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SATURDAY. MARCH 17, 1946 PAGE SIX New York Shcurhi i.v (»tv j.h.uJHUf i> NEW VUlMv 1 . . - she was u iiiKi'ii U*. •'* contineiu iui c. ! .. '..n; i uis.yfjir -s t-Mi:.;.-, • ■-•'in • pri’ssiun of iii.p ■... ..i v ■ »‘d. I» f.K’.. 'u • ; sho -Mill w i' ■ ; • and .itiv. i;. VI- '- ■ • • imnic 1 y I. - ^ - ■' in the ci'i-ii'.i.-. ‘ • - • Bnvktvp. Sn I'.h •• fiiiytti'.'i -x I v.tli count . quevn-i and "it*' i' ■ (>pc counted .11 American .'-li/- with cook-', w.''’’ • porters of col-'r. Bricktop v-i'.l'i )■ v- she been furcvi i •' ■’ •' ' '• ica. Shi' felt ■" r' I’XprcsMun. 'fenc'd ' .n by the h..bi' '-.i '-f v.h: country ha- y* t • - tmep close friend'i. T .idy ■'.lin'd, to help her pi to . after fourteen y. in Pari'- Cole Porter, ib ■! Maxwell, the iiit'''”ati . P-- hostess ami colamni ■ ' But it was no go BRO.VnW.W tVtM l.n\T Arc'FPT urn ••it.Klv that prv . \ •. .■ It) re or les- .1 . I'.ncklup av- v- ji. 11I annc'Unt'i. - . . •■•u,n to divorce her !, • r-or-'v. popul.ti- .•■..1 ~ pl.ivboy and iui' bun .•.•.'ii'r; • I- j-'.ir.'i and siiil .. does by her , .:n'i-i d.iv.'. pjrtr.'-r of the late .[...jne Hiker. ■ pr-'diitiions “Tops” At Paramount % Ulu wa> Keyiv cm ; as il WuUia tU.\ •---!■ waiuea tin bi c:. . CiraiUt 3 e...p - .• > anu va.citau.i,. . but thU JaA. .. tabic ui ui- .. -•■- naill, iil.ou.s. -._\i lir.cktop ii.-s -I.' ■ - iny the a.soi wuinuu 01 today. 1 ■'. kkd-fuccu, iwoi.t.. -c- hostess l>ad iu- m .. piaces lot iji. -'.v., j She knew Uiii.i-n. for tier to I'P' all i-i'Uipa aO.- n at her own i.i.. 1' have to i.av . and. above a:l, lu own hot rput. She waiKoa .0 but that VMJUM iiuv. reyalcu aJi..;. -‘o knows so v.i'ii v\... cuniL- to Ilailem t-.- tup. The Gtrn.un.' wi-' Uiere was no c.lian 1 back until aftn m turned her v>e -i' Border. i Si.alh ol tUc DOKIS l>LKI..'' li.WKiaH.I..' it was the I. luun Dons Duke, t lop in her vci.iu.i- -.1 wiieie, i uiidLtsl.iiid, found her ciuimi.t spheie. in.-u.id • i- siaii Club, It • • I'lJ ,iu piopoi , ..ips i-:i- * .oK'.up .• 1.1 The ccU*iroted INK SPOTS, fea turing C'lly Kenny, arc currently aorf -'oe ■■•t the P-arameunt The- .atre I'. N'w York where crowd$ are 'h 'O'"-! 3* ^h'S outttand- mo ....laction i* featured along witn E la Fitzgerald. Buck A Bub ble--. Ralph Brown and Cootit Will'ams and His Orchestra. Ixtuis Afinstroug liiUs 2(M) Kiddies At teiciiralion A..'A VOUK. -IHbi Washmk- us Birii.day was ob.'ervcU as Ci'i 1 ;.i:.;i.nship Day’’ by the 2(W . ,..'.1..... at the Uiverdaie Childrc-n's • - ■'-..itioti, Uiverd.dc, New Voik, ! . ..tv pic-miiuU-jn ' f U. S. Trea- I War Stamps awurd.s for govd L . . . . .1., .1. .1 . •• ..■••difmd f^r •'.A SuUB To rtemember." Colum bia Pictures’ newest masterpiece, has the entire movie world tense ; with txpectancy, for the picture has been hailed by those who have seeh il as the greatest love story ever filmed. The picture stars Paul Muni, who gives proba- i ' bly his finest performance as Prot Joseph Eisner, teacher cjf the gen- , ius Predetlc Chopin, and Merle 1 RL BEL BLAKELY - SEPIA SOAGSTER By Cleon Wilson NEW YORK 'TYP) — Rubel Blakely is rising rapidly U> the top in the theatrical world. Many peo ple no ware beginning to take no nce of his splendid voice. It all be- yuu sonic years back in Chicago. Blakely for a long time was a master of ceremonies in Chicago at various night spots. One night a patron asked liim if ho could sing ,wec t ballad. Blakely, caught off aid. said yes. He did a fine rendi- Oberun .who reaches new drama tic heights portraying George Sand, the celebrated E'rench nov elist. George