PAGE SIX
HAMPTON TO PLAY FOR RALEIGH DANCE
Nitelife In New York
IvV ALVJ \ MOSES
NEW YORK (ANP) THE >'OLE MANS, recent stars of "St.
Lsiuis Woman/' ato much in demand by white clubs in tins metro
politan area those days. RocsntJy they were featured artists at the
.swank SEfcDMAN CLUB, of the Times Square stores, at. their Py
thian temple; soiree held in mid-Manhattan a fortn'ght ago . .ART
TATUM AND JAMES P. JOHNSON just a bind; • part from each
ether as I journeyed thru the nia/'.s if Harlem with my ever ready
Dawn Patrol Notebook opened. We chatted plea.-antly with Lotn ot
them, two oi America’s finest piano payers and both hale fedows
beloved by all who know them intimately.
CLIFT JACKSON, a name thel figure.-; in the headline ad-copy
of Case (.Downtown) Society nightclub of l e rings, lrisn’t changed
much in the 20 year-- 1 have known him. When any e •'iveisution of
;op phenologists crop • up tut-a th-- Jackson numi i.; h.-i. out of con
sideration, it should fall inti L.vo tategotios only: (a) an oversight,-
()>) lack of research or .-curce. da'.i on the part of the story-write!
that's all brother ..Whin wi weak! say here and now n this space
tout ‘•men may come and men may go but 1 c - on seemingly forever
we will let you in on a sepia were t we are think Mg of an admirer
of our::, BILL (Bojangles) ROBINSON, world's :.-,i cutest tap daneet
fetiil.
Excerpts from :be an forget (aide PORGV and LESS vver-' mi
do red acceptably by GENEVIEVE ROWE, soprano, and LEONARD
k'.TOKKS. baritone, at an ail GEORGE GERSHWIN .-pm.sored pro
gam by the Jewish me. ly of IVna-, ltd it- Victory Ledge ; Jill
s.nee our last call oi th.- r.igutlitv agenda lv-f re ■< paeked Carnegie
hall audience . , . JACK KOI.BINS. t'.'i<- man woo put "ja/.r a’.-the
ball” on the map, i-: taking i party ..f rortgwriters m 11 day mti •
t i Guatemala. Sound- like lx.'s a poor li m am 1 ell! : a.-;, : -M
always mentioning .-mine. aye?
Heard a lory while .'dim,-;, n u .b wish e.-qery downtown thal
eaters to name stars of the theatrical world that, rightly bejpng:
f:n a spiiit-blotter "Jci 'ev Joe Walcott has prom: ed NA 1 I’Eb-
LOW. editor of folio- (law itc, the victory miMe; with which he
hopes to chop down tree-ivum doc- L aos. Nice v-rk d you cat)
get it woodsman, hut bring your axe a king, 1 -ay.
Baste Makes Hit
In Swing Concert
At Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK C--. m Basic. . -
• .lump Km Os Sw me • -a d -...-
meat spectacular triumph of !u
ihixtrious i-se-o and
powerhouse musical a •gregaiion
made their concert <.■ < . i: a ; r ...
negie Hall, last Saturday mid:-!
viid rocked a recam * xen*
audience with more to a tv- a h oc -
-! pui i u: a fuller. iti-ij jo/.z.
Tin Basic apou—o. o. der.erioo"
by din -jockey mar.tet =.f eererr.-.n
ics Fifii Rc»i bin-' a.- ■<. gr« i'.
.< w ing band of all t ;v " rame u
with the ion a excittr.j ,iaz? com- H
eve) presented -f (.'■ rnogu Hah
Although handle .pi-- a b\ the
absence of lead aliunum Earl War
ren. vi.iO collapsed .airing an D
ternoon rehearsal and «,.> ru.-hed
to the hospital well o < ase <<■ p : ;; -
t-y. the Bade band ana its bn t Rum
soloists i :se in the oi-iass-’- \\,-
superb perfoi mntice
KOVAI. St ITI
Highlights of the oncer! .v, v
(lie initial present.a: .-'n of Basie's
Meet With No Jim Crow
20 Negroes In Sweden
BY 808 SNTM.
STOCKHOLM, Sweat',-I (AXT'* -
Out oi Sweden V seven and a quar
tn millions of poop), there :.re
about 18 or 20 Nc. ; to he !
fret I’d say 20. Mostly all of ; .-
XeptV) subjects of thi. small X,r,p.
dot# are musicians and ariist.-
are married to Swed- : Toe king- i
t.om has one Negro film octi *s.s 1
named Lolita, who plays a vai my
o! roles in different films due •"
the fact that she can't b. typed j
Ihe Svi ii: k film inrUt-'ry calls fieri
their "Letia Horne," ; -h married !
to a film director.
Lolita is also a it*.-,cat at me
of Stockholm's inen dram.; • |
.schools, the same* t .a tiiat Si if. - o i
Has--., and Vivt cl.o Limiter aitc i
rrt before «• ;i e. e. ii .Livood S o
hs recently done a pi: ami a f ‘ai :
in nearby Denmark
Sweden has on rnaio Negro iih.ij
actors, but if one ... amm a , ,
Swedenh.od bc-giunma from r.
