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mwm >> IIV ' vmrnmm 'WP-.f. I!H.'.' ' I ■'» JJ' • "' "IJP"/!!'- .1 ■ L "irrrv .'Saturday, Oct 2, J943 THE CAROLINA TIMES P^geB«v6n abHjnd THE TCWN with US HOLLOWAY Entertainment R A D i 0 . J.A WE 00 OUK PART THE NEORO DivUion of the Third War Lo«n Com- mrttee in the City of Induitr/ «nd Education is more than doing its part in making th«! government drive to raise the fund needed to hasten the en*l of this bloody struggle a ln?«e88. Under the direction of Chairman E. R. Merric’x, the committee stajyed a parade from the Warren Library to the City Armory, having its theme the fidelity of thn N’egro in the purpose of his Nation’s effort. This writer doffs his hat and bows low to all who helped in making th^ t)arade and the entire drive a success. OONOBATS YE SCRIBE hands out hear tiest congratulations to Marvia Sneed and his Honiecomin^ l*^ou rQuartet for having scoop ed the other loeal fours for th air^time that the local OBS outlet, WDNC gave to thj winners in the recent quartet elimination contest which was staged during the past fe*'- group noted mainly for iweeks. The Homecoming Fou'* the Originality in the presenta tion of vocal selections. A bit of advice to the losing fours: The quartets whose styles you imitate have made their fam'^ and money by presenting to the public something that wa« new. The public is very fickle, it likeif styles, hut it like.’* those Styles handled by the ori ginating group. The popularity of the Four Tnkspota is accounted for by the originaltiy, not by ths special talents of any of tho members, the Mills Brothers, Golden Gate, and other vocal foursomes have made them selves famous and considerably wealth by introducing to the public something new. Youu talents are noticeable, wh.v hot add new ideas and watch your ship come in It’s w^orth fa try! I I'HE DUKE GOES ON THEODORE ^uke) iFree- land has endeared himself t'> the listening audiences of the concert stage, radio and or chestra world. Now the Duke’i hewest undertaking is tho at Ea»t End Sohosl. I&clud«d on th« pro«Mdinf8 with the gponsoriiiff voeal fonrsoBM wer« nearly twenty other quartets. The popnlaritj ■ of this type program hM posbid ye scribe with sufficient pro vocation to present « quartet contest that will mark the end to all other eentests. With thi« cooperation of The CARO LINA TIMES, ye leribe plans to use U. S. War Bonds for jfl- centive to the partieipatia^' groups. Wateh this column and the other pages of The CARO LINA TIMES for eomplete in formation concerning this gia* gantic affair. KOLAX IB A KILLER Operat^ a« th* local «n1 territoHal promoter for one of STAGE SCREEN ■■pi SNOOKUM RUSSELL BACK IN CINCY World RADIO STAGE 7T'T’T-W|’T;;!r SPAN.SH BLOOD a I SCREEN Sensational BT LAKOflTOir SUOHU BT LAKOSTON HUGHES lots of little Uble| uul a the larger international en- tertainnieflt ag«b«ie8, ye scrib# proudly presei^ to the darn ing public of a n d I Mood” in a groove strickly on vicinity, KING^KOLAX and the Glenn Miller side. Yes. SNOOKUM RUSSELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA hia hotter-thea-fire ORCHES TRA, of screen, stage and ra dio fame. ONLY RBCENTLT, KING KOLAX. . .crown prince of the trumpet. . .and his stellar group of in8tru^ental!st8 clos ed a long New Yofk stand wi^h the Butterhean and Susie vue. This revne was* one of tha first sepia shows of its type to ^ to -and stay 6n Broad way for a considerable length of time . In Denver Ferguson (exclusive manager) books, KOLAX and his high-flying crew rate top-billing. To th> dancing public of thirhnm and vicinity