Ligon Hosts State Drama Festival This Weekend
UGON PERFORMERS SHOWN AS THEY PRESENTED PRIZE
WINNING PLAYS Lett to right: Rachel Sanders, Mildred Campbell, Mery
TO PERFORM IN WILMINGTON'S AZALEA FESTI
VAL PARADE The C. F. Pop* High School Bond, ol Bur
gaw, which it currently appearing in many ot the outstanding
activities in South Eastern North Carolina, is composed of stu
dents from the 4th grade through Senior High School. The group
will appear in the Atelea Festival Parade at Wilmington. Mrs.
Talented SJiirley Verrett,
Soprano, Gives Top Conceit
ATLANTA (ANF)—The great
new of Shirley Verrett, Interna
tionally famous mezzo aoprano, was
at its peak last week when she
sang what one critic described as
t "near perfect" concert at Clark
college here. < ,
At the eoncluglorC the enthusias
tic audience, with whom Miss Ver
rett was "In communication"
throughout with her Singing gave
Singer Sam Cooke Hailed
As Humanitarian; Aided
8-Year-Old Polio Victim
DETROIT (AND Singer Sam
Cooke was being cheered lojidly
here last week, but it was not due
to his
Detroiters were singing Cooke's
praise because of his kindness to
an elghf-yeir-old polio victim nam
ed Cheryl McQueen.
When Cooke was in Detroit re
cently as part of a 15-state tour,
he read in the Detroit Courier that
Cheryl was desperately In need of
a wheelchair. He immediately wrote
and sent a check covering the cost
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her a tremendous ovation.
So superb wss Shirley's perform
ance that critic Richard Williams
of the Atlanta Constitution news
paper was moved to remark:
''Mis* Verrett displayed her daz
zling mezzo soprano to an enthu
siastic audience .. . Her rich voice
is a tangible, electric tiling, draw
ing the listener Into the compos
er* very meaning and emotions.
of the chair to Edward Robertson,
a Courier photographer.
Now tha girl is happy and both
she and her mother have expressed
their thanks publicly to the singer.
Cheryl asked the newspaper to
"thank the man for tha nice
chair.”
Transportation in early day* be
tween North Carolina and the West
was hindered by the Blue Ridge
barrier—highest mountain chain in
the eastern United States.
Harris, Cametta Blakley and Gregory Sledge. Second Photo, hit to right: Greg
ory Sledge, Mildred Campbell and Cametta Blakely. iSee story').
Mary R. Thompson, graduate of Elisabeth City State College,
further study at AhT College and plans to receive the M. A. de
gree from North Carolina College, Durham, is directress ot the
Majorettes, and Charles D. Wooten, iraduate of AhT College,
B. S. degree; and M. A. New York University, is band director.
C. C. Smith is principal.
"Every composer should be ao
lucky as to have her sing his melo
dies.
“Perfection is such an absolute
and final word, without qualifica
tion. Yet it is ttie only one that
comes to mind when discussing
Miss Verrett's control, diction, stage
presence."
So preoccupied was William with
praising Miss Verrett that he was
forced to report, as an afterthought
that the Atlanta Symphony had al
so performed hen on he asms
stage.
Gossip Os The
Movie Lots
BY CALLA SCMVNEB
ALL NEGRO FILM PLACED ON
“ELIGIBLE" LIST FOB
ACADEMY AWARDS
HOLLYWOOD (ANF) —“Living
Between Two Worlds, the all-Negro
film which is currently playing at
the Midway Theatre in Los Angeles
was included in the recent remind
er list of outstanding productions
eligible for Academy Awards.
The Horace Jackson film, pro
duced by Empire Films, tells the
story of a young man torn between
two decisions. Jackson plays the
role ot die tormented young man.
The dm was directed by Bobby
Johnson, assisted fay Ivan Dixon,
and also stars Maye Henderson and
Anitg Poree.
Other films in which Negroes
played prominent relee and
which wore Included on the Ust
of almost SSt films were "Cap
tain Newman, MJ>.r. "The Car
dinal,” "Captain Sinbad,” "The
Balcony, * "Come Back. Africa."
"Dram of Africa," *4 For Tex
as,” "Irma La Donee," "The L
-Bhoped Boom,” “Papa's Deli
cate Condition" and "Shock
Corridor."
Distinguished Negro actor Brock
Peters, presently co-starring in
Mexico on the "Major Dundee" lo
cation at the village of Chupederos,
suffered a sprained hand and dis
located shoulder when ha eras
thrown" by a Jackass.