<», month, they will i , able to 1 !
very much of a you.pc American !
N.-gro from Chicago named "Km d
Kilroy,” singer-dancer on the Swe- :
dish sci;M-ns. Mr Kilro - ha: m u.|._ i
at least three film's ,nco his: ai-j
uval in this country In.-1 Decvmocr.j
Swedish critics predict that if Mr. j
Kilroy stays in Sv* lssUlark‘l t-mr;;
enough, lie will become \vb,;t ,! ~ -
plune Baker became ti Fiance.
MOmifV HOMES
Negroes here have very modem '
h mrs ranging from duplex :ip;«i t.
K JffV* PERSON— KING OF THE VIB* AHA KP”*—“MASTER OF THE DRVMS”
mjp&k'Vi HOIS BA V H.YIN*
WJfej BA-HE-BOP .HOME V
ill: HAMPTON *
S3US ENTERTAINING 080 H. i\A V '
■Hip ™i UT 100
■ill ,-i SBBITOSItiM .TTL 1 W lS«flffllf III!'
„, ~ ’ - ;
own “Royal Suite six on ,c-
Eii ni:-." ami a JO-mu i'c .ia.m -■
ia n-.c <:i.-..-in« i)no cm:; .ci,
.jump,'' wtiich fcaUU d the entire
Basn rand and ”m : m-Drumc n
. "Hot |Bay . Buck Cm., ■■
lon. l.co !• irkcr. Al kmi.-n. "T
Milk ;• and «.ucky Thompson.
Buady Tot- war imqueslie.nabiy
die individual star of Use conceit.
A\ |. rill! of aim..ri .i do'i.'ie v. ;tb
iin Basie band. iht.'L'y Mi oil .■
oear rim as he stepped fortti to
on “Hoekaby..- Basie.''
Not : im-v Minot; .iac-pact's.: !a •
C.inwyL app. arnee h ■; any soloist
so t xciied an auu.-v tu.-c Buddy
i Jecirifted Uv crowd with chorus
after c! a os. and final y bowed old
to a thunderous ovi.i.i. n.
The com er! also induced .-ok. .
e. B,.;ie tandem n F.ud G.-nvai
< kirk Terry. Haryv Edison. Em
it.ott Bc-;iy. Get , .-a M.iithev.an.
Dickie Weils, wad.- vocal hoiioi*
w, ot to Jtiir.es Rnsn.og and Bel;
Bailey.
, ments to small ilouses. Mostly every
'colored man .aid -.voninn (iroi I
have .-nconntcr.ai s ; - -:k Kng!i. •>
■ iiia' ,;ii o .n. or mo; j <-f the other
ISeandinavi;in langu -g • such a-
N’orwc i. i:;,!. Danish <• Finnish. In
caior.-d citizen of Sweden is P, .-a.-
jrd as i: . equal oi '■ is Swed
j 1 wotner. 1 lvivcn". «.- pork need ..a.
!-. it i i discrimination ere, thoi'-s.h
! vc f« unit Utal the Sw <:es arc very
i lunch iik. i!;< Ann i jeans in many
I) i- necks, f.-poeially -n the larger
! cities,
i 1 have also fauna nut that our
i ..lured bi other- in-ic are- v- iy
i much aware of whai ,s • Tug ou ia
; /'.merica cor.vi nine, pm crowisir,
Lh I've spoken wi. . swei.d on
: ilai pal tn-ular ;.ir-;- .
Or. visits to cliffe . nt bom
i suw many Nf- P vu ro .’s
j ‘ii;C!'s. and books by colored uiß'i
!ol s sue : as the Ghiii -ga Dc-icndvi
d • ■■i.ricr. Atnst ret Iltl New-. Etio *.
Our World book? of Rich;- d
1 Wright Langston I' gt t . a..a
: many r/.hi rs, also (i.e’tas of lae
; Louis, Marian AndOi in. Mrs. Be •
jihune Booker T. W.n-hington, I’.<ui
: t.'obOrOM, '..'tike Ell;. --feu.
‘Armstrong nml .Tesee Owens.
I .
Johnson Grosses 16JKH)
NEW YORK - - Bud ly Johnson,-
■ihe youthful cre.i.in of “V/aik
: Tin" rhythm, set an all-lime at
tendance record oi I'jarlem'i. fa-
sarah yaddhan
READY TP OPEN
STRAND BOOKING
flit VYu; ban Win Came Up
I Lae. Thunder' 'has cn a inly e-ane
! i long way since she left the
. [.a the Mount Zion L.'.ptist L'msr.n
iin Ms V.e.ilk BVO y;.a.s ago !.-) ,!rn
. ik upon a pi'i/fc:,siooal : in.j.o '
1 ; t.avccr.