that really enjoys the best in music, ye scribe issues an invitation to be present at th'e sax-man sometime with the John Toran issue of thi* Ambassadors is Melvin Wall, the man who spelled defeat for 'dear old Hillside’ in 1940 CONVERSATION IN JIVE JARGON (ns heard on the corner) JOE: Greetings Toots, what^ eOoking,’ Watcha laying down? management of a new voeal spiritual foursome. The Pour Interns. Duke’s quartet was Borely defeated in the WDNC quartet contest, but it wasn’t liecaUse the foursome wasn't on the beam. When informe I of his defeat, the 'Duke’ took the attitude that all veteran showmen taken when in tho “ditch,” he rolled up his sleeves and went to work a- p:ain, knocking out all the flaws in his quartet and pro mised to show the locals soniB thing. Beleive me, the Duke i^' really going to show us some thing in the quartet line, just wait and see. Men may eame and men may go, hut Duk? Preeland gbes on forever. A small portion of the time on the past Sabbath was spenr by ye humble servant at an ther quartet program sponsor ed by the Morning Star Four honeyboy, what are you hand ing outT Joe: My handouts are strick- the first local appearance of ^ KING KOLAX and hi* hoUef iy°“'' than-fire ORCHESTRA at th» t reimburse DURHAM ArntOrr dn Batnr-, ™ cooper.* day nite, October {), ^ y°“' Corner on the approaching set SINCE WORD- OF-moutn'of seven, will only reach a precious few, f Jane:’ You seem to be half • and a newspaper- teaches mass- hep, papa, So I will set you on es, ‘tis the end^aTor of ye to the ish of my stroll. I am humble Servant to use the latt- grooving this gravel on down er method In answering a to the locil hop-skip and jump- question Which hag been aske! ery whore the cats ate losins innumerable time in the past, themselves in n torrent of tun- Many people male and female es and sending the ho .fers to (predominately female) havo ' capacity. voiced this query at youra | Joe: If its not your story truly: “Who is the navy mm to pick up on your male glory, plays so much ’ teuor with the I will take that stroll to tho hand yon play with you, open your listeners, innocents, ^ brown, bowlegged and beauti- oause here is the answer. The ful and dig for myself a load saxophonist is Melvin Wall,‘of note by patting these paths lat ClaM MttSicianr 5. I with you hung~ oh to my limb. Naval Band, Chapel Hill, N. Jane: If you crave fowl, C. . .Wall was formerly bani master at WUliston High School in Wilmington, ■North Carolina. The band under the direction of Sir Mel tin Wall is or wlis the aelf-same group which sorely defeated the high-fluing Hillside High SchooHband in thft All-Stat,!; band and Choral contest held in Greensboro in 1940. ' Ye scribe will ever rsmember the Cotton Pickefs Get Two-Day Stand At Roosevelt Theatre PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The folk ‘in the Sniokey City will have a chancc to hear the band that is taking the east '.)v storm when LeRoy Hardison and his original Carolina Cot- Jane: Mu^h gla^uor, papa.l^o^ Pickers invade the Roose- much glamor; I veh Theatre fbr‘ a two dny Joe: Then whats your story.' October 6 and 7th. morning glory, and what.? Backed by an all star sho'v your tale, nightingale. combines two of America’.? Jane: My story is g.ld and preatost^ booking agencies, the my tale is money, look out, pej-gugon Bros. Agency of In dianapolis, handlers of th i Cotton Pickcrs and the Rollo Vest Enterprises of Detroit, placing j the top-notch act^ that will make this the great est attraction presented >n Pittsburgh in a long tinjc. — Back The Attack — look of surpris^^JJhat registe'> ed on the couh^riMnee of Hill side Band direetor W. H. “Lanky" Cole (also in the Najral Baud) when Wall and his seemingly dilapidated Wil- liston High band started pUy ing the then-famoaii “Iq Tho ! 