In the scene. Brock was riding
a recalcitrant flop-eared, mangy
mule named "Laura Lee, on the
set at the time.
Incidentally, Brack, who gave a
brilliant performance in Columbia’s
"L-Sbaped Boom.” portraying Ae
sop, leader at a Negro volunteer
group.
The la satlea oat at Chupederos
has been several weeks.
Chupederos, with a foggy past that
might go aa ter back as 100 years—
no ana really knows—was a natural
setting for "Dundee’s" raggedy
town of D Alamo in 1004. Little
had te be changed far scenes
•whereto Amos Charles Dundee, a
U. B. major takes possession of the
French lancer garrison. They were
■» red-suited boys at the
time.
sera aware. nee been sense so
THE r«-K
IN RECbMS
BT ALBEIT ANDERSON
JAZZ SPOTLIGHT ON
ERNESTINE ANDERSON
CHICAGO (ANP) Talented
Ernestine Anderson takes over the
Jazz spotlight of our column this
week with her first LP on the Sue
label; a platter full of delightful
songs and fins orchestral back
ground music.
So delightful la Miss Anderson's
disc, that it nosad out Johnny
(Hammond) Smith's latest waxing
of fine music for the column’s top
spot But both should score heavily
with jazz fans.
Following are the details of these
and other platters in the review:
1 "THE NEW SOUND OF ERNES
TINE ANDERSON”:—Sue LP (10-
1S) with vocals by Miss Anderson
with unidentified musical backing,
and arrangements by Bert Keyes.
Tuner "I Believe in You," "The
Best Is Yat to Come,” "Out of My
Continental Mind,” “Evil Spelled
Backwards Means Live,” “One
Never Knows,” “You Deserve the
Beet” “If I Love Again," “Keep an
Eye on Love," “Quiet Nights."
“You’re Not the Guy for Me.” "Will
I find My Love Today?”, and “One
Heartache Ago."
The title of this LP, to my mind,
doesn’t apply, but the performance
by Mias Anderson is in her best
tradition. . . In fact I am glad that
she didn’t go off beat as the title
suggests. . . There’s nothing new
here about either Ernestine's style
of singing or her warm, engaging
voice. . . She limply wraps bar
sesuous voice around e number of
lovely tunas, arranged by Keys,
with highly gratifying results.
I particularly like the way
aha caresses the ballad “Will I
Find My Lave ..." which
seems te be a threw back te the
eld evergreen, "Will 1 Era
Find the Oirl es My Dream.”
et pest years. .. Adding te and
aiding Miee Andersen's per
formance la the fine back
ground mode, it la therefore
regratahla that writer Sydney
Shaw failed te Identify the In
* trained tal let ta hla liner nates
an to* back es the ai bom's
Jacket ... A DIO ENTRY BT
ERNESTINE.
"MR WONDERFUL": River
side LP (466) featuring the Johnny
Smith quintet Personnel: Smith,
organ; Bonny Williams, trumpet;
Houston Person, tenor saxophone;
Eddie McFsdden. guitar, Leo Ste
vens, drums. Tuner "Blues for De>
De,” "Mr. Wonderful." "Cyra,"
“Lambert’* Lodge,” “Love Letters,"
“Blues on Sunday,” “Departure."
“Opua *"
As to be expected. Smith la the
driving force of this samion, aL
the grawlng BN es stars who
wtD appear an toe SSth Anneal
Awards PrasetsNse es the A*
an dray es Mettea Pieter# Aits
and Belaneea, April U.
Be joins a cast which te data in
cludes Sammy Devia, Jr- Gregory
Peek. Edward O Robinson. Donna
Reed. Jack Lemmon, Bock Hudson.
Debbie Reynolds, Ed Begley and
Patty Duka. All will appear in par
son aa presenters except Lemmon
and Davis. Lemmon will be master
of ceremonies and Davis will be
feeutred in a special musical seg
ment
Top Plays
Planned By
20 Schools
BY RICHMOND STEWART
The J. W. Ligon High School will
be the site for the top-ranking high
school ploys In the state, March IS
IS. when the North Carolina High
School Drama Association holds its
annual state festival finals in the
schools auditorium.
