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CO. Siu rv sisiinL iubicriptlon idea is what we to can the attention of mem i tfAur group to, and while space tot allow a fully detailed ex is certain that this brief is wilt be enlightening, and bow easily the members of the Bit larger communities could and support a Little The At tneu own oy aaopuns; ana irtmto the plan faithfully and iu. VMelflsh. willingness to 1 fftate best Qualified to do the Mtive work. trare three convenient types 'r subscription includes the If 1 plays, for which the rtlS, or 85 cents for each ad Begular subscribers are in exclusively, to special Play ait fascuons during the season, as tim, 100181 occasions or special II Mturts.

Menktnal subscription Includes of 11 plays, for which the or less than 85 cents per These books are usable a ifl times except Saturday nights a 1 1 1 a subscrl ption Includes iel4 of 12 plays, for which the cost or CO cents for each admission. is books are usable only on Sat urernoons. the single admission charge 1 oaX 'f (111 13 7V rred I CLEVELAND June 4It was recently njy fine privi Theater." which is operated on the prfaciole maintain 3 several organizations.of the kifad in a few of the larger througnoui me country, aua wiua me same purpose in to keep alive interest ia spoken drama. I was the mt pcpuuUf airth. La Platers now' a business jn the Buckeye metropolis, faalr of ducats were present Mr.

AInsworth Arnold, jIbi trice's foremost actor and ot the cast In the perform the writer of the play iV sensational drama hsv Vlo'wiUi Communistic activities 4aa German city Immediately Shi the World War, but to give 44tr of The Courier an ln i to the effective plan used Inauguration and upkeep of inr institution. Francis. E. i'th president of the hold iPnr under the jurisdiction fchitht theater ls gperanu the menibers of. which rare Lbo stand high 1n CleveJaWs tad Bnanclal circles.

Jbeater is a handsome struc 1 the moderhistio type inside with a seating capacity! of in like 400. and is located! district It has )1iU equipment and the' op forces back stage and front from the long list of sub and are not changed from to season except through ne f. The usual season' starts in liftdl of September and lasts iiJnWn4 the plays done con tor not less than 20 perfonri the run being prolonged' Ihr the popularity of the Written A 3tt Johnson'; 1 Buffalo'; i Cleveland's Silver Slip Ultra, modern cKoVhlch quote "fr'test colored yorably with Velve Talent at ti the artists, i Hotel. pn U.UU Lr 1 Si ULP uuLf a CRmCS MOTHER ILL mother of Chappy' Gardner. Courier theatrical critic, suffered.

a. paralytic stroke at her home in New York last Tuesday. After treatment in the Fifth Avenue Hospital she' was returned to the family residence on St; Nicholas Avenue, "where she la being cared by a nurse; Chappy's sister, Mra Jas. and Chappy. to.

the theater 'at SLSO and the sub scription prices, as outlined above. It ia oovious mat a subscriber to the Playhouse season enjoys a very distinct financial advantaee. Further privileges and conveniences of sub scription provides that subscriber, if he desiresrnay arrange to have allocated to him during; the season specific seats on specific nights and that a seat reserved by telephone is held at the box office until called for. while tickets for non subscribers so reserved" are', not held after 8 o'clock. While It must be admitted that it would be Impossible for our people to raise enough money to build a theater like the Playhouse, the' fact remains that In every; large city there are several small houses, which have failed to meet: the progress of the times and nave "folded," and it is certain that could be leased for a comparatively small rental and remodeled at small cost.

If this were' done In' five or cities a co operative plan both, as to theaters and players could be inaugurated and financial success assured for the sev eral holding groups at the head of the subscription organizations. Our. race has. a. right to do its part in fighting against the entire passing ox ine apoicen arama.

we nave a tremendous supply of both, developed and undeveloped talent, which has. been proved all argument. 'I quote Sir. Alfred Bates in the preface to his monumental work, "The His tory of "For nearly three thousand years the spoken drama has been to the world one of its chief sources of cul ture and education; nor will it per ish from the earth so long as human institutions shall endure. Its immortality is fully assured as.

the lmmor tut' ooatxy music and painting. I loriX fereA authA of at ance A tort ar out acq education the thing i hot, SISCERS DAhQ. SNELSON ENTIRE CHANGE OF STD 'wotipfticoi rfetchei, mimtmlviaUHes oj thof highly up RO SB Days ii ivict welcomed. Kindly od IIS IT. tSlat YorkJ VTrwmrimRTi MjrSr rJ)ut the South and Midwest al producers of the "ethyl? by the phenomenal suc at such Pea noyd Q.