'Trtmanthusly funtiyf p9rf9tfhnl“ sctys the New York Dally fitwt ot NOiy MATRIMOiir. that HITS howl of q hH with that icreofn of d team, MONTY WOOUBY and ^ GRACIE FIIIDSI ^ ^ ★ ★ ♦ ^ You must see the picture with the surprise star of the year— wonderful DOROTHY McGUIRE, and ROBERT YOUNG and INA CLAIREI ^ WINTERTIME it on the way! Hilarious muticoi fun starring SONJA HENIE, JACK OAKIE, CESAR ROMERO, CAROlE LANDIS, w|th WOODY HERAAAN and Hi| Orchestral jaekson, grab a wing and let’s play a frantic ish upon the pale, ‘tls the tops in my da- sire to make you the ace on my list. Your peerers are as filled with asure as the sky4, of a sea-going fowl, your wi(? grooves your shoulders liko that of the original Madonn;i and your pan put the pin -ui> chicks to shame. You will makj my existence a groovey past Jane. gravel on down to the kiff^, wherein we can grove ourselv es to the limit with the jump in' jive. Joe: Listen, poor, puny anl your head-holder is like that time, will you allow me to latch on to you in the road my thought cavity Is leading m-i to. Janet Papa, you spiel is net, and you are neat, but, Wg'boy, I don’t deal in left overs, you may drape your of brights, and all you will pull out is a lot of putrid other. M«n you’re just like the bear, you ain’t no*where, j'ou're just Ijke the ape, yon ain’t in li)i«pe, you’re like the cat, you l(|Te the ratj but papa, I ain’t no fWoiiBe. TfWVa ju$t like the. orangu tang, you‘d be awfully hard to train, you’re like the monkey, dumb «• a donkey, you hang o«t all night, cause your cloth- es don’t fit right, you’d^mo-n got a copper in the Ijolc. So me.,gqld, but hp.t-sh6t you a^ut The coaveraation e^ with Queen of Boogie W(K^ie King’s Guest BAND ROUTES... CHRISTINE CHATMAN Oct. 1-3 .Jackson, 'i’enn. i; Oct. 4 Corinth, Miss.,! Oct. 5 Aherdf'cn, Oct. fl Columbus, IMis;. | Oct. 7 Meridian, Miss Oct. 8 .. Hatticsburjr, Mis:',. SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM i Oct. 1 Oklnhoina Cl'y Oct. 2 La\vt(*ii, Okl.i. ‘ Oct. 2 Wichita, Kniisat; ^ Oet. Wichita. FiJla, Tilx. Oct. 6 Sherman, Tcxa.^ Oct. 7-8 Dnliiis, Tc.vfl! GENE POPE Oct. 2 Louisville, Kim. Oct. .1 Cincinnati, (Jffcio Oct. 4 to 8 Tolt'do, Oh’) CAROLINA COTTON Oct. 3 Buffiilo, N. Y. Oct. 6-7.... Pittslinrgh, Pciiii. KING KOLAX Oct. 1 Burlington, N. C Oct. 4 Whiteyille, N. v'. SNOOKUM RUSSELL Oct. l-2-;j . . Indianapolis, Tii. Oct. 5-8 .... rineinnati, Ohi^ RUPERT HARRIS Oct. 1-8 .... Club Plantation, Nashville, Tennessee — Back The Attack — DAYTON, Ohio — Lionel Hampton, the king of the VI- braharp had as his special guest during his recent thea- j r* • 1 Tl tre engagement here last week i Wpw rt*|Pf1n^ RV Christine Chatman, the Queen HICllUiJ UJ of Boogie Woogie and her Band with the boogie beat. Canada Lee Winning His Friendliness SYNOPSIS ice box and optne^f np. The/ In Manhattan, the amt/ini paid off the police' every week. city, there lived handsome They had good Ukker. The/ young Valerio, whose moth ' sent out card* to a hundred va- a N'.fipro and father a do«ro town people who didn’t I’orto Rican Sailor. At 17 he tare about money. They lafora itH't an elderly woman w h > e«l the best patrona ef tke bought him various gifti. cabaret where ValehO daneCi! '^ther young women began \» — the white folks who tkrilleit sec that he was well ilressel. at becoming real Harlem inl- ^hen one dny Valerio got ,» tiates and goin« home with i'b in a C«h.nret and formed a Valerio. ensational dance team. _ From the opening aight #1, INSTALLMENT 2 Valerio’s flat filled with whit» Pcrh;t)i.s it was n irood thin^ peopi** from nitdftight till he (lid in view of what fin sun came np. Mostly * aporV . lly h.Tppi ned. For to Valeri > crowd — young blade* ateaai' he world was nothing hut panied by ladius Of the chom.