C. C. Lipscomb, teacher es
English and drams ties at Ligon,
stated that SS schools, from all
over the state, who received
top ratings in tholr respective
district competition, will pre
sent their plays In an effort
to gain state honem
Each play will consist of one act
and must be completed within S 3
minutes. Eleven schools will pre
sent their productions on Priday,
beginning at 9:30 A. M. The two
days will be divided into three ses
sions. The afternoon program be
gins at 1:30 and the evening session
at 6:30.
The curtain rises Friday morning
with Hillside High of Durham at
. . . ,
Training School of Smlthfieid at
10:13 and O. O. White High School
of Powellsville at 11:60.
The afternoon sessions begin with
Central High es Oatesvllle at I:3a
Lincoln High of Bessemer City at
2:15; Henderson Institute of Hender
son at 3:00 and New bold High from
Lincolnton at 3:48.
The evening session has Booker
T. Washington of Rocky Mount at
6:30; Momingsido of Statesville at
7:13; Springfield of Lucama at 8:00
and West Charlotte High at 8:43.
Darden High of Wilson starts the
action Saturday morning at 9:30.
They are followed by North Warren
of Wise at 10:18, Bethel Union at
11:00 and Dillard from Ooldsboro
at 11:3a
D. Y. Walker High from Eden ton
gives the opening performance for
the afternoon session betflnnlng at
1.80. It to followed by Central High
6f WhiteviUe at 3:15, Brawley of
Scotland Neck at 8:00 and 1, E.
Smith from Fayetteville at 3:48.
The final performances ars by
Unity High of Statesville, Stephens-
Lee High of Asheville, and the J.
L. Ligon actors at 8:00 P. M.
Awards will be presented for
stage production and acting ability
with some of the top plays being
presented over certain television
stations in the state.
Fine Arts
Week Held
At F. S. C.
FAYETTEVILLE - The Area of
Fine Arts at Fayettevlll State
College is observing the Annual
Rne Arts Week from March 8t
through March 14th. Featured du
ring the week will be a variety
of entertaining and cultural pro
grams. All of the activities are de
signed to promote a greater appre
ciation for the efforts and accom
plishments that are being achieved
in the Arts.
Further, It Is highly desirable
that an atmosphere will be
created far Increasing the sui
ters! eotleok ami eorleslty es
persons attending the perfer
though be gets a Mg assist from
the others, notably Williams and
Person. . . The energetic Smith (he
Is fast with both hands and feet)
lights up six tunes In this fare,
teaching his zenith on the title
tunes, and his melodies peak on
the beautiful ballad, "Cyra.” He al
so plays "Love Letters" In a senti
mental vein," but takas off again
on "Departure.” all of which proves
Smith’s versatility as an artist. . .
X PREDICT THIS ONE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE SALES
MART FOR SMITH AND THE
RIVERSIDE COMPANY.
“OUTSTANDING JAZZ COM
POSITIONS OF THE 30TH CEN
TUBY”:— Columbia VP (CBL 31).
Compositions: ”Jass Suite for
Brass," by J. J. Johnson; "Three
Little Feelings, by John Lewis;
"Pharaoh," by Jimmy Oluffre; "All
About Rosie.” by George Russell;
"Sounds of May," by Toe Meeerc:
“Avakians* Brazilcirai." by Bob
Prince; “Swinging Ooetsherd Bluet,
by Teddy Charier “Revelsttona (let
Movement), by Charlie Mingus;
“Suspension*", by Oluffre: “On
Green Mountains, bp Milton Bebitt;
Transformation,” by Guntber
Schuller.
At J. 5. Dorton
Mary Wells, Rufus Thomas Rad Chuck Jaekscaf
Among Stars Appearing On “Moms" Skew Friday
Mary Welle, Martha * Tha Van
della*. Solomon Burke, Chuck
Jeckaon and Rufua Thomaa will
co-star la tha Jaekia "Mam" Ms
bley Show at tha J. & Dorton Arw
n* on Friday night Marsh 13th.
Show that 8:18 P. M. Other out
standing artists to appear la per
son include Jaekia "Moms" Mabley
here* It Tommy Tucker and Leo
Price end bis magnificent record
ing Orchaetre.
Mice Welle, a highly eseeeas
fel Motown recording artist, to
a veritable picture es a fairy
land dream came tree. Al
theugh she Is today ona of tha
top yoeng sincere on the popu
lar scene, ah* never had any
early Intentions es trying to be
came n tap recording per-
It ell started In the recording
gtudlne of Motown Record Corpo
ration In Detroit The Ann has
regular Friday afternoon audition
ing session. It consists of an open
house session, where students from
the city’s schools are invited in to
listen to recording sessions or to
hear songs that have been recorded
end ere awaiting release.
