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, UVJ/.tuiuci C% 13/ο Black Movies, TV News Briefs Plans call for Melba Moore to host several special events 1 and appear in some future ' segments of "-Big Blue Mar· 1 ble." the Emmy and Peabody 1 Award-winning children's TV ' series presented as a public service by ITT. The Tony Award-winning Miss Moore is at the Marco Polo Hotel in Miami Beach through Aug. 22 and at the Carter Baron Thea tre in Washington, Aug. 24-29. A Southern promotion tour, Aug_ 30 - Sept. 3, follows Championship finals'in tfiê Rucker Memorial-ITT Sum mer Basketball League will be held Sunday. August 22 at the Colonel Charles Young Play ground. As part of the loundup activities of the Summer lea gue, a team of Kuckei-Γί'Τ ι All-Stars from eai of the five divisions will play tr ims of All Stars from Baltimore at the CCNY Mahoney Gym on Au gust 28 and travel to Washing- ^ ton, D.C. to play a similar team of All-Stars on Sunday, August 29 at the Chevy-Chase Community Center. Atlantic Records Cotillion abel, headed by Henry Allen, hrew a swank party at Cleo's Restaurant to introduce the triginal cast album of "Sel na," the musical based on the character of Dr. Martin Lu her King, Jr. The musical, written by Tommy Butler, is low playing in Detroit prior to ι national tour and then to Broadway in the fall. Butler was present at the party. "Selma" now has a cast of 19 actors, singers and dancers and a 12-piece orchestra (in cluding nite club singer Kim Weston,«playing the role of Mrs. Rosa Parks, whose refu sal to sit in the back of a Montgomery, Ala. bus spark ed the boycott). Federick O'Neal, interna tional President of Associate* Actors and Artists for Ameri ca and president-emeritus of Actors Equity, is one of 12 new appointments Governor Carey has made to the 20-member New York State Council oLthe Arts. Continuing to serve as a member is Romare Bear den, the artist. Mr. Bearden incidentally, designed the pro jections for the "Ailey Cele brates Ellington" now at the New York State Theatre. He previously designed an envi ronment for the American Place Theater production ol x^u DuiiiH s piay, "House item Party." \'.J If you re Interested in sub mitting a nomination for the Sixth Annual Whitney M Young Jr. Memorial Award you may $lo so by writing: Office of Public Affairs, New York Urban League, 150C Broadway, 14th Floor, NYC 10036. Closing date for nomi nations is Sept. 15. The Award will be presented during the halftime ceremonies of the football classic featuring this year Bethune-Cookman Col lege and Norfolk State College at Yankee Stadium, on Oct. 30. Linda Hopkins is not leaving Broadway with her "Me and Bessie" show after all. Her show will be joined by a revival of "Oh Calcutta" in repertory. "Bessie" will be seen on Sundays, Wednes days, Thursdays and Satur days. On the "50 Top-Grossing Films list this past week: "Bingo Long Traveling All Stars & Motor Kings" (No. 21), "Drum" (No. 29) and "J.D.'s Revenge" (No. 40). Rep. Louis Stokes (D., Ohio) îas suggested that to get >ublic broadcasting "mov ng" on equal employment ipportunity, authority to en orce its compliance with fe leral laws be given to the )epartment of Health, Educa ion and Welfare. Critics laim the industry has lagged η the hiring of both minorities nd women. The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson ays he fears the growth of able TV would deprive mino itiesof what they already are eceiving on commercial net works for free. 1;ψ! φ . Melba Moore ...Soul Train guest Melba Moore To Appear On Soul Train Saturday Melba Moore and The Whis pers team up to provide' an exciting array of talent, on Soul Train, television's Black m<gic ;>how case, this Satur day^ ■ Winner of the entertainment ■ ■" Industry's highest awards and equally gifted as a singer and actress, Melba Moore puts her dynamic touch to renditions of "Lean On Me," her current single, "That Is It," the title song from her latest album, and "Free." Probably best remembered for her stellar performance "Purlie," which garnered the Tony Award, the New York Critics Award, the Variety Award and the Drama Desk Award, she has guest starred ! on almost every television c musical variety program and ■ co-starred with Clifton Davis ι in a summer variety series on > C'BS-TV. f ThP Whicruipc einMAM »' β "funk jazz" with a soft sound, delight with "One For The Money" and "Living Together — In Sin." Twin brothers Walter and Wallace Scott, Marcus Hud son, Leaveil Degree and Ni cholas Caldwell from the group combine singing artis try with spectacular choreo graphy. Throughout the show, the I Train dancers add extra , ■■ •.Tewing pleasure. Soul Train is produced by L)on Cornelius and sponsored by Johnson Products Co. of Chicago, manufacturers of hair care products and cosme tics. I 1 I Charlotte Post I Ads Bring Quick Results Call 392-1306 mm. —— ι m Fitzgerald, Shore Sing Up A Storm Tuesday on WSOC-TV, 12:30 p.m. ν lofresent tribute To Louis Armstrong tribute to Louis Armstrong, songs from "Cabaret" and medleys of music by George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin are included in the "The Bell Telephone JUBILEE!" spe