Roland Hayes, Noted
Soloist, To Appear
AtA. &T. College
Appearance Of Mr. Hayes Is Looked For
ward To With Utmost Anticipation
Old Favorite In Greensboro
By J. Archie Harrraves
Greensboro, — Roland Hayes, the most
musical of the present crop of vocalists, will
sing" at A. and T. colleg-e as part of its Semi-
Centennial celebration, Friday night, March
7. His concert is set for Richard B. Harrjson
auditorium at 8:30 p. m.
Hayes' present fame is without
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Sixty - five teachers of band and choral music in North Carolina high met at A. and T. College recently for the first
state - wide music clinic sponsored by the music faculty of A. and T. College.
Warner Lawson, head of A, and T. music department, was clinic director. Others on the faculty were Bernard Lee
Mason, instructor in instrumental music at A. and T., F. Nathaniel Gatlin, of the Bennett College music faculty, and Noah
Ryder, director of music at Winston - Salem Teachers College. The A. and T. Choir was used for d^onstration purposes.
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The appearance of Mr. Hayes
here is being looked forward to-
parallel in music history. He
is a living example of success
with a great deal of anticipa-. . ,
. * •* %_ 1 I. ^ 1X1 \/X ocxriiiniM
tion He has always been a obstacles!
vonte with Greensboro music
DAVID LEWIS
David I^ewis, a^ed 52, died in
Proposed Annex St. Joseph’s A. M. E. Church
seemingly unsur- Lincoln Hospital February 22,
He has He leav'es a wife, Mrs. Marfjaret
, . . ^ • 1 * so overcome prejudice that the Tjowis, who residet! at 209 AVeat
lo^rs, having at his last con-welcomes him as its fa- Proctor St. Funeral was held
ptetelyXtivated his audience.*"^"^®.^nion Baptist Church
Although the music public is ^ short time .February 24. Burial in Beechwo«^
11 1.1 1 • i_ j that this same south rec- Opinpfprv
generally fickle, laying plaud-„l...„_, |i-emetery.
, . ognized him only as a laborer
its upon some new crop of sing- • . j ^ •
. . . L ^ in its fields and factories,
era which emerges each concert u. t 4.1 ,
^ . u __ I Hayes mother was an ex-slave
season, Greensburghers have ^
MUBRELL DAVIS
in the back country settlement ,
With several m bed February 24,
504 Foster St.
newr forgotten Hayes. They^^ ^urryville, Ga.
^ regard him as one of the ^ I94I his home
best of tenws now singing and unbearable that she Burial pending arrival of rela-
h.™ to ChatUroolia, Teime.- ti«es.
n.rte in the.r .11-t.me enter-^
tainment diary. aWNIE M. AKMSTBONG
It 18 well that they do. For itothers worked. | Mrs. Annie Malrtin Arntfjtmg
is tte con«;nsus of the most ex- ^ a^e 37 died February 25, at 6021
pert opinion that the years made window weitrhts ^'**kett St. She leaves a son,
done little to alter the naturalgruel- Walter Armstrng, 700 1-2 Fay
^ °ii to himself and the rest of etteville St. Funeral will be held
workers by his singing, from Mount Vernon Baptisit
^ined onfy by dint of hard9®*^"» P- “
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Pictured above is thei architect’s drawing of the proposed $35,000 annex to St. Jos
eph's Church. Members of this historic congregation are now in the midst of a campaign to
raise $5,000 to complete the b uilding fund.
wotk.
dent by virtue of entertaining
, the whole shop. Hayes joined a
Hi» conduct at A. wd T. wlIchurch choir where he came to stand every syllable," was her 1 [
follow unni^iatdy the armu^tj^g attention of a music teach- advice. Thus the reason for his
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differing as to degrees of so- . Hayes ambition was further
phistication will undoubtedly be seriously. His spurred by an old phonograph
Lrreed that the concerts will“°^^®^ spurred his ambition record of the great Oaruso.