Jn that brief span -a k-s .'non
- I i'vi y ; .jj s the .i' l wi.i, was civ
. ti.-m-'l St;rail Vaughan has uccnd
■ ,ed to -he top hi-iidits if Ur.- 'nun ...
j world via triiur.piis ip Ihe nataous
; .oadins theaters, cases and concert
hulls, and h,s liriK-ci out a eon.- e,'-
cr.‘, atream >■£ nit rcco.ils.
Tagged 'The New Bound" by tab
nation's dise-.ioekeys because of -a. i
: . ..-In . ir.nj'tv i.t w a:id ailferent vo-
I
..I s..vlf*, Mi. : Vaughn wall fae < i,i
--‘ , orVd m ;. two '.w .. . eaiga, enicr.t
at :'n.- S',:.- 1 Thoai ■ slug-- 1
lifoudwoy by foul of New N urn's
; " a,", -'iix jockeys. Raul Ik . nor
i a 'VAA’I . "Hc'jtio: : ..(.n.v Y.-in -L
: Jack Ki a n ot "M i ‘ Mi At Th
! ('n(M fan e. and the popui r
| And Mr Music ti .-.ill, VVM- ,
i Lea (Vain .ad Andre Baruch
j It was just a little more than Ac.
! v.e.l--, e,;o that S - rati was .in oh
ure vocalist v. nil Billy Eeksiun s
j i.aud. Settin;; ou: ho .it' own, sh ;
| u-gan .aUraciiiir. aitemion on so,-
ei .il in .11 rec ii'd iabi-1: which .Um
.nj her being quu'd a •
: . >ai• recording .*-unu,i..t. W.tti mi
; nit record after arK-th r. In sky
! rocketed across ihi* muridil 1i0.a.: ;n
to the : eat . i .ievlaan over
; claim * ver accord; -a p i-'e-.i.
t .V -' ••
! ingor.
Miss: Vue . n conn. . to the Sf.vmd
(Thi.i.tei direct from a rcc< ru
: bn akin:; concr-rt tour < n winch she
nng to sc!tout houar’s in such ,c. y
j cit.iia;- t.'lf.-vekmd. Detroit. m
j rii. iKipoti: Buffalo, Cii.ciunaii. S’,
jt.ouis. Ran: as Guy, Milwaukee and
t Minneapolis.
I'nshirt's ’* To S»*‘
,Pi fseiit<Nl \{ Hiihini «
The ifiiia; a I’m Vi ; if > I’l: >
! Guild as.- .sit'd nv the Lmvcrsi.y
’! Ch<»!i' unfit v the direction of Grr.o.
j Clayton SullH-t n 11. will pre- .n;
j The (Ji -. .’!! Ba. Jure Marc tk.il
! uelfy's mod.'Vn fable ot r> Usui u
j amplicity on May lie. The ii.urf
-1 j-.e.uction i.- b- mg :... ci-'d by John
1 i Me!.inn Ro-s.
'1 Dirt cted on a unu stage v'ni. ti
iir.s been dc: i.-.n.'a by Mr. Ko. r. . .ic
1 ’ action and continuity of tin- eigln
-1 j ecu scene- of the ;u,,\ .re made
: Ui H..r,v swiftly in spite of t •’ ati
' nee of the mcchanimil uppliaiKe:-
1 : winch were used in the Broad•%ay
production.
Mr Ross has displayed rare in.a
gnuiiion. skillful im .-.-ni ~y, in both
' his direction and design, ik has
. u ed a technique of su.gmg he.'of
• i fare unset n in N. . - . Orleans, ;n
’ .order to facilitate :iu dr-.malic
| m a cine.-it of the play
The spiritual:.-', sun.- ly b< Tlni
!. or C -oh .' law . , i \e. It -m -
' ■: Mr. Sutiu-i n's training and dtr.'c
i lion.
i A east of fifty students, headed
by Richard Micks ,n lire role of lie
j Lawd. John Bit's as Gabriel, II- i
iry WiHi.ms a- Mo.-vs, and Clare,a
--j Haine.s as Noah, make up the . i
I .cling ensemble.
iSweelheartr Oi Rhvthni
Seeking Men l«tienl
I
j The Intern itiona! £weelhe:>r! a ..f
j Rhythm. <-urrcntly headlining th •
. j Paradise Theatre. De rent, Mich .
j tage shim will commence the.
; nnual eastern tom • f IjaUroi-.ns
! uwt thi alivs. to be fel’owed by .f>
; eonseci.-i ivc one-night - ngagi m.-m ••
: n not th western terriioiy.
Anna Mae Winfcurn, vivaok..:.;
j viiealisi-directross es ‘be group , li
-.:•! i. r from the profc-siori. foilosv-
I .off her e.tiTv June mr.'Tioi.ie. A *,-«•
: -
i 'onv.’ute qiii'st to .ocatc a suuaji;
| sncce. -oi will soon L lautkehed.