Snelson 3J Wew Act tar. and later completed the study of saxophone, which is his main in strument in his. band, and finally added clarinet. Member of the Kap pa Alpha Psl. Was appointed Instructor of band music and athletic coach, at the Ma naasa high school in Memphis, Tenix, In.

1926, where, be organized, the school band, part of which now com pose his present aggregation. His school outfit proved to be such a talented organization that, with the addition of a few seasoned, professionals, developed into this note worthy orchestra. May 22 1 they played the Cornell ensrasrement alone with Guy Lom bardo. and the Ithaca Daily said i wncefDrd and his Tennes just about everything wish for in a dance harmony and splen ent. Their Southern re melodious thru possess to 'a marked itinct of their race for nation and rhythmic hey are: the only mu the McKinney's Cot 1th gTeat Includes) Henrjr TClay, ass and Paul Webster Uliam Smith, Georp Christopher iif' Henry uoses Allen, pass; banjo, guitar; Edwin james ams.

Several of the boys collaborate in the; arranging. Lunceford maintains his neaaquar ters. at the Vendome hotel, 1T7 Clin ton street Buffalo, Made a. flying trip to New Tork last week. Was guest' at the x.

M. C.A.: WhUe in Gotham he was eni, tertained by Henderson; a Connies' inn, also was greeted by the bands at Small's Paradise, Savoy and Cotton Club: lads are well known and hlzhly appreciated over the air and are. frequently i heard over radio stations i WREC and WTMC at Memphis; WSM at WliAP. at Louisville; WREN, at Buffalo; CFCA at Toropto, CaiW and at WU liamsport. The boys usually tour in three high nowered sedans and they have a spe cial built truck to carry their in struments and luggage.

Jiinmie and his boys are entour this week fori short trip to. Kentucky and Tennesee, their old stomping grounds, where they wIU be highly entertained by hundreds of friends and admirers. Say, girls, here is. a cheerful little ear tvV'' Mlells not married, and had V. the altar.

Now. fJIfD of CentraV.JIl. mi nara wiin niM niirirnvai 7Z ct Ohio. 2i sv Don't forget" the day "and dai Taesday, June Z3rd, Excursion trcfur: will leave McKeesport 9:00 o'clock Daylight Savings Time. Leaves Brad dock, at :20 Savings Leaves Homestead at 9:30 A.

M. Daylight Savings Time. Leaves Pittsburgh; at; 9:40 Daylight General Committee Pearl Reed. Chairman ft Freeman. Secretary Charles Treasurer; iH.

General Ita i t' met "St RETURIIS FROM BERMUDA i T'i: i je" I 5 Kr i I LiA VENIA MACK LJLVENIA MACK Charming who' returned last Friday, after three weeks hi Bermuda with Sam Manning and his musical show. sentiaL" Brown skin, inches and weighs 158. I feet IV, Reads all colored newspapers with in his reach and is a strong believer in his racje. In his contacts with other races Its does him nroud to show them he is a real gentleman of color. Boasts that his boys are trustworthy and upright and theii deportment is the.

best at all times; Is negotiating with agents in New York for an engagement, and Har lem will greet him and his men with open arms. BEAUTIES FOR. MR. ZIEGFELD thing Leslie. NEW YORK, June 4 "The New Yorker," smartest of the Manhattan smartcharts, which takes the lead over the late "Cmnrl Cat Til, on rl Life," praises Lew Leslie, the Broadway producer, for making his latest colored' show, "Rhapsody In Black.

"different." "He ha given his colored entertainers something to do which is worthy of their talents, says Robert Benchley, writing in i recent Issue of the weekly. Mr, Benchley said: "After com plaining so often about the synthetic quality of Negro revues in their attempts to imitate the worst of Broad way and their insistence that, it is funnier to say 'remanded' than 'demanded, the least that ve can do is give Mr. Lew Leslie credit for mak ing 'Rhapsody In Black different. He has given, his colored entertainers something to do which is worthy of their talents. It may, at times, be a little too.

worthy, with the unhappy result of slowing, up the pace, and those who have come to delight in Negro shows for their racy stomping and loud shouting may resent this attempt to Inject a little dignity Into the proceedings, but If you like Ne gro singers ana aancers zor ids things that they do 'Rhapsody in Black' wIU be a welcome relief. In the first place and here I probably uttering a great. American heresy there isn't a plethora of tap dancing. Up untU three or four years ago I was the peer of tap dance en joyers, using the word 'peer in the advertising, or exacUy incorrect, sense. It didn't seem as if I could get enough tap dancing.