Sand sp^msors Chop in’s career and falls madly in love willi the young composer and ■ pianist. Chopin, played by Cor- • ncl Wilde, cares for her. too. But he is also tremendously loyal to his native Poland which is suffer- I ing under the cruel tryanny of the Rusniaii Czar. George Sand ixerls all her love and influence to keep Chopin for herself, but losis him to he oaiise of Poland. Thi.s is a picture that will soon be appearing at your local thea tre. It is filled with highly excit ing drama from beginning to end I — and you must oe there — re- 1 membt'r! — Photo Columbia Pic tures. Luis Russell Band Aow On The Lpbeat BY TED YATES (Staff Corrnponudent) NEW YORK 'IPS) — Fresh from his triumphant stand at Harlem's Apollo Theatre where his great band co-starred with the celebrated Ink Spots, Luis Russell and His Or chestra — currently a sensation at the Savory Ballroom here, embarks on a tour of one-nighters and is booked for engagements extraordin ary in March. Playing Wichita. Kan.; Fort Worth. Tex.; Dallas, Tex.; Hous ton. Tex.; San Antonio. Tex.; Gal- INA MAE CARLISLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT (By Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK iTYP) — H is really not necessary to intriKluce Una Mae Carlisle. We only do it because of willingness to earn our pay writers. We prefer not to have The Chief cast a wicked eye in our d cction on the day that eagle flies pay duyi. You probably know already that few performers can be mentioned the same breath with this artist and composer whose accomplish ments could fill our pages from end to end. Need we tell you that her per- forrrancea. past and present, have been acclaimed by newspaper re- porttrs. magazine writers, radio ommenators and, last but, not least - columnists all? Since her return to this country n 1940 tin Europe, the name Car lisle was as big and bright as Jose phine Baker. Fannie Gotten, Brick-1 top. Elizabeth Welch. Valadia Snow. 1 Billie Cortez, et al.) Una Mae hasl been hailed as "the Princess of the | Plano." the reginlng sepia star of; television, radio, stage and nite clubs Yes. you probably knew too j Her own composition "Walkin' By I The River” led the Hit Parade for almost two years 11940-41). Today "Tain't Yours’ and "Without You. I Baby" are among the top favorites.! Revording for Victor-Bluebird. Bea- vim. Joe Davis, exclusively, this gifted personality last week set an all-time precedent by filling three' engagements concurrently cWHN, Onyx Club. Harlems Apollo Thea trei; besides her committments with CBS television, she also appears at a benefit for Merchant Seamen. Though it might seem like we •ere overdoing it, we make mention of the fact that this great little trou badour in her devotion to another ^ great artist recently appeared on i yuui Station WHN on the program. "A! Tribute To ’Fats’ Waller" o'l.i'p mi She Is the one other artist featur-i ib ywGotl, YOUNG NEGRO ACTOR SCORES IN REPUBLIC S 3IG BONANZA" TED YATTa PUBLICATIONS The talented young Negro actor, Cordell Hickman, best remembered for his excellent work in “The Biscuit Eater.” is featured in Republic*! rip-roaring melodrama, “The Big Bonanza.” which stars Richard Arlen. si own here, Robert f.lvint'-* n nnd Jana Frazaa. Harold Baker Rated As One 01 Best Oa frumpet C'A.Ml* l-I-K. Vj r, ace luiinpvl play Hji-uld Bjk- and inembei' stei Ttatiung levied by Eddu- j nationally known baud' ed in the Fats’ Waller Favorites i leader, as his idea of Aniciicas iDecca albural. Miss Carlisle Is de-'i.iesi „ulsu„d,.i, l.umpel playei. servin, of all the nice things said | *"-■-V'T' "'st'',fd i ■about her — which you had know.