' j Girl j.ingci s who as; ire to a pro
jiissional car.-ei leading a fani.nis
! nair.c' band, a.v invitfl to ctHßuti
; ivfrs Rat; Lee .tone-,
I Kny slim. 2!>K S S'rcct. N W . \V >sh
| mg ton. D. C. Audition try-outs -v.lt
ibe coiiduct '-d durii.y furtticom.n.:
j <lanet engage ments.
..
mous Savoy Ballroom, last week,
| in plavlr:. to a total of almost IG.-
■ paid admis.-ion-i in -ix nigli s
Ruddy was al o credited w;tn
I establishing a new Saturday ni tl iit
j mark as more than 4 500 jiei ami;;
jammed the 'Home us Happy Foci"
to its absolute capaci'.y.
Um CAKOLINiAN
PICTEHR
SHAW STIENTS
PICK MAY QUEEN
i
In a fam pus elect iyn held F .
- | buy at Shaw Uiiivcr.-:.iy Mi.a Van
. zola B nd, pi etfy . , a . of GjU. .
, was elected May Quo-n.
She will pre; ick over the Ft .
; livai to i.a’ li. Id Alay lib at 5i;.,.,
i Mis:, Bond, who rep.■'“tented Delta
in- ui.'i Theta S a only, and wii
•. tun agaitv r 7 other <-...di :<hipo J.
I-j A: JV! .. . I I l-.f till- Kb.: i Vt.'b
She \\ ...s followed by Mi
n junior of Spring Hope, rep
-1 resenting Alpha K.r p i Soror' \
.-.ho polled lft per ct-r.l of the vou-
OU: e toil: ■!.,!.! . ~11 oi V
will r- rvt- a.-r a‘!err. r. is to
1 Queen ai r Mi: . < Mat y 1.... . .
Holly Sprii.:.'. .\on-;iM •.'!.•
Vi'oi.'K , M: , y 1 )ii :. !I; 'a.- . . ifa l -
. tleboro. Christi:.e, Edi.n-;»!i.m S -
rialy: Mary I cbetter. Rttlhr;!- i-i
- tan. the Show ri.iy. . Chri.dmo
Roi'ves. Golaston. 7a : . Bin ll -.a
S'ir.,l l ly• Dr.by SI -a ■!. - la
sex. Span; I: Club- ;. d Ciu - ...'inc
\Vai-on. Clayton. Home Econonuc.s
: Club.
Vgro Xrus
Id Brodik’ast Daily
CHICAGO (ANPi Aiii-.oui
: raent has just be< n made ihrou;;n
j the Chicago Negro ('iiamt
j G< o;inere.: that four ... ils mem. ei
j r,.i pnratians will --pi.nsor a daily
j i.i'Oodrasi of news ot the aclivitio.,
:■ le-S and l-ll'a: . ot Ni; T-hs.
iT; broadcast will b< over Si.b.oii
i W.M 1». Monday thro -gil Saturddy
lii'iu 7:0.) t, 7:15 A M., and w d
i include the lim . tempt-;aim e and
! the w at her foreen d.
• in eommenfing c.. ihe sLm.ifi
_ ; .a, -,- of tin progr. . • 0-v;e-
Mr v:i. ■ a • i<'cut o (he Chua
-1 ■ ,
I : Aig ii t tiaim.i : ot i . mlnercc, i-\-
li.d liec-p gratification on Un
i part of i is organization. Mr. Brown
, said, “rrgardiess of tr.racial ifict.-
. ; lily, what 400,000 • pl<- do anu
what i- done to 400.<':’0 ;..e->|>! .• i .
| news.
| The metropolitan da dies and the
; .tuiio newscast tin vi almo.-i ct :v •
• j pleto'y ignored /.ms i vt-r-growing
I impulation of our city Mo.-i -f iliv
j neves that has been i-iv.n abot.i
| li’..' group has emphasized shorleon.-
lings, rather than much of anything
1 j ' : the worthy activdiics and ac
' | coropi rshmi ids that o-.vur ever-.
• I day."
|
. |
ifarlem .\(uvor \hcsLtl
*
•-I NLA/’ YORK - CN'Si Si .mu
: j ilibhit:. Harkio n- w.y . leett-d l.bi
- ofiiciat Mayor, was airtsU-a Friday
■ R'|- parking lie Cadillac in front oi
: the Apollo Tsic;;t;e cn !25»b Sti.'-t,
| . iesirtcicd zone . re,.. The Mayo.
-1 on his way to attend ■ meeting in
5 1 the adjoining buildir.g prone.-ad
1 : the 1 raff fee cop he would be gone
>i • i niv : min.o. At:. an hoti.
• : Hibbitt returned to i.iul an an; mu
L policeman wi'ltiug v • tickc-:.
: | Claitrin;" “s'oit can 1 give a tick; '
j to the Mayor of Harlem." Hit.-hi'.i
j says he was answcrc 4 with abuse
> ; language and a demand for ins
M license. H,-,v>n..- left lvs liet-ese •»?
j hOiVif*. Hibbitt produc-d his Mayo; s
i' badge. But the cop wasn't int(.-r< s 1 •
i .d. After arguing the >?pue, llibbiit
~v. a i,ikon to a ncaibj .--1 at ion hoi.