But I did. More than enough. With every re vue and musical comedy offering complicated routine every seven minutes throughout its program, and each dancer vying with the rest to upset the easy rhythm of the original dance, form, tap dancing has lost its tang. They are all good, tvnd are get The all colored Ziegf eld show thatLjng better each year, so there Is no will probably be the sepia bronze Follies, the first production of the world famous producer and glorifior of the American girl, of ts kind will surpass all musical shows. Beauti ful girls are what are wanted.

They must be beautiful. Girls, I have an idea of what i expected, but I am not the judge few weeks ago I wrote umn my conception of It i read, "Mod err, boautjf degree a lov som and crt tions, with: photograph, er. address above. BEAUTIES WANTED merely giving the tire air, Jr. UtUe Al find a nice :5 anager? i r5'5iJ; In this cdl beauty, arid demands eliness, wih series Of ribesc lasqi Nature's little jew uugh, and with the aid of culture and developed Into marvelous Idiosyncrasies that "sell" their piquancy to a are thee well." I Exquisite beauty is a resplendent delineation of comely, symmetrical contour of a beautiful body, designed proportionately, along the lines Of the modern Venus.

Applicants kindly send qualifica to the writ The following young ladies are listed for audition for i the 2iegfeld show and are under consideration. Watch thla column weekly for information. Send photographs at once: 'Dorothy Mai one and Dorothea Durham, of Chicago; Ruth Elizabeth Wagner, Erie. Pa; Sarah Gresham, Euphemia Holt. Colum bus, Luclnda Bruce and Mozelle Holcombe, Buffalo, N.

Joan Cooper. Flint. Freda V. Cole man, BlueBeld. W.

Va; Hazel jV. Blake, Warren, Helen and Joyce KoUlnes, Chicago; Elixabeth White. Warren. Vivian L. Velar, Vir ginia Lovings and Eva Curry.

Pitts burgh, Cymbellne Butler. Indi ana Harbor. Julia M. Stratton, Okla, and others. STARS VISIT HARLEM Amos Andy, Buddy Rogers, Gloria Swan son.

Tallulah Bankhead and Jack Mulhall. aU In person, were among the celebrities who paid visit to Harlem last week. They en Joyed the night clubs and. best; of all. the bizarre' entertainment of Gladys Bjently and Shrimp Brawner at the Clam House in "Whoopee Row." lS3rd street.

It's a small. you'd be tuwjj rftair. wif re telt you that he Is I A ff a change of i v.pone looklnr for quiet school in which! to nltm Al The Clearwater Sun says when Is placed thei ttarhr plneappl on her desk excitement in seeing a good one any more. UI course, watchir.g Fred As taire or Bill Robinson comes more under the head of religious experience than tap dance watching, but, as for the ordinary sensational routine are all sensational now), I could get along with only one or two in a show. This ia what.

Mr. Leslie has given, us, and from those excellent brothers, the Berrvs, and Mr. Eddie Rector. This Is enough for any show. i Of course, the main inspiration of Rhapsody in Black' comes from Mius Ethel Waters.

This lady's personal ity has a chastening effect on the meanest of songs and here, for the first time, her songs do not need any particular chastening. I do not know whether 'You Can't Stop Me From Loving You' is a good Mng or not. but as she sings it to Mr. Blue Mc Allister it is one of the gems of the current season. "Which also brings up the question of whether or not the song Chloe' waa as superior when it first came out as it sounded as revived by Cecil Mack's Choir in this production.

If it was, then not enough zusa waa donna; Margaret Beckett and Mae Brown, dancers; Maxey and Mat tie Hits, supported by a galaxy of pretty girls in the chorus. PARISIANS SAIL The International Entertainers, which include Elizabeth Welch, Opal Cooper. Irving (Kid Sneeze) Wil liams, John (Baby Face) Macklin, Henry Walton and Charles Lewis. who have held forth at the Salon Royal, a ritzy private night club of 57th street, sailed Wednesday after noon aboard the S. S.

Leviathan for season at the Ambassadeur Cafe in Paris. They will be the added attraction, along with Noble Sissle and his Ambassadeur orchestra. JOHNNY. TUTCCINS IN BERMUDA Lavenla Mack, dancer, returned on Friday, after three weeks'Hn Bermuda with Sam Manning and his musical show. Others in the cast were "Pepper Shakers" and Gladys Ferguson and others.

