would ' j KENTUCKY jj 'j&Sjj 0 BOURBON j |«u*»n A*!*** (•»?*«» ||g lOUttVIUi. K£NTUC«r • CINCINNATI. SHIO ||| WHISKEY k BLEND » BOURBON de LUXE m mmw nt luxe mPm, mwm, timtoh. 6isTisi&uTFj> ev, national distiuers products ' fftWMMY-jis wwftp-efiRTAiNi m »in Hitrrm &<«t* > 4 Triumphant Weeks AtChurchill’sßeported BY BILL ROBERTSON i : j PASADENA, Caiif.— Six mem- i bOrs of the popular "Flamingos j singer* were jailed here Thursday ; for investigation of narcotics pos- ; session following a high-speed chase on the Pasadena Freeway. Officers reported found on*' cigaret and several seeds believed 10 be marijuana in one of two cars in which the group was travehn; Police were alerted to the case by a service station operator who i said he smelled what Apepared to ! be marijuana smoke as the group j drove in fOr gasoline. The "Flamingos", whose Ist eat recording is “I Only Rave Eyi* for You”, said they had been driving *ll night from San Francisco and were on their Way tb catch a plane for an en gagement in Hawaii. They identified themselves ?> | Charles -I Hunt, 25; Isiah S -T"hn ’ i i selves ih allied fields, are hom ing iht on the real jazs artists Yew get an idea of ihii from thi number of records that are heihit cut by movie stars, cow boys and other adventurer* wßb have found it profitable, I ih experiment in the recording j buainess, | The record? this latter grbup pro duces are hOrribie, but., obstenci bly because of their refutation, re. ! cord companies continue to push their wire? The end result is that many artists with reai talent are igiiored and record tans find them selves unwittingly purchasing a name instead Pf a bon* fide com modity However, the infiltration by “out siders” is only a small part of an overall picture of a seftningly nev trend irt fAni reactiPn The t.rPnd, A$ this writer spis it, concerns a ihatige in *he musical taste of jazz fads Take * lobk at the releases listed j abOvf Qf (he Ift releases listed bight feature vocalists, male and fePiaib. ahd only two are strictly i musical. This is not basically a bad trCnd. Kbwever. it does indicate ; that for the most part, record fans ' ate becoming listeners instead of dancers PRESLEY IN STYLE In this week's review, the lop albums, from the standpoint of an- I ticipated fans reaction, is "A Date With Elvis" ... On this record, Presley presents himself to his ar my of rock ’n roll fans in * .musi cal, as weil as personal vein . . . Musically, tip sings with usual | KUStb. 12 rockers, including “We're Gbnna Move," "Good Rori in’ To night," 'Ypung and Beautiful" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky ' Pm lorilly. the album, * double-fold. | h3pg-up ratendsr type, cbnlairts 17 ; nrtdtbs Os Elvis in army logs . j They trace him from his induction into the army to his present abode at Wiesbaden. Germany . . Evi dently. this album has the two-fold j purpose of ehtCrtaining And krrp- 1 ing interest in FvCstey alive while he's a wav . . . However, it is * lively set. son, 23: Paul R Williams. 23: Ez» Kiel ,T Carev. 26 and Jacob A. Ca rey. 21. all of New York, and N* - thanie! Nelson. 27. of Pittsburgh JOMr fmi | JONES y «LWfo *> TECWNfIRA M 4 • | ROBERT STACK 1 If MARISA PAVAN | CHARLES COSURfi j ? ERIN O'BRIEN ji Goes* sun | MACDONALD CAftY | I JEAN PIERRE AUMONT 1 f DAVID FARRAR ' ! PETER CUSHING lj, [ SUSANA CANALES j IA*J t Soerjji Apptersfttt *w J S ! 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