• where, still claiming his po.itlon.
j was lacked up until . is attorney
liould vouch for him. The incision'
; wr.s cl. ired up Um billowing da/
when Hibbitt paid hi traffic .'me
■ and was released.
Ilillsi.ic Players To
Present 3-Act C omedy
Norman Cannon's throe-net
: eonieciy. “It Happened Ore
; Night.” will bo presented by the
i Lillside High Scliool Plays-r.s at
i the Crohby-G.il field School on
. Thursday, May ti, at 8 pan.
The play is being sponsored by
j ihe Junior Womcir’s Club and is
tinder the direction of Carl Ea«-
; tcrling. The pk.t> van sot 32 weeks :
!in I/aridon and wot.-; an outstand
ifig hit on Broftdvpy.
..-g. ..
1N I I LAI ROU: Kcgin.tl.l
f'canc makes a immorablc ap
[...iramc ip VVilliu.:; Saroyan's
l Riilitzcc Pri - winner “Time Os
Vmir Life.' 'J fie film will in- n:
leased lt\ tTilled Ai .t. shortly,
hi ginulil plays “Wesley,” u boogie
v. i ■ t e| no in . ■■ alniitv. He
com - up to Jon (Jimmy ( ague,•)
to ask tor a job as di-liw aslier.
tie taint Horn hung:!' Later.’* he
*t • de Aii an 1 plays -i.ifl prove
a Negro Loj has marc, talent-;
U s Photo •
H,!, ATTEMPTS
TO HALT iG. '
M.W YORK : ALP) New Jc ;
■ tJ I visi-.;ii Again;. l dLcriniHUi ■
lion will rpon.-mr tinoughout Bn
-■ ofc ;he 1 -. - i rii., it 'Lc.- i W-- I.e
. , Rf: the Arn- Mean Dieoni' un'.
. Idfecriminatiou rr.di.t < • rie.-.-, Jos-.-i
. E- B- 1 ; s.. .-, 1t: in in: 1,1!!’,!: ;
L, of i due.dinn oi New Jersey. ;u. |
, •n • •••fed ihi ■ w cck.
"in- nvlm-ial covered in The |
1 American Dream pi ei-rams," Bus- i
J : -U’ r t of. 1 vz;!l not only uiil Lh |
work oi t.'.e I'iivi- ion out ; rouhi ..J
m>. of In-ijj to ill ■ itivenvy J
j large in ini.LrsU-ndin/- >he m-,pot-i
i tance of th; problem of hum, j
jr. lat.onf.- and me: -.ity foe j
j being t •>«•<-'. us <>r die democratic i
i rights of all i-i!: :i np."
! The.- <• f;oi r.!i:.-: ..re ; d;-;-e i b.V i
-|hr‘ In -! 1 1irc ioi Den; - ;cr.*it ;e eciikui- >
' ■ '.if -oi N'.-v, Yoi;< and designed to j
t , combat dire: irninaticr unit promote •
: cede:: iiiK-r.rn Dip r, i-'ins. Iv.-..i:
r : 'dher : In' ■ : up. . ill; Connecticut !
. in'eri acial ir--ii;'. issioi r.ml the e,-v. :
- ; Vork Stuh Comtnis.sioi .Again-1 Ci.<-\
i criinina’.lun. ia.ve a iso sponsored j
, : the scries.
1 I Hu:oi-i fr r:khn o, • . a-n di;vc ;
i 1 tor of li:-, insiiti.ii.--. coini tved ai,.i 1
j p: 1 chi;-. d “Thi. American Dream.” j
! Ear!.; Met, l| cliri ets. Star:; in til,-.
Allow ; V* TJ, '{ :N - R.,j
. B Sum -. Raul T.uk.i Fri-dei .k i
_ i March and Sam Lovei-e.
, i
; ~ I
iammeni Star h*
Uark !‘a!s \Va)|{*r %Vck
Th< MM3 a:- ita.;.! Thomas “FiG'j
*’--** h- • N'.'.Ui-n.ii '.:i-';..- d Week id,
: Music, will be conducted nationally, j
l itr in May 16 lorn 'Li, with ad j
; ..ranchi s of Hi cn:; iainment and
'! ;u wspeptu v.url.i on cooperating
Do pel j>; id ::e toe m-.-,-.;ory ai::i in;.
Lnorial nui.-ic of the iate g»-ntur |
Ido in., the w . j;.if t> ibid..-, th • ;
I inrij. -I ledio notvvoiJ; .’ucv.v a ill j
; ; teaiurc spcehaily arra e.-d inodloy.-. i
i j I UalU-r s jdblii.-mt son:, bur. in-j
j.-iudu. Ain't M:.,t)i.i.:.. in’." ' Hen- j
, i .-.'suckle Kc.:tr-. ’“! v (Id A iv, ; j
‘ l it,.- tie hailing,' 4 Aly Bale 1.-, it-!
j Your J iautis which a..- ii.uet.