The students ere invited to pas*
on the merits of the recording. It
March 29:
Belafonte To Take Over
Segment Os Sullivan Show
NEW YORK (ANP) - Harry
Belafonta, whose rare television
appearances have always elicited
enthusiastic critical response, will
make a special appearance on "The
Ed Sullivan Show" Sunday, March
29th.
Belafonte will to l '* ov—
-25 T/"-"
lif’V y i . ...
maaee. W# hope *1 -Mbs
weeks es activities air es ns
will be stimulated to nee eer
leisure fee seme form St crea
tive expression.
The program will be opened to
ell Interested persons, on and away
from the campus, and admission
will bo tree.
A formal student recital will M
held on Sunday, March Bth. Tha
movlo “Rhapsody In Blua" will be
shown Monday evening. The Na
tional Players will present "Taming
ot the Shrew" Tuesday evening
at 8;00 P. M. A skit—Art Around
tha World—will bo proaontad Wed
nesday a* an assembly program.
Tha Winston-Salem State Collage
Choir will be presented Thursday
evening.
An art exhibit by the students
of the Art Department will M on
display in tha Chesnutt Library
throughout the week.
MIWOLX
THEATRE
RALEIGH. N. C.
STARTS SUN. MARCH ISTH
“PORTRAIT OF A
SINNER”
Starring
MADJA TILLER
—PIea—
“JOHNNY COOL”
Starring
HENRY SttVA
STARTS THURS.. MARCH 13 j
“THE OUTCAST”
Starring
JOHN DEREK
—Plus-
Marring
“VAMPIRE
BALLERINA”
HELENE REMT
J/ICQUIN'S
vo^
IMS CJUOUMIJUV * - '
RALEIGH, N. fit, SATURDAY. MARCH 14. I*64* ~
■ m ■ ■■ in easei——B—
Mary W*U* vttitod the etudto £d
Berry Oerdy. Jr. Hit
hid a song sh* wanted him to teat
for on# of hi* singers. Berry told
her to hum tt. while ho ployed it on
’ho plana Mary and than
startedatnglng bar aeag. And than
whan tt happened.
Gordy liked not only the aeng.
but also the singer. And tram that
day on Mary Wells, who sat* Mr
eons "Bye. Bye, Baby." hoe bean
slicking ever since.
Mary baa appeared an the netien
ally televised Dick Clerk Show,
and has mar* than a hundred ten
clubs around tha nation. Her latest
hit recording "Whet’s Easy For
Two Ie Hard Foe One" Is among
the top tune* throughout tha count
ry Other hits by Miss Wells In
clude "You Beat Me To Tbs
Punch*. "The On# Who Really
Love# You", "Strang* Love". "X
Don’t Want Tb Take A Chance".
Two Lovers’ and "Laughing Boy”.
This will be Jaekia "Means"
Mabley* Aral la parses ep
pearene* in Raleigh. She baa
been seen la more than fifteen
mettaa picture* with aU-Negr*
east daring the peat thirty <M)
years, It Me been ealy la tee
own producer. Phil Stein, wM
heads Belafonte Enterprises.
The last Sullivan shew ap
pearance for the International
song star was In April es 1361
Belafonte will offer a full reper
toire of songi, ranging from Amort
• a
<gA RUN6 OUT
CHICAGO (ANP) William J.
Thompson- 44-year-old "juice man"
or collector for loan sharks used
to be proud ot his nickname "Mr.
Lucky." It was his talisman, or good
luck charm. Last week, however,
Thompson* talisman lot him down.
In Jury court, ha was given a 10
day sentence In Bridewell for ag
gravated assault Ona of his clients,
Mrs. Oils Mat Griffin, 30, told the
court that Thompson had threat
ened to kill her and her seven
children because eh# failed to come
up with a weekly Interest payment
of 30 percent of a 643 loan.
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Priday, March 13th le the only
date of tide Big-S*how-Package la
•astern North Carolina. Doors will
open at 7 P. M with tha show at
to hit at 6;13 sharp. Reserved seat
edmlmkm ticket* are note: on tele
at Thiam'i Record Shop and Hamlin
Drug In Raleigh, Kemp's' in Chap
el Hill and Walgreen Drug la
Durham.
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MARTHA * THE VANDELLAS
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