rWMl The Town
UK HOU.OWAY
YOU BHlAtiLt liaten't be«n
in the Capitol City
nntil yx)u’re,s^^«, lUround to
Kenny HaMenJlVirg !• |>rMi»e
Club on SoutJl Weh
the cats cuttiqg . ^Qd he#rd
thosie mighty hora-tooters
jamming thetr '##yf into the
hearta of all those iritliiii hear
ing diistance. The latesf jam
■esnsicm held at this Emporium
of Amuapment, was ^uring, the
past set of s€Lvea when, ,the
great Mack, formerly of Jimaio
Gunn’s orc&estiii ilsj| now sta
tioned at C«mp Botner t«amed
the terific tootihg ’lpf 'Ms trtm^
pet with the ivory bating of
Joe Trummie Baskecville of the
Fab Tucker crew, the sax w«il-
ing of aji unknown sotdier an>1
I the slippery slide tiomboijiajf o'
I yours truly Lin Holtoway hita'
self. The four really 'sef
jthf Hugs Jo roctTng^^d'^yefy
hjng was «U reet, frqm th«1
ti^e ipn. Don' t wort
jfwjit“that this session was on
Itim^, just ask some of the inni^
leent by-standers upon -w-faom we
{draped that frantic Ji^
Raleigh wa% in. tbe.^ fed-
known groove Twesday iWe when
the King of the .(»iapieum siitt-
lers, Tiny Bradshaw and his
snperb orch supplemented by the
woeful wailing of the Queen of
[the Bines ■ Singers, ! til (In- the
ark) Qrqen feH into the nw-
ropol^ for a fojir hour stand
ij; the Memorial Auditorium.
1|9 cats really ^t their ,ki^^s
^en jhe Great Lil fell iftto
ounjjfw nwmbling of hi
nmber^ ..“Why Don’t
ightlv* ...'.that’s what r'»soiiy*
mes^ wonder;..Why don^t *you
o' rifhtt ‘ '' ^
When the cats were at' last
sited, from the Atfditorium,
hey went as fast as their tired
otsis? could carry ithem to the
aradise Clnb to continue ■ the r
grcutting exercises.
The Paradise Club is jw»t a-
onnd the'street from anywhere
iRaleigh and is layed out on
I style of sofne of the most
opular‘‘nite-spots north of the
ason and Dixon line....'the Club
all reet with this globe-trol;-
and so,.is its manager, the one
,nd only Kenny Massenbursr.
he time has arrived to drape
nr well-clad frames On around
9 the terminal to await transr
ortation. back to the friendly
of industry and edacatioh
here we’ll iig some CHAT-
ER ABOU'P’ THE HOMi:-
OWN.
The quiet st^ of a, peaeeful
ite was brokffl by tie fllMt»y
ail of a fire tmek site^' and
crowd had eatbered to watch
a .building go up in flames.-.but
of Baleigh, in stepped the l^atefl, the biiiH-
ing whih was seemingly destin
ed to lose its right to continue
its existence stills stands voic
ing its threats to wind and
weather and showing the invin-
eibility of quality. Yes, the
Soathern Fidelity building won
its fight against the ravages of
fire and water and still stands
unhampered.
Thirty days have passed and
the time has arrived for the vali
ant protector* of Democracy
Stationed at nearby Camp But-
ner to again, line up and receive
their financial compensations
When this eventful day arrived,
it seemed as though all the
chieks who are picked to be ten-
j^er, sleirter and €all were on the
bloek vto help Johnny Dough
boy' squander Jiis gold. _ 1.0 a
stranger the'bid burg looked as
though there was a convention
of beauties being held »n the vic
inity ... but alas, the next day
the block was beat ... where did
everyone go ... maybe we’ll learn
a$ we grow older and bolder.
The Wonder Bar, local nite
spot is presenting the greatest
attraction in the south. The Bar
is now featuring the music of
Nelson Byran the celebrated
“ONE MAN BAND.” I am sme
there will be gobs of cats drap
ing their well-clad frames inti
the Bar to'dig this novel Bttrur-
tk>n., ' ,
Watkins of tha
CHk'"
is now c(^mpteting arr?o|r'
ments Artist, Inc- tVi
present his* niiich heralded De-
moemiiQ Club Bevae. ' ThV ar-
^rangei^ieots will be co^^leie
soon find the Club will so(m be
the strictly cabaret timQ’. ■
Let your feet start stompint?
now so you’ll be ready, willing’-
and able to ujt some fine rug
when Earl Hinea and his ere.w
pull int® town for their engage
ment at the Artttory on fViday '
April 9 don’t fail to be there ana
hear the Father and his ;hildren
groove the town.
Writer Interviews
Douglass Brothers
At N. Y. Playiiouse
BT DOLOBES OALVDT
NEW YORK, (C) — Not that
the Douglas Brothers, *T'hicago
born and raised, who danced oii
the Apollo Theatre sta^e last
week with Fletcher Henderson ’3
4>and, have any particular claim
to fame, but lieoause they are
young and seemed to be very
good, is the reason for this in*
terview.
Fortunately, I was able to
eateh one ef them before they
left Ust Thursday night on a
tour which wilt puf them in San
Francisco. Their first stop is
Waterbury, COan., and then on
to New Haven and Boston.