- iui- ol tlu- r--quin- .Magazine uod-i ledge of before we started this piece. Hhythm hccuoii. orJid you'’ ' '“'I I"' linnipcl 1 Ihink the Ur uiu you. Haiold Baker, he was niy tav- orile before he went inui the Army.’ Baker received his gneUngs from the President of the United States while working in the 'rbc?.- ter in Newark. N. J. He was induct ed into the armed services from New York City on April 7, 1944, where he was the first trumpetmaii in Duke F.llington's Orthcstra. Be fore connecting up with the Elling ton combination he worked with such jazz teams as Don Redman. Teddy Wrlsoii and Andy Kirk. ■'In working with the Fnft Quar termaster Training Group Band. Baker has been very cooperative and willing to ri» any job asked of him.' says l.t Jay L. Freeman. S|^c- lal Service Officer of the First QM Training Group. . After the duration, Baker wiir make his home in Chicago where his wif». Myrtle and his dnughter. Carolyn are now living. ^ ^ N4RRATPR ELETLHER 5ILM)ER- SON IN TOWN NEW YORK «C) FietchHr H« iiderson. bandleader brother of lioi.ui il.eiia lii'i-n’s accompaiiisli, loinvs into liie Apollo Tlifatre this .vik witli June Richmond on \o- als America's foivmosl arranger nil share the bill with ,t levue in- l(uiin« Tlii't'e Si'ivi^. Dewey Tay- i.r anil the Tim Moore Trio l.uckt’' I.ally 'in there' out ih-re at the Club Plantation where his orchestra is a ’solid’ smash hit. The new vocalist with the band is Melvin Moore and M«*l, they tell us, has sumpln' on the ball. Iciuiul her fi'-intni uiiu ptupor Sphciu. In.'Uad of liiiCKlops i'aii- siuii Club, It is simply JJricktop's m Mexico City. There she operates one of the amurtest nightclubs anywheie and it is her own. The club Bricktop I*js established in wMexico City seals aroui.d 2jiI people and, although Uicre is no curfew, she cloavs hei coors arounu S;t)0 A. M after a full house of mil- Uonaues, d*pl-tm‘‘tt'> nicthtUfvrs, cafe societyfolk, rmd spoii-»ai.‘n is .'afely inside. , , Bricktop came back to iiarlem itic other week seeking taicnl tor hei club. She signed Billy .Maples, so phisticated singer. (Umcfi. and mas ter of cermotne.'' irom i'i.ilailelplua and Gene Russell, ouisl- mlmg gu. tarisl. wN'egotiation.s were earned '.n. .she irv.n.lvd, t" ret Ihe ■ larvelous tap dame spvcialis', Kv - Rect to go down. As this v wtut negotiations were Mill ; •’F on- AJrc.ady at thv club l.ncklnp - featuring the Mexican tno. Los Ranchcrcs, who once n appearance .at one of Inrgesl Broadway clubs; ani !'• Cuban. Bolo Negro, who siu-' 'Pfcy in Spanish to his own piano accom paniment. NO PLACE OlllEK 'IIIAN IWKls Bricktop thinks tiie.e is rn place in the world, save her beloved Paris, where Negroes cun live m perfect happiness ih m in Mexico. She said Ed Jones, the fly and dime store mtrehani irom Ch.eago, is one of the few, if noi inv on*y ^ Negro, living pttm.imnUy m ; c oCity. He has, she sm I, "he u me most beautiful himes m me vntir. I Recent visUois Iron, the Smtos who attended hci Cluu were Willie- Pearson of Clev.l.md and Bruce Kinley i'>f Chicago. M'Tv and more Negroes, Bricktop P"in’' ' out are getting out, arc getting in'" the hab it of vacationing in Mexico City The lack of racial reitrictions and .'i. me jiiestnlalioD of U. B. Trea- iry War Stamps awards for good uzenship. . Five 'if the children qualified lor these awards for their outstanding behavior and good citizenship and for taking leadership in encourag- iii ' ih'ir playmates to assume re- -p.’