cial, hosted by Bing Crosby and~Liza Minnelli, which will havp a repeat colorcast on Wednesday, Sept. 8th at 8 p.m. Guest stars on the specia are Roy Clark, Joel Grey Marvin Hamlisch, Ben Ve reen, Steve Lawrence ant Eydie Gorme. The accent is on entertain ment throughout the acclaim ed 90-minute colorcast, pre sented to mark the first l(X jrcais Ul uic icicpiiunc. inciua ed are memorable moment: from the "Bell Telephone Hour" seriës and the "Bel System Family Theatre" spe cials, telecast over nearly tw< decades. The musical-variety pro gram is divided into variou: elements, including those de voted to entertainers, jazz 1 good-will ambassadores, gui tarists, opera and populai I «/ * - <■ « — Ιλννρ J MU ■ UUl l/1 lu TT il friends informed on what's happening in Charlotte by sending them a copy of the Charlotte Post each week. The cosUsonl^^Î^ei^ear^^^^ «ν. . it jy,u UUII I read the Charlotte Post each week, you don t know what's hapening in the Charlotte • Black Community. Bell Telephone Jubilee!" leaves you wishing it would go on longer...a 'show of the century.'" . -BOSTON GLOBE J thought that prooram.. .was one One of those suprr-duper. all-star, shiny-slick TV extravaganzas that stands up and dares one not to be amused -Washington post ■ now on television in λ long, long lime." -ROBERT Ε THOMPSON PUBLISHER SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER Starring as hosts Bing Crosby & Liza Minnelli. fîlioc# ciarc. **- " * Rov Clark EydteGorme Joel Grey Marvin Hamltsch Steve Lawrence BenVereen ι -ivι· lui auic performances by: Julie Andrews Louis Armstrong Fred Astaire Harry Belafonte Ray Bolger Maurice Chevalier Van Cliburn Duke Ellington Peggy Fleming · Erroll Garner Lena Home Burl Ives Mahalia Jackson Kingston Trio ✓ Ethel Merman New Christy Minstrels Anthony Newley MUOOII Nureyev Donald O'Connor Robert Preston Andre Previn Carl Sandburg Joan Sutherland And many more Sept. 8.1976 8:(K)-9:30 pm NBC-TV Channel 9 Bell System JEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES 52 Exciting, fun-filled Editions $8 per year NAME^ Charlotte Post Newspaper P.O. Box 97 Charlotte, N.C. 28230 ADDRESS. CITY STATE. ΖΙβ. ENCLOSED IS CHECK OH MONEY ORDER I Sunday Evening WBTV To Air Housing Special The housing conditions for people living on low incomes will be examined on WBTV Sunday evening at 6:30 in a half-hour documentary enti tled, "Within These Hollow Walls." Residents from Third Ward, Dalton Village, Grier Heights and the Fairview Homes will talk about some of the problems that they have encountered while living in their communities. Replies to their complaints will come from landlords of low income housing as well as the Char lotte Housing Authority. Abigail Flanders, the pro ducer and writer of the special says that the documentary Poet To Close For Labor Day The Charlotte Post office at 2606-B West Boulevard will be closed Labor Day, Monday, September 6. The Post will close at 1 p.m. Friday. Staff members will be back on the job at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 7. News stories and advertising should be submitted as early as pos sible Tuesday morning for inclusion in the Thursday, September 9 issue of the ftgL.-,... .. —7— does not begin to cover some of the more serious com plaints and problems because of a lack of time and effort to keep the special as objective as possible, while at the same time exposing the frustrations of the residents. Originally the show was scheduled to air in April, but it was postponed for several months. Miss Flanders ex plains that there were many changes in the lives of the residents that she interviewed throughout the months that the show did not air; conset quently, the major purpose and point of the show were drastically changed. Topics of discussion will include the tenant's invasion of privacy, the lack of mainte nance and the time and cost of getting needed repairs done. Hattie Harris, Barbara Neely and Carrie Graves are three of the residents who will speak out on the problems and the Ha—maiiiBiM]···· fvnwnuv ι ι κ. μπ ι * CINEMA * 123 W TRADE ST«3761720 MA M DAILY A I Ρ>Λ SUNDAY TOWOtfT · MB « Domu nil SIMMONS' Mint Will Binitn: ÛHiratr* A GIRL COULD GET LUCKY A Comedy LABOR DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL: FRI. & SAT. $7.30 per p«r.on| N«w end large buffot with roast boof, ham and »oafood aoolo. FOR RESERVATION CALL: 345-5725 needs of people living in low The show is scheduled to air income and public housing. Sunday evening at 6:30 A HAPPY RETURN Pineville's All-Time Comedy - a ^ «Vî - liieeedtnf "MCTIS niwnr Mtans SEPTEMBER 7tb PLAN AHEAD — 542-3431 PINEVILLE S y.LP. Club 508Beatties Ford RcL Mon. - Wed. Vipco Disco With Discotiser FUNDY Thur. - Sun Live Entertainment With The Entertainer's Entertainer Mr. Donald Daviss - Accompanied By The Pure Poison Band The Post's Bob Johnson on left and Mr.-T. R. Davis oo^hfi. ·- ·,;< ' right invite you the VIP'S to the VIP Club.' ι •ni -'ih orf ·> fointrf/ tr J Undfer New Management: Walter Jackson ■ί*<· «s, % \oî° WGIV -χ. We Don't Just Talk About It « JFe Get It Done And /is (latching G -16
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