Johnny Hud gins arrived si rast last week. accocfW CJIfnFt7 Johnnv Sotrt.vfi RICHARD ARLEN i a ui autry. Brian and BUL Boyd For Wonky Beltons Society Syncopators On Tour JACKSON. Miss, June This musical group whoM head quarters are in West 'Palm Beach, Fhu, are at present trav eling throughout the west and meeting with great success. They expect to be located In some Ohio city for the summer.

The band travels from place to place in a White Deluxe Model bus creating a very good Im pression when they enter a city After leaving Jacksonville. Fla, they made stopovers at Tallahassee, ApaJachicola, Pen sacola. FT Mobile, BUoxi. New Orleans, Baton Natchez. Vlcksburg.

Miss, and then to Jackson. Mlsa, which wera their headquarters last summer. LARKIN IS i 1 FILM i LOS ANGELES. June 4 Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio at' Culver City, won a close race with Paxa mount Publlx Studio in Hollywood for the services of John Laxkln, veteran character comedian of the stage. The noted colored actor, who has been almost continually under contract at the W.

B. First National Studio, for the past five months, will appear in "Horse Flesh' a race track yarn surrounding the Kentucky Derby. Two other colored screen actors besides Larkln are reported also signed for the picture; they are Gertrude Howard, an ardent por trayer of mining roles and Eugene Jackson, the young Juvenile actor who appeared as "Chlncapln" In Hearts in Dixie" and the colored lad who was hot in "Cimarron." This trio of colored actors will ac company the star Lew Uocy ana other members of the cast to Oakland. CaL Charles Brabln directs. made over it.

and. as I remember It, there was considerable fuss made. Almost any good number sounds great when revived after three or four years and if the reviving agent happens to i be Cecil Mack's Choir even the author himself must be sur prised at its merits. It can hardly be said that Mr. Gershwin's 'Rhapsody la Blue' is re vived, as It has never been allowed to pass out.

It is practically the only piece of muslo of any pretentions to class which Broadway haa been able to play and understand Broadway, tne Great Cbeapener, has pretty definitely raised it to the Gunga Din' category of claaalcs, replacing the Sextet from Lucia. AU of which is not saying that Pike Davis Continental Orchestra does not play It very well In 'Rhapsody In Black. "And. speaking of things Conti nental, there Is a young lady named Valada In Mr. Leslie's show who, according to program, haa spent the previous yeturs of her career throwing France, Germany.

Italy, Greece. Turkey, and the Far East into a furor. The explanation must greatly resented th glgantlo dla plays of Josephine Baker at th Ca sino de Paris. Th southern mayors thought it simply disgusting that an American Negro actress created such furor among white people, and spoke loudly with discredit to their French hosts. Slngin' Ithe Blues." the znualcal ahow that made a tryout a few weeks ago, will reopen at the Liberty Thear ter Sept.

18, it was announced by the owners, Aarons and Freedly. Lew Leslie has added to the cast of his "Rhapsody la Black" at the Sam Harris Theater Earl (Snake hips) Tucker and Bessie Dudley. from Connie Inn. They Introduced a new terpelchorean feature created and a tared by Leslie. This is a and give him a calL Jk.

The paMlng of little Edna Young. dlUtlUr XT Urn dance ajrir717fJrtUt. i'i. siaaaaia LJ Giving, Mi) DA IE By CHAPPX GARDNER NEW TORK. June 4 After watching Miaa Valada Snow of "Rhapaody Ia Black wofk.

am more than convinced that the Broadway critics who caught her' at the opening of Leslie' new show were prejudiced and refused to give, her the credit that was rightly hers. One writer said she looked pungy. fat. and out of place trying to lead the orchestra. Another fellow who repreaenta a big that he couldnt sea her work at alU And that ahe waa anything but verV satlle.

All of which may have beens true from bis point of view. He mayi have shut his eyes, in which Instance! ho really couldn't see It Is tool bad that many of the New York! papers employ young writers born and reared in the Couth. with sheet! Iron veils over their eyes and dag 1 gera in their hearts for anything! Negroid. 1 Beams With Class This young Miss Snow, to my mind, is In a class by herself whan it come to stage work. She aings, dar eea a a piay a norn, leans a cnorus, ana CAB GALLOWAY conoH CLUB By CHAPPY GABD.VEK I NEW YORK.