, ivitm.i!!: tlionu. ii- tan J, o times -,i r( J
l>y "Eats' au.mg his eolo.li .;
’ I career.
Nv.-.rly A.ftOO dirt j a krys. !
. favorites bnu-il. or. Ku-e than I.OoU
independent and netw >-.k alidiab-,.
radio station wilt aJsa i:.a> tf'buu
to the 'harmful little . iirtfu'.' v\iio
jci ini n but cel m much '■> coi tempor
| ary Ameiican music, with daily
! broadcast piograms of 'Vuli. r's Viv
,-! tor reei.vdm;.;:,, now .lighly-prui.c
| colicctor.s items.
. I
!i)r. Bun Oitarlcs Aulhm
!
■ 1 04 Oouglas Bsojiraphv
| Ne vc Orleans "Fredevk'k J
1 -Dougla.sk’’, an authoritative bui ,
• j graphy by Beniaxnin A. Quarle u
! professor of history and dean of i
> instruction at Dillard University,
i is now off the m ess.
As tin. Dillard dean churacte:
| ized him, Frederick Douglass ws.-. !
an ou'statidint, liberal, advocat- 1
! big among other reforms worn- |
j an'.s suffrage temperance and j
practical education in addition to !
his major cans , the aixilition of j
Negro slavery
Horn in H stem and educated !
in the public -z-hools of that city, {j
he is a graduate of Shaw Univt-r- j
*ity and received the Ph. D. de
gree from the University of Wi - - I
cons in in 1940 He is married! 1 > \
. the former Vera Bullock of:
; Greensboro, !Y. C. and has «
1 daughter, Robes ta, t
NEGSB HUTIOKSL
THEATERSETIN
m YORK CITY
Denis ODond&hue, well knuvv.i 1
playwright is about to bring th
i cultural side of the Negro to lh« I
front. He is nrganiztug a Naiiona!
N-’gio Theatre, wi h cilices at 140!
West -12nd Street, New York City. |
The aim of this group is to tro.u
; undiscovered talent f stage ..inu ;
U-ertei; pre.s.mtauou a.-o' to produce
i Negro motion pictures, prose:-'
| slag-. 1 plays, all showb*j> the “ir-.v j
| Negro in roles not limited to that
! 0f menials as is row the prscai
i with larger motion , cLire corn
i prides.
Mr. O'Donophue has secured the
s*l-vice:; o! Mr. Josl; Benny, film
: 1 Jacctoi. of All Ann-r-ran Nov. : vo
i train and direct markers of tilt* 1
group. Mr. Bonny c->:n:'. : s.. ,i tiio ti- :
| Rent need for new face-' in iriU n
pic tin o work, and he h< iit-ves a Na •
! tiomil Negro Tiieatrc training pro- !
igram will be the outlet for !-Jo
int'in belter i :)!.-•
Others who are givum their siro j
t-nd ialen' include Mr Nathan ]
1 oneland. well known uttorm-y. ami
Mi. s Sarah Brown, (hemalic sopra
ubo is appearing at i o<- -c ,
Recital Hall for the e m fit of the
| National Negro Tbcaire, Sunda,.
M; v SUli
Mr. O'Donoghue believes ■- i r-.i.. - - i
iy m the suppotl of »ccessful a; - t
J w! o have a bcttei -tlian-:ivc.':i,.‘«'
knowledge nf this -i nation whizl:
liimh; the performer work. Each -
. program can well open a new i
Lend for the Negro ii theatricals. I
1-indon U. Stucieul fs
; . ! I
Winner In Atlanta 1 ! .% ?
Annual Art Fe^tiva j
.ATLANTA Ga. Clarence L.
i S!ii\vi twenty-five old art- \
: ct. who currently i • i student at c
: Lincoln Univer-ity, Jt fferson City,
Yi is-oui it*, has been announced c... i
'Bti.adet Rufu.s F. Clement as win•
ner 1 f the popular award of SIOO »
I it Atlanta Univor-dtys Seventh An
| iii.-.l Exhibition of Paimings; Sculp- i
! due and prints by IN.-tio Arii-i . I
This brings the total amoun of
I'conii ..warded thi- yea: for cast;',
at'cha-e pi izcs by At.cnta Univi r
: v up 1o $1,400
Si. inf:; a,' is tile- f :u i that i,ie
!• i i.M»-winnhV! paiiUi.i * in o-l. en
iiU.d “Ttie House i.y the Side of
■ Road" at,i iw- Honor..bm
i Mention by the Jury ,Selecti > i.