.nsibility in their community liv ing. • fhe grani.ng of these good citiz -I, liip awards” saiel Mr. John R. Poe director of Hit home at River- dale -is given with the double pur- *. of paying recognition to the amplary kt-nduct that has been idt-med by the winners of these awards .md to stimulate interest upon the part of ail children in the ...l at’icspon.'ibility that they must •jine «n tomorrow’s belter world. The awjirds ol five dollar War Savings Stamp books were present ed by Ml- Laurence G. Payson. vice pre:ident of the Association -.nki Wile donaivd by the Mrs. Wil- 'aid Pk-kvi- Fund, which was found id by Mr.' Willuid Parker, form r pivsidctil of the board of trus_ .i.ts. Entcitainment was furnished iv bami leader Louis Ann*lrong. (^)uai'lt‘t lops On 1 lie Goasl (By .SUff C niTTspondent) Ihe C'.lcbi.at(d Deep River Boys 'i.ive been such a smash hit on the CiM't that their manager Ed Klrke- . h-td been unable to make any 'I'.'.nidmcnts for tlicir return to_ the f'.ast coast. Playing San Francisco, >' .1, ziid Pi irtland, Oregon, the boys . •vat‘d a •u'lbiilion on theatre dates; Hit '.vhen they entered into Canada . Vancouver B C.* ail previous rc- i H'd- isbibli-hed by any other at- iiavli.'n went up in Uun air. A con- • niuiu- iHiUi-ovor feattire the boys i.io soriou-^ly tl.inkimt of making M mad.i their ! oine Tltafs the stuff you gotta watch- vanous Jiight spots. One night _ patron asked him if he could sing a sweet ballad. Blakely, caught o« guard, said yes. He did a fine rendi tion of the sing, nevertheless. Well pleased, the stranger complimented him on his fine voice. That was how it all began, for soon afterwards Rubel came East and played cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Y’ork. then journeyed to Mon- ;rcal, Canada. In Canada Blakely attained fame renown. Tlic' Canadians liked him so well they bestowed upon him the title The Sepia Singing Son of the South ’ After many months in Mon treal he returned to the Chicago Hall in April in the Lionel Hamp ton came to Chicago, heard him and signed Rubel up wtih the band. He has been with the aggregation four years and will sing at Carnegie Hal liln April in the Lionel Hamp ton Concert. Richard Wright whose new book. "Black Boy," is being pub lished by Harper Brothers and la a Book of The Month Club se- lectidn. The volume poiUays the noted author’s life in the south until he was 15. Mr. Wright’s most noted book is 'Native Son, " pub lished in 1940. —lANP Photo) Unity In Clubs Of Greater New York HEADLINES big “3” UNIT Cootie WilUamt, Esquira’a clwlea i at No. 1 trumpat player, currant ly playing tha Paramount Thaa- tra. on Broadway In New YaH> C(tv. with hit GpL Moore Top Soloist .At Gamp Lee D”rn°o„- in::', of son branch • . p Shaefer vice president of Boeing: Cld o.'koclnc. .od Ch.ndl.r F CAMP LEE. Va. — Cpl. Russell G. Moore of Hartford, Conn., who was accepted for a part in "Carmen Junes" just prior to his induction into the Army, is^one '>f Camp I.A*es top soloists. Cpl. Moore studied voice m Hart- f(.id under George Wynne Jones of il;e Aab Vocal Sahovil and m New , Y’urk City, under Frank La Forge, teacher of Lily Pons, at the personal i request of Mr. La Forge. He was so-1 loisi with the West Hartford Con gregational Church and he has sung at the Bushnell Memorial Hall of Hartford and throughout the New F.nghind States. - Besides giving many recitals here, the corporal has served as a member of the First Quartermaster Train ing Group Glee Club, which recent- sang for 18 days in Baltimore, connection with the 6th War Loan Drive. He presented the song. "When Stars Are Gone,’ which was written by an E-Leeman. For sev eral months he was a member of the Army show. "Deliver the Goods.” NEW YORK