offer some of the most sincerefirst real critic jJever could one sing with such
J influencing him to sing in beauty, he thought
and unaffected singing the most sincere and unaffected ^.1.. . -
done today. style, “When you sihg, Roland,
The story behind Roland let even the childfen under-
With the aim in mind to
match Caruso's singing, Hayes
WASHINGTON, (A N P) —
The appointment of several N-er
gested the ajqjoinment of men in
each ^(tate to look into the situa
tion and to attempt to integrate
the Negro into the labor situa
tion whereby he could profit by
his training and experience. \
Although the plea is as yet
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They eoat Ish. too. And
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Nottiing like it to zip up
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BY MBS. BESSIE HABDY
.. TELEPHONE 31628 groes 'to important posts' in the nebulous, there is every reason to
Mrs. David D. Jones of Ben- near future, to do vfith the pro ibelieve that in the verf near fu-
nett College will be the speak'er blems of placement and traininf ture there will be several ap-
at the public affairs forum Sun- in national defense, is reported pointmenta made whereby Ne-
day March 9th at New Emanuel in the plane of the advisory groes in various alaites where
Congpregational church. commission to the Council of Na there is a heavy labor problem,
tionaJ Defense, following the will have representation to work
. /I + w ir • April 20 to 26 will be the 60th urging of such a grop of appoint out their problems and see that
ritv whSe^ he first LcanTlS Anniversary , of Girl Beservtes ments by perabns close to the ithey receive fair play.
music. At once he was pre- „ , tt- o 1. 1 Throuehtout the lonir sertes of output in Januaiy, o,-
vailed to join the Fisk Jubillee ^est Charlotte High Sch^l meeti^ on what
singers and traveled with them sponsored a variety ^ow at S?- nmild sprve the '
to many corners of the United oond Wad school last Friday ® *1, • • i,
XY 1 i , . « countrp in the crisis, was' the ever
States for a number of years, evening. >’ 1 » *1.
While in Boston with the Ju- buga^ of the economic
bilee Singers, he decided to re- Mrsl Estelle Smith is out agaiD' np w ereby t e e^o won
main. He moved the family after being in for a week with an benefit through
from Chattanoooga to be with attack of Infliienza. „ mount of money being
him. He began a long series of defend projects.
lessons with Arthur Hubbard. -c t>;.u -nr.-.i. From certain sections cams re
the vast a'
expended
For eight years he studied and , i -fv nfi. a ti,,, ports that Negroes would not be
^ .J , bridge club met with Mr. Arthur f ,
practiced assiduously. n i_L-r j • .v.- included in the general setup
Finally came chance for first ^ ^ evening a is cau^ad apprehension in
recital in Boston's Symphony iner lown. leaders. Propi
.™ce»“ndTJTlSd1o tour Tk* t- «- """■ "■*
the United States. Charlotte Medieal . society met
But Roland was not ready, Mrr. Estelle Hogans las^
• He decided instead to go to Thursday at her honne on Beat-
Europe for further study and tip?; Ford Road. Plans were
concertizing. In I^ndon, he made for a fashion show thalt
came the darling of noble audi- will be held in April. The exact
ences and received a summons date will be announced later.
Anyone wishing to take part in
+he fasihion show will get in
touch with Mrs. Mildred Brodie,
president of the auxiliary.
The HOTEL
jTHERESA
IS THE CHOICE
I Whmnln
•NEW YORK
, FfftlMDay
- The Wcekwid
to sing a “Command Perform
ance” before the late King
George V at Buckingham Pal
ace.
The continent likewise capit
ulated to this tenor. Germany,
France, and Austria, welcomed
him with ojmi arms and he was
Mrs. Eugene Alexander of
Flint fitreet w'ho has been ill, is
aaaaaa mvaa vrw^Txx wxsaao c»ai.\A aav yw*-»a 1 1 • „ •
called by New York Times' crit- improving.
i?8 '“The greatest concert tenor
I since Enrico Caruso." Audi
ences in the most provincial of
towns acclaimed h4m.
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, AJthouRh since that time new Jf^nson C Smift University's
stars have arisen on the Negro hall. Mr. Ned Ravis exe-
artist firmament, Hayes is still secTjc^tary presid'ed. 100
hailed as the best of them. Lon- w«re .pr^nt.
don and Paris rapturously wel- We have longf enteretined a
corned him back last spring serious doubt o? the ability of
when hp sang '^ere after an anybody to develop religion by
absence of several years. Hayes humself.
has completely conquered musi- Tired of goody-goody glamour
cal America. No other artist roles, Ida Lupino begegd for a ^
can leave his audiences con- chance "to act”. She got her “
scious of a rare musical experi- wish and her roles grew tough- |
ence as he can. His swreet style er and tougher. She is about |
of singring, his perfect techni- as tough as they get in her role ■
cal mastery, and the deep sin- in “The Sea Wolf.”
cerity and power with which he Bing Crosby and his brother,
attacks each composition will Bob, together with several golf
keep him the musical master of pros, will soon make a cross-
•this country for a long time. country tour, playing golf by
I A. and T, could not have fix- day appearing in theatres by
ed upon a more appropriate art- night, all for the benefit of the
ist for its Semi-Ctotennial Cele- British relief fund,
bration. As the New York Sun So strenuous is her role in
says, “Despite the emergence of "The Flame of New Orleans”
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