The youngest, who atled as
spokesman for the duo, ’S
Freddie Douglas, and he’s been
in show business nine years
His brother, Al, has been danc
ing fifteen years, startii^ when
lie was about twelve. Jt s«S sur
prising, at least to me, to see
how different Freddie’s person
ality was from the one he uses
oa stage. , «■
When they eame on at the
Apollo, their dancing was good,
they dressed appropiate a p d
their comedy w^is really funny
So, naturally I expected a back
stage personality of the same
full of fun gestures. Instead, T
saw a nOn too cordial showin.m
who greeted me with nonchal
ance and theni sat and stared,
but evidently waiting for ques
tions to be shot his way. Very
seldom did he even smile. Mayb^
this is a new way to give out
interviews!
4 >^)d
both he and Al are two boys de
voted to their work and who
love 'danciiyf. Freddie also likes
Sasketball and prizefights.
These brothers .have worked
with several bands, namely with
Glenn Miller, Jimmy Dorsey,
Johnny Long, Ei’skine Hawkins
and Lionel Hampton. They’ve
also worked with Bill Robinson
and Eddie (Rochester) Ander
son. In Connecticut, Ihey’ll ap
pear with Hal McIntyre and in
Boston at the Shang-ri-la Club.
The Count Relaxes Betwsw Siiis
wmr
Of RepubUc's''Hit f
Dark Laughter
■Y OL HAMMMTOH
Count BasieVand two of the boys in .his band, beat it out between
Bcenea of “Hit Parade Of 1943,” in which thia popular ovchestra
leader and hia’ expert ^roup of jazz {utista go'to town. Other negro
personalities featured in the Republic ntuiical, whi^ co-stars
John Garroll and Susan Hayward, include Dorothy Daridridte,
Tho Cold«A Cat* Quartette, Pops and Louie, and' N{«>demaa.
lity
bhe
The (jJent from Tuxedo Junc
tion, Erskine Hawkins and his
orchestra are coming to town
for a session at the Armory on
Fridajj, April 16. start sa^ug the
door-eharg#s now «o that ' you
ion’t* be' listed ,|i.s ^n i|k^ for
ihissiqg this great evtfnt - do«*t
torpelj th« daoce is oq FriJ
^pril’16 Mil Ibe promoler ig* dui-
4wn ftAth Alston- Kei|;>‘Jtocd ub-
llil n^xt tSnw yo« efe AJtOUNp
fHE ' town jWrWi ‘B. LIN
HOLLOWAY.
ICTORY
Al Sears Makes, Good
loipresaon With New
BandAtNYTlieatre
BY. DOI^AfiS OAL'^iK
N‘ W YORK. (tTalvin’s New.9
Servic^ ~ A new band, under
the m^e of. Al Sears, def&itbiy
gathw, 4r|oaiie> dj|B|Jkn^ili^^ion om critics
wjio win «tom . up the beat! of
'1943, when he . returned., to .tho
Apollo Theatre this week,, after
making his debut there Decem
ber 12th.
Al piays sax, ana very .well,
toQ. But that's not all! His .band
is full of talent,',namely, another
sax player, Le^t^ Young, who
fohuerly tooted for.Conht B«sio.
He also’ has a **fi®d” iii his t|iew
male dnger, Kanneth. FVeai©n,
who won the Barkm Amateur
Contest at the ApoHo and y^Ls
chosen by Sears then. ‘ Of
course, EfoBirth ueeda! a gaa.it
deal mojTQ japerience and con’d
even 8ton4 j-wat^ivg the way
famous. siogi^ put their soiigs
over, but prtftty stoon, h'e’ll * be
right up there, fux he has tli,e
voice. ‘
The rest of the boys all seem
to he “oW hai*d&’’'in tlw fieitl,
each on^ sop^porting Al's lax
notes'Hke a.band^of long^stijod-
ing. About the rest of the show,
the star was Louis Jordan and
his Timpani Five, which >can
hardly;be'.called a band. This if
be Jordan’s last “Civilian'’
appear4nee> after an unexpected
Jeferrment.^ Bven thon^ Jordan
is suppose^ to go this week tu
ithe Army, h^*^an be still given
time. The band played JIb' pia-
ies whiiish made^ the^*
Knoci MieiA Kiss”'and "Five
Guys Named Moe” along with
Why ’Do’n^'.You Do Right” and
the noilr dftty, “Ration Blues.’’
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ERSKiNE HAWKINS ft HIS ORCHESTRA
ARMORY
DURHAM, N.C.
FRIDAY* APfifl 16, Doors Open 8 P. M.
ADVANCE TICKETS $1.00
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RETURNS TO N.Y.
?ROM HOLLYWOOD
new YORK,'(C) — The fam
ous^ singer, JCenneth Spencer re-
turifed to New York a few
weeis ago, but this he’J!
l|egi«n another engagement al
Cafe Society Downtawn, wheie
he was when sent to Holly wool,
sir.' Spencer ^ appeared in "Ca
bin In The Sky and “Bataan
Pjjitrol”'with Robert Taylor.
With him will be the famous
boogie-woogie boys, Pete John
son and Albert Ammons along
with Frankie Newton’s band.
“Hello Bootsie - Reiq,emb^s^ that hot tip you gave me? come
on d|>wn here. I want to thank yo u |tjp^^nal
S" '^'IbUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS-NOW!
'Lawrence Tibbett, Metropoli
tan Opera star said of Spence,r:
“He has one of the finest voil
es I ever heard.’'
REDCAPS-
In all iK)Ssibility. Spencer will ^ed.
Continued from Page Three
Labor where many startling re
velations concerning the em
ployment of these useful gentr;,
were revealed.
However, industry and the
war department both are looking
with eager eye^; to the able bod
ied men employed in the temuu-
als, and word has passed down-
the line tKey must either work
Or fight —^ give up their posi«
as public servants and enga^
in war work of some kind. The'r
luggage carrying is^ not essen
tial to the war effort, it is ml
Hs
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