tIPS) — The Riv- erdale Children’s Association in its third Annual Harlem Campaign is doing an important community job m its effort to unite the clubs ol Greater New York to back the vital work of iverdale in caring for 600 neglected and dependent children. The clubs’ participation in all worthwhile community welfare pro jects is of vital significance to the community. The clubs ii'jt only of Harlem but of all the other boro ughs can be a great force in helping better the social conditions if they will only pull together and inter est their membership in .■serious neighborhood problems. In the past the great majority of the clubs have been purely social with a -small "s" and wo urge you. through your editorial pages, to call I upon Ihe clubs to unite themselves i behind the Riverdale C.ampalgn and j other community welfare activities. I There are many hundreds of clubs I representing a large section of in- I telligent Negro men and women In the five boroughs and through their membership they have the op portunity to reach great masses of people and to instill in them a sense of public responsibility for their less privileged neighbors. Mrs. Louise Morris, chairman ol 1 the Riverdale Club Division, who has always felt that the clubs have n j-’ieat contribution ot make since iihi-v arc strategically able to reach I thousands of citizens through their 1 membership is taking a leading part ' in the life of Harlem. Mrs. Morris feels thta the iiiterst of the club should be expanded to include such Worthwhile projects as bettering conditions for dependent and ne- ■Iccled children in the city of New 1 Ytirk through the Riverdale cam- 1 paign. ' Riverdale is blazing the trial or ‘ this kind of unity and deserve the i foils that the interest of the club I in GteaUT New York. ' PAT FLOWERS IS MOVING I'P booked for engagements extraordin ary in March. Playing Wichita, Kan.; Fort Worth. Tex,; Dallas, Tex.; Hous ton, Tex.; San Antonio, Tex.; Gal veston, Tex.; and Corpus Christie, Texas. Other dates call for appear ances in Beaumont. Texas; New Or leans, La.; and Monroe, La. Russell's musical aggregation has been broadcasting on a coasl-to- coast hook-up from Harlem's Savoy Ballroom via WOR for the past ten days and has become exc^lngly pi.pular with the bobby-sock crowd because of the singing voice of Mil ton Buggs, featured vocalist, and •ilso the trumpet playing of Frank Galebrealh, ace trumpet player, Fea- iiirod with the unit will be Peg Leg Bates, internationally known lap dancer and sensational star re cently featured at the Cafe Zanzi bar, and Joe Turner, the popular blues si-'^gcr. Russell’s band has been acclaimed “on the upbeat with the (iownbeat" by newspaper, music mazugine and radio critics. After the duration, Baker smit make his home In Chicago where his wife. Myrtle and his daughter. Carolyn are now living, Gordon Hoath. nolrd Netro niye fQ JllC RpJ GrOSs! actor, was narrator on the “Ten nessee Valley Authority*^ telecast recentlv over CBS television sta tion WCBM-N.Y. • _ ■■»«».-#.» _ CAPn AL COCA C ‘>LA Bom-ma co. *1* w Morqan 31. Red Gaps In Court BY CLEON WILSON NEW YORK (TYP) — The Red Caps, five Rhythm-mad gents closed the Paradise theatre in Detroit re cently, rushed lo New York (by planet to open in Supreme Court in their legal fight with Joe Davis, owener of Beacon Recording Com pany. Davis claims he Is the sole owner of the name Red C&ps. Steve Gibson, leader of the group had plenty to say about that. Gibson also stated that Davis owes the act roy alttes on all recordings. Th»‘ Judge getting both sides of me case granted Gibson’s attorney, Anton Sigall, permission to plead the case. Davis’ Atty. Starr, found himself in a spot by the clever Sigall. Starr then asked the justice for a.i adjournment until he could get sufficient evidence. The case has been adjourned three times. Tp-'y opened last week at the Reg.