S: ivc-i's lives at Cook Aw
"■■■» in St 1, uis His ...: idurati.-i!
i - ea-' obtained during tus study in J
high .-a tiooi and tile two year- .<■
; -.as sji. i t •U'u.s far in colh-gc. He
•■v'."'!' -.-xhibited hi- -.'-'n ks bes• >re I j
: nid hi i.« winning iiis first hanersj
:.t ihe Atlanta Unive ly show
i The avti.-t i ;.dr,o wjirestnU- i in
D , cm rent i.-xh i;;i by two -r
oils. “The Key- of Evs'c-y," wiu-.-h i
a i urmer-u;) ioi tin jinpuia. .
' award, and auolhcr \voll-c\. I'-alcd
min!me titk-d "The Gamblers" '»«•
• I'opi'e ■ c.ted in the graphic ~ris .
| v a pencil drawing which he /
i “Evelyn.”
j Tin exhibit of 103 .irtv.• D
I -ipen- d to the pit bn. hi the ll'u | t
; cerssty's Gallery on Sunday. April I
|!, and closed ~n Mm 2
I —;
Bill Koltiiisoii Heads
Neuro Actors Guild . h
t
Ni . W YORK . A NID B/I Kuo- : R
i u.-on. woild famous dancing star,
I v. as elected president of the He-
I ;ro Actors guild last week. Ant .. p
! -ufice, president cm rii us, was M
] .-utatli-bed, and Nobit: Sissle .as
.-lci-tod lor tils civic !u tin r : 1 1 .1 j ;
i m its early yarn. j.
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“IN THE GROOVE”
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY - 5:15 P. M.
WNAO—BSO
«%**«.*# •atumiimaeKMriri' * st#> m-rnwntfsna *» miw
vv Lilviv ENi)lN<. h>A 1 UK.DA'V , MAY <S, l!) I s
~"V'"'"~TWtWY 'rrn ju" y < inji i
'' ‘r A:' '
GOING PLACES —• Far! Bostic
who is realty beginning to go
pilous a-, ,i li.ukl trader. Bornn -
is os-ociated vvit’a Lionel SLuiiji
to/i. ulio tiiirit linn oft mi his
’•'v> as a ham! If liter, itoslii i lus
c:i ti.s til.* war rrccntly in a
< oncers, u hi. h really rocked tin*
walls ui Canugie Hall.
A ten nf his outstanding re
f.oi-1>; are. “8:15 Si.oinp," "Ho.
Sam-f |to.-,;, 1 "Temptation and
"Ilia 's the Groovy Thing.
GOTHAM CABBIES
SEEK FUSE HIKE
NFAV Y-DRIC CITY CL) If you •
plan in spi nd any tm.,- in the Bi#" 1
City ‘ln.; summer, you O iler watch
the in;;, rr us the cab, or you may
find yuur.-vlf in a state of ,-.n
bai rasHnent over tiie tare to Bron -
iyn d Bronx, or uppi i St, Nicho
las Avenue.
The beys who zoomed about with
the Yellow s’. Checkei: Fuckaid'
Skyvit \v.-:. and what nets, wan'
more dmn'h to roll you around
through the city. And 'hat ain : alt.
Thv taxi owner al.-o t;.‘nk they ,ri
.. ntifleJ to a boos; . i the waiting
limn ol $t fill per hour from :
Don't vet. Just ui: added in rr
'o. comiii.'-ti- Hi-, ir pi-, nosais, ihe ,
V.'an; oil ;t;' which c .niu-i tic
Ki lled in :de !ht> cab to be ,!’- -
biU-ti-t'! A id!lf pin - fur the
pi i . man.
“The I hike” Observes
His m ! Birthday
NEW YORK 'ANT; Duke Ei •
jitiidnii. unc iif the w.add's Iradim,
i-. i.'-.ji.i;i s and hand leaders, u.j
scrrcil 1,,, ift’h birthday las; v.-eis
with what h. cali: i i-w desn-.n "
Tin- new I.iul; is or the im.. n .r
win: i.* !>r CL- rgi- (7.did! icui-ie -.-
ojis-i'.it-d on the Duk. to remov! a
kindney cvsl.
At itie I'arariiaunt : .tor wheic
;-i- l-.md is mat;in.c a per.-o-ial ap
i/oaraiu'c; Duk. did not talk about
his birthday or his music, hr- talk
: d .Tout his oponv >on anil stay in .
thi- Y.spita!.
In tlie hospital ''<- h:d to invi'e
.-yirybody in his floor to help him.
tat 1).. candy ami fr\r and iv-osu
peojjle :i»; I-.mi Tin was one
oddity, ta- ..rd.-ilr. dav nui.-es ii.-
!h 1 o:>;'. and iln.- m- i uui>e. in;
ihe cr.u’iy and rooku /
Th- I, -i-.d I. ad; , ;.:e.- iu- ''..a. v» V
surprised that tic t-aid r: lurn to
woi k :-o r.oiir. ;jf!.ei h aving It;-
ii< siiilal.
hits Waller’s London
Suite To Premieee In A \
New York City (G) “Fa..-:’
Waller's “London Suite” wili
have its Manhattan premioro on i
the immortal pianist’s birthdf-y.