« \ swagger world tingling with race gentlmen, white Cabaret 'itrhts and music and drink? enterainers ont for aHiaM- md money, and people wh > nient after th«ir own place el44 had everythin?, or thonght ed, musical comedy stars III •^hey had. Kach night, at the search of new daaee steps — rlub. the orchestra beat O'lt and perhaps three or four its astounding songs, shook it"! brown-skin ladies of the eve*;-* r.ittle.s, fingered its drums., ing and a couple ef ehocolai^ Valerio put on his satin trou- gigolos, to add to Color, sers with the bright red sasn There was a piano playe**. and danced with the little Cu- Valerjo danced. There was im* ban "irl who always had a promptu entertaining by look of pleased surprise on guests. Often famous radt.* her face, as tlionph amazed to stars would get up and cfood. find dancin" so good. Some- Expensive night-elub name!) how, she and Valerio mad? might rise to do a mjmber —Of their rhumba, for all their hiji several numbers if they wer« shnking clean as a summir tight enough. And Sometimee sun. it would be hard to stop theot Offers began to come in when they really got going, from other night clubs, and Oeca.^ionally. guests woulJ fr> Ml -iMijiIl producer.s, as well get very drunk and stay all “Wait for something big, night, sleeping well in*o th kid," .'snid the m.'in who SoBlotinaoB they woal^ the c!ib:iret. “Wait till Ceorg* Sleep with Talerio. White c.nlls yon, or Karl Car- Shortly all Harlem began to roll, or Billy I?ose.’’ talk albout the big red n^datei' Valerio waited. Meannhile i that Valerio drove np and young ronnder named Sonnr, down $even^h Avenue. It was v.ho wrote number bets for i all nickie-plated and a little living, bad an idea for maH.ir blond revue star known on money off of Vnlerio. They two continents? had griven it woutd open np an apartmen': to him to play with. Valerto tsether where people conM was well on his way to beconi-* j come after the night clubs ing a gigolo deluxe. *S closed — come and drink anl “That boy snre don't dance — and love a little if no color lines,” Harlem sai^ WESLCT JONES. ;»• The mo„e/ “Xo, sir!” ing ..nuiticn featured with PHA from the Sale “And why should he TERRELL and HU Orche»ir« —charging very high Halrem asked itself rhetorie- — ‘ ' prices to keep the riff-ra^'f ally, “Colored folks ain’t jot in “Two Sister and a Sailor’’ out. With Valerio as a host, a no money — and money’s with .liinmy Durante, .Iu”e lot of good-spenders wouid what he’s after, ain’t itf” Allyson, (iloria DeHavcn aan .surely ctome. They could get But Harl£m was wrong. Val* your favorite maestro, thj.rich. erio seldom gave a thonght td Duke of Kllinglon. | “0. Tv. by me,” said Valerio money — he was having tod .\ ncw.s roloM.se from HKO j “I’ll run the place,” sail good a time. That’s why it w^ Radio i^ictnrcs tells us • the Sonny, “and all you gotta do well his mama kept her jo^ Katine Paxinons who essayeii is just be there and dance \ in the Chinese laundry —for the strong role of Pilar ia . little,.