-il Theater in Chicago; then moved on to the Plantation Club in St Louis and back to New York City where they will (it is hoped) finish up the case. ,V/ins Award BUY AN EXTRA BOND! NEW YORK (IPS) — YTie sen sational boogic-wfHtgle piano spec ialist pat Flowers who ha.( been a standard hold-over attraction at Baker’s. Die exclusive and popular ly frequented Detroit. Michigan, nltcry is at this time creating raves via station WNF.W in New York. Heard recently on the prci^am ‘ A Tribute To Fats Waller (Who. by the way had acclaimed Fleers as his prolegue before his stwdei sing). Flowers is set for a regular spot on the networks. He is mnnaged by Ed Kirkeby who also rr^iaged the late FaU Waller. Lionel Hampton Swing Sensation NEW YORK (TYP) — Lionel Hampton, the creator of the swing hit of the country "Flying Home,’ Is breaking records at every en gagement, He recently drew a crowd of 3,000 dance fans at the Renais sance Ballrcwm here in New York City. Now on tour of the Middle West, Hampton opens in Detroit at the Paradise Theatre February 16. Regal in Chicago. February 23. He returns to New York and prepares for his concert at Carnegie Hall m April. Hampton, led all bands in the r'hicago Defender Popularity Con test. This poU is rated very high in Ihe orchestral world and to the pub lic The winning bands, combina tions and vocalisu are actuaUy the nation’s top favorties. M A R I 0 N RoUH li' “THE GREAT AMERICAN SINGER” • A.&T. COLLEGE Greensboro. N. C. THURSDAY MARCH 2'), l')4.) At 8:30 P. M. a re^la is mnnai > ir«ag »T.d ColllM dell), produow W CBS - Kite Smltli Hour," pmenU r- Count Basie with the ''Oreh^rm kden pas- World" award as the lop musleian of 1M4. Count Basle has » frequent guest on the “Kata SnMlh Hour.” / • Billy Ecksteine To Wax For One Of “Big ^our” Disc Firms NEW YORK — Singing -naestro Billy Eckstein will soon start wax ing for one of the "Big Four" firms under a contract that will give the skyrocketing young EckitiM band one of the biggest record buildups of all time. Fxkstein recently recorded a sea- Sion on the DeLuke laoel, as a re sult of which the firm was prompt ly swamped with orders for more Eckstein platters than it could pos sibly turn out in a years’ time with Its limited production and distribu tion facilities. V Young Bandleader and Band, Breaking Records LOS ANGELES. Calif. — BUly Eckstine. who’s currently brewing lecord. at the New PlantaUon Club, is being set for several guest shots on the coast-to-coast Coca Cola com mercial. "Spotlight Band.’ from Army camps on his cross-country tour to New York during April and ***The sensational singing lUr and his skyrocketing young band win close an eight week holdover en gagement at tha Plantation. March 28 and play several west coast dance dates before heading east. MEASURES FASTEST KNOWN ROTATION An electronic measuring ment that can record the any mechanical roatton known ana which wiU do so cMon than any other simllw de^ ever ^rfWcted haa been by General Electric. The clevlw Is c^lad Ua photoelectric U(*ometer. Al! Genera! Admission Tickets Sold Out Reserved Soats Only (Tax Incl.) — Send Mail Orders To: MUs E. T. Bigelow with seU addretsed stamped envelope enclosed. iOUIS JORDAN , and his TYMPANY ffVt RALEIGH Memorial Auditorium I9th AdmUsion $1.50 SINGS
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