May 21. at Carnegie Hall.
Fi atui’i-d un tin- special Waller
Memorial Pm: ram will i>e “Fats'
protege, Pat Flowers, playing
with the urdiestra at. this Pop
Concert. The Deep River Bay.-., .
tamed harmony quartet, will alsa
he ii-atiiivd mi th«- program.
RALEIGH All North Carolina
u. waiting th. cominr; of Moivl-v
1 night. whir, the doors of lhe b<aa
■ifvs 1 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
..ill open for Prom./let Joe Winl. i.
i ono-nigr.i pioaentaU'.u of Li ,n>’-l
Hampi-. n, King of th. Vibraphone
land has all-Hur band.
Monel..y's date Ur only danr ">
| engagement winch th. M.nrip wit 1
play in North Carolina, will civ’
| music: lovers anti 'J.iii-u fans of tie.
■ '.ate their in i cha.ic since i,<V■
■o rfo and hear (hi. combination of)
stars which has been breaking ui-i
, tenauuev records cmr .su ntly in ~]il
I par’, .a he country. |
Lion I’- ■.vizrr.ii-. i ;• .■ vir.r
phones and druras •.mpi- u with ti « i
roonili arrung: untas :.i.d flaw its 1*
i'\f cution ’a (lie. iuis b. come trade,
, itonal with his orchoara make. an
'enjoyable night ... certainty lor
oaiiivi. as well a, 1- eiiti's and
. i-ici. iatur.s
BATES AT x’tif ~V!H M
l’ltc groat dein.inu tor band dales
vln eh has resulted Imm Hamplm .
II rente ndous popular) 1;. made .
impos; .file to si cure more limn .
i rnyagcinent foi this a: ea.
Realizing the ti eirividous pupil •
lardy of the bans) with laic in tie'
.1 a, Mr. Winter: w< at all out to
rrurr that hate ! : R.deigh.
iho tor;, ,i tin.. H-inipton ban i
a i' m. . i-.ibh: . rce::s .-to.. «
marked by a pin nominal rise to
nation-wide popularity within i
year of its oryrmuatic.n in 191,).
After ou'shanding initial suc
cesses m Los Angelc: and Vanena
ve, II c H iiTij) jhd boys won:
ChiraiM whom C v .'.cored *.i
• uctv s unrivalled h> i <• annals ot
,: v irl -.
A six-month r booking at the
cV 11 <;y City'. Grand Terrace 1. t.
iooin-il into a fmu-month stand.
I - than ten cionfc, after his
: organisation iv was play
■ iny .i summer cn<«agi meat at ,n<>
nationally tammi: Panther Room of
I Hold Sherman.
Lor ony orchcy ira to land a ma
jor inelropoiitan hole, with nab. .a
--.! not work broadcasts within a
car of ii. orgmiir.ii.c.,. ,< rema. li
able. tor i colored orchestra t ,
t tll.lliv iriuO:-.-!l.ilt‘, V I Hampton*
did it.
Thai's -mall p.irl f the hue .c
--, round or' the band v. rich will os
laying .a tin- Hah ,i;!t Memoi ml
Ai (titi-iiiiin ;n May 7
Bc.ause of ih baud’ tremrn-j
‘ions popularity, pr..a ..tor Winter*
r; accepting mail ort!< s- from cut
of- town for advene rale tickct
i-Yrsons who tie ir - to ob! ua
, hi- toilets shooki -.end orde; s
with icmiil.atct' nod a • elf-aildfti-.-
• <1 and staim .-d envelope to Jos. ~, i
Wnb.-rr. HU Smith iVtlouow
Kai. igh.
No orders will bo accepted after
!■ raiay. .day 7, Cider, have alien'!}'
a i’ii i voiced it ore. Rocky Mount,
Wii'si>o. Chape! Hill. Sanford and
Khi.Sion t'ii, iiaosc - ider froia
f'la.i. ■ ■ - - sm-’iv.d in IVton la.,
nnuiany with a iv:|to..-i tor the
. I - la. of live tii-k I , unlit 1 1.1-
nail could nring the inovuy order
long with the stunpu i and sen
idi.ics.-ed envelope.
Lincoln
KAI I ICH, NORTH CAROLINA
St N..MON.—MW 9-1 U
HURT LANOAS fKR AND
i.l/.ABETH SCOTT
(WALK ALONE
i t ODAV . SLAV li
■ STUART KJUVIN AND FRANK
ALBERTSON
KfLLEB O!LL
t
U>il Connie Haims- -Pil'd pipe . 1
Past Cavanaugh Trio in A
Special Musical Treat
MKH.-TtU lt. AIAV 13-U
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CLAUDETTE COLBERT AM)
HENRY Ft. up A
DRUMS ALONG
MOHAWK
Chapter 7 SON OF TIIE
OIAROSMAN”
1 RI. SAT.. MAY 14-15
RICHARD MARTIN
WANDERS OF .
WASTELAND
RUSSELL HAYDEN
ROLLING HOME
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