June 4. The one only Cab Calloway, assisted by '4 a very fine Cotton Club Revue, follow, MUler and Lyles Into the Lafayet this week for a seven day stand. A Judging by the crowd this si going be a popularity week up Seventh a', pretty girls coming down from Cotton Club need no Introduction their new flashy riggin and h. toned stepping they make for serves a class of distinction f. ing to the eye.

Constance appears in tho dramatic sensaU "Bora To Love." i Clara Smith hambra this week, opening last urdav. This vaudeville salr hoi Miaa Smith. be that, in Italy. Greece. Turkey, and I her new sonn while Tim keens I i Peek a boo Jimmy and Bill Andrtr mm.

nninrXVT MIKULftiJL nniT I rf I I I i it i i III I I I baa whJci cauaed tha anor lalt the sbtng'of Tba xM," kr MleAeaux all Negro rure. at the Rooaettlt Tnaatr nday af tern baa tx tnr BaoBBCtmrcl that lha nir. tira. with soma minor talking parv Meted, had been gtrtn tb tainp of approval. reached the of the' lioosevelt Theater laU Tuaday nlng.

with thartault that taa pctar unmaiawy oocKa to jtf Center avenoe house tb first1' tiara, dava ot nst I 1 Tha picture Uia Crai ail taikit" Krro drama. gIV.ng a different id alia the Negro question, a colored pro griicer has ever shown, aod'tb fact that It was "palled "out too firat day, hhd later re booked abokl glw tooe who contemplat aeetng the w4cture an idea as to rhat kind'" bf thrills they might expect blThat the' picture might havav. Blocked the finer aenalbuillea of so.wa of the whites reu witherat dally and ought to know better, said I mcAaUon. The cetuors. when tha SSaiTSTLlCT AND CENTER AVENUE: has moaned and shouted XT 1 1 1 They like hU different style.

iWEEK OF JUNE 8 SV Bhah Babar i Stic of the Orient, and Tim MooreHeaijpS1 Jlarriagey Travel, Lotr, A OTeoos. offering big hand with Alhambra andlenttaxlne and awe Lcxnlrin" tl aa usual, register starn'hAA rvrr r. the Far East at any rate, furors are I comedy red hot and' clean advLe roxt'DD easily aroused." I with, the waU known and origin rnhlt mk an I tour of France, while in Paris Ophelia Snow." dean of an fern impersonating comics. i There a good band conducted nihrna cttti i ova a as good a straight man as i mlt, TJTT "For the first lUn wi a extra lanrtu oy turn ciaay miroe Uona. The "Last Parade" as a tare offering concluded a fin St at admissions that war In a.

theater offering a compter frozen atmosphere compared' th hot streets. WINNER IN CO Dudley's first appearance oa Broad 1 way. while made his debut some time ago la "Blackbird Crawford Jackson, specialty dancer, formerly of "Blackbirds," Is now located at 130 W. 113d street apartment S. and wiH.

be clad to hear 'HOT SPRINGS, June WUey which. mysUAed and amazed." ujnbon; times rsir. a Doyie is right. Prince Sha BaV does teli yea hecana hi kiot and ray a your tiogata lJecT xvvot i NTT "li.V.. jwviuw Kit I Ul mm Ula Cynthia, wtALl WLLK OF JUNE Mehria Scheper.

0. Wiley and such a big hit at the Alhamt atar last week expect, I rtH iT't for the Keith jeople la I UL.r iLL hi. iwA 1 ts new to tt ii or' CUAnLEY'S CAP ver vd aZhslan tlzl. iJ SaturtJy i fr a Serial: s.rrj' Tr i .1 l' a appeared at; the Roosevelt Monday, aiaa even see too The lea of a Negro beating up a whita anas an. making lovo to girt tocarat! at that time to be white.

Was "not much." AU the coatroversy about the pie ture should help" ewes, th attend ance. There win alao bo Ula la man Hungry" with Fred KohUr ar Raymond Hattoai. On Wdaeada7.Ctornta ber re at art clctxma. 'rstzacrut I'm Kla wilt bv Jt picture ox leva, SopnuticaUwrv. arrl tingle standarda" UUr: 8hartr thought that Strangers lUy KUi," but may theyj And on Thursday.

"AltbX'' the wn derworld IhrUUT. wtll be orougnt te ths screen on request' The pUy turee Cheater' "Morris. John Wayr and Virginia Cherrill wm alx be shown taTthir eollrr frter Gh'r Demand Alhambra He Huh By CHAPPY GARDNER! TJ. STiFTX, YORK. June 4 Tw5 NEW vaudeville favorites.

Clara ftmlU Tina Moore, head the UU at th 5.