— maybe you know anl one day Sonny rectired a warn I’aramonnt’s “For Whom Th-3 make people feel at home.” ing, “Close up t}lat flat oi iiells Toll” will support Oin>'- i ‘'(). K.,” said Valerio. yours, and close quick!” er Hogers in “Tender Comrado | “And we’ll split the profit Gangsters! “j “What the heU ” .1 h’cineinbering how avcU Mi?j;tuo uays —me Unrt you." ] ‘‘What the heU ” SonnV Hampton seemed very much | BY RUBY B. GOODWIN Paxinous came off in her de-! “O. K. ” answered the racketeer^, interested in the littltc girl j HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Cal- but with such strong stars is I So they got a big Seventh “We’re paying’ off, ain’t we that is taking the country byjvin’s News Servf-e) —^ Canada Ingrid BergmnH and Gary I .\venue apartment, furnishe l Please turn to Page Eight storm with her original style long, a favorite on ths e Please turn to Page Eight 'it with deep soft sofas and — Back The Attack — of boogie woogie on the piano | New York stage -me and you.’ and accordian. Christine and the boys fea turing Maye Belle and her solid blues, Artis Paul, pre mier trumpeter, and the swing ing sergeant Big Bill Moore will invade the Motor City this week-end to open the season at Detroit’s Million Dollar Graystone Ballroom. Chris and her Gang will present to the i.s winnin:' many new friends In Holly wood by his friendline.ss, in telligence and spirit of cooper ation. One only hears words of praise from both nieniber.- of the press and associates on the motion picture lot at 20tn Century Fo.\ where the .young actor has a meaty role i “Lifeboat” Hazel Scott who has been folk of Detroit for the first , commi.'isioned by Doubleday time an original tune penned Doran to write her autobio- by Christine called -“Chris’s igraphy recently completed lu’i* Bogie” featuring Christine .Piano Concert Nunilur 1. laying some solid 8 beat jive David Lirhine, famous chore- on the accordian. From De-jographer for the Ballet Kusse troit, the Boogie Band will i plans to use it this seaso i. make a flying trip to Jackson, Hope eventually the crinecrt'? Tennessee to play for the folk j falls into the hands of K.i- in her home town where a tberine Dunham or Archie Sav- eapaeity crowd is expected to age. Can’t quite see the staid MILUN R ...THE DYNAMAESTRO turn out to hear Jackson’s own Cljatman and her Boobie WoOgie Band. — Back The Attack — King Kolax And His Golden Trumpet To Tour Eastern Cities NEW YORK — King KoUr. his golden trumpet and his NBC orchestra Avill inavde thn east with that powerful si/./.- ling swing that has made the name Kolax famous througi’.- Joe padding the gravel on beat on jaekson ’fore you get upset, cause I’m a doll liko those you li^^e never met. > performers of the B.illot Ruaaee unbending eimugh to fit the hot style of Miss Scot:. Although I remember a charm ing comic number they did hu-it year called “Eo,deo. ” After Lena Horne finish-^ her two week’s stint at th’ Capitol Theatre in New Yorl; she will tour the army camp? for two Aveeks. What a hrcaij for our hoys. She then n-turtis to her home studio for a rqi' out the Mid-yest and Sonlh. Kno.x and his I'”) swin;.rsters arc Completing a tour that h.ts covered the entire'nation from cftast to coast aritl according t ) the critics, Kolax is truly th • King of the trumpet, arid hi.^ band is the hottest thiug this side of Hades. LUCKY was a high school and coi!»go track star. MILUNDER, now one of the music world's top band leaders, made a career out of being LUCKY I But he , also created his own luck. ' He's currently making his fourth grub-slake on a sen- sa^^al tour with the INK I SPO^ of the leading dvic auditoriums for GALE .AGENCY. \tnmi dioQt An UmM AT 17 spread • jlory,. was the MU «| a idbM^ Niw Awi»EjeUkfim.
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