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th. ft nn AY. JANUARY 29, 1944 a AND DAUGHTERS OF HARLEM yoP Anoiner 01 Lue iw memorial concerta la DSt 02 an e. eu larger scale man til last out with n. Lra fce aes to noose ix ana trie ope Day Nursery to benefit 5 Banks, Canada Lee and Alan Courtoev were ffiartie cr tie Savoy's Servicemen's ITIght, last ttrt tu.au vuon a large CTter she entertained at both Camp Kilmer and Camp Shanks Ee fie 1 before a paying audience takes place next Tues rT lly Town HaTl, where large contingents of weD wiab das to31 ksfrKS it excellent, the only thing wrong is that the cam supporrxig the venture as it should Thirty Negro Army training au i coaoo, leui, wm be the guests of airier Ajuiis" xnree is a jramuy.

on 20 tr or zzicz. or Perry Watkins jtcw juraawiT Diav. 4j lcs Atiu uieauc, wnjen been 4 iii m.m 0 TT i ko 'creed tO CUt OUt its Thursdnv nerfornufi. rv. Can nr current production with a colored cast is rood, the i TC kDW Ul ir i Lii CttiH p'fTlg OOUid DC i Jarjry meaur ana a perzormance or the same arc uc.Lii Kiexi as.

lg taxy center to select iai iari for New Tork City Symphony orches i a xzu re race, but applicants must be members of the should and must be represented! ROWE jjjg wiw.c uvsl, ujum preceaesi cry De zts. a k' onuuwij nouse, ana ms tom as pcpulax with the downtown audience as it is with iuetr rDer. The management was so pleased, that it has i piy t. least three tiiDes a year from here on John zpLj 5r sas tag piana lor Aan Virzssom ana Joe Turner, Kc rh hacklTOQBd and a iitinn.irii 4 jt iaeuog kzi oaice on xsroaaway as ms ew i orii fHrx uU ei uiriium rprusoi. Bros.

stalT, is also in town making Fin stern connections jreacT anracaona cue xsenny maae a Cymg Ivj? wmcn opens ccxi wees jars, lodii Jordan isj res iuj a ir.imj nmt.cy icq ms orcnesxra oown i zz Ijcs orcan. woo just nmaced a week at the Apollo! Itcr.r ar.i for another trip to the Coast with signed picture ha: sre scy sang one song at the recent jazz concert at the i Cair Eldndge, whose six piece combo is currently at VTH using his time off to build the 15 piece orchestra tttu tf frcct But Claude Hopkras is sticking to arraag i be definitely makfts up his raind that hell re enter towi 5s2tu tteduled to join the EHington aggregatioT: Deke tvC ab': to nlnh the tour with the Inkspots Ella Fltz rvT iH oar aii Nations, ban League emng February 4. is Tcrk isrx New York the celebs Z. WeA" the Eiiis Larkin Trio, and Aubrey we must remember that coioreo auB 7 st a fme one. ana teei mu txjs es are suprxrting.

Help those ezae. N. Y. febrier CAnda Lee To P0W For Bmux Arts Ball tei tr a rn the twa tt i 1 vaTrfTlwnt I i. 4C Watkins past week's line op included Lonnie 'o Tbrew it all up.

sod his car. ana i Anreies will Prtur ity toj faiaed by the bands or evening ot'i a.wfcins and the Savoy Sui hA among stars'TfM o. and at! Tne Ms 'local Urban League a rtEyjd. a group or wmxe i No friends of the National Up auon leage. seeks to interpret its ceremonies.

message of interracial social ac in oub Ition to the toonc i guxni artotig tfe rrroceeds of the ball to Colo the league to carry on its import ard cre iant program jf stabilizing the po 3 Rider" leition of Nejcro woraers ra war appeair in Sand post war industry and pian WLJter nine for the peace time xcjusi hai se iment regro woraers i z.z rhutic veteraaa. the country. rtuth tssocies, i saoei ever at the i'eopie voice lu 7 7rl Sarfcrd. Jesse Perry. Elaine Hay cf those tough men about Los Angeles Honev Rjjon.

z'. tose ore induction parties at Curtis Moseys. mA frr rr.on of the S3rd is having trouble with a ring MoynOT SCOTCS Of UtLA oVv the sound cf wedding bells getting: closer; boast with mere money than his own wheel jjjs ANGELES Appearing be tags and a refund would oe appreca cu im or i i Bn tT.t mihin a week rorothy siaynor. part Waiter se new uosji pi "tjlnt tn i famed soprano, was heard in a con Tayior. Washington man abemt tewn.

rfdv evening at Ro ce Brown, So was aunow. iva niversitv of California at Last Sunday the with his mother. ui aii. artist the piaudits Tre time of year has come wnen ftj, Dnlr I2 A Paraivsis Fund, and wnue we pn nwy the body. Not wish ing to run mto difficulties, the 4Kr Kennel afoot to did not go on.

Bmdshmw nor did the rest of the sho which included Dorothy Donegan and the Chanoteera. The nine pit musicians pulled their strike because they were de i maaainga raise in salary iroxs $63 to S77 a week although their; local's contract with the theatre calls for the former amount. The1 i. me ether on some superIOf a capacity no use at tne oj wfer i the real reasoc the v. wnrV.hf theatre all star parties auditorium Miss this sudden strike? Jj Negro m.

r.T" Hnruaj ui i town, wita tin iinere a wen uwoksi ou; weH bar colored I' 1 sssr I 'I From Coast to Cost colored mni a r.y and yrt'VwTS are carrying on in the New Year where they left off in 143 which means they are breaking it up wherever they appear. Left. Rubel BLakely, vocal star with Lionel Hampton's orchestra is set to move in with the band at the Capitol theatre in New York, on February 3. Upper center. Selika Pettiford, talented organist pianist who recently opened an extended en gagement at the "Rita Spot" nitery in Glen dale, Calif Laower center.

Count Basic, of One O'Clock Jump" fame, recently completed a smash engagement at New York's Lincoln hotel, and is currently burning up King of Vibes" and Orchestra Move into New York Theatre on February 10 hs: ns greetings im, aiem. srumpy ana arnciair. i a ua isiaaeiy is one or me top ner singing mat reraovea it 'cot er of a quartet el lamous acts split by the tenor sax wan Arnett Coob. ivocaiisxs 01 me aay. ana ms tai me orcinary ciasa.

put rfZ. i.e ilaunce iiocco. wao rerurned rrom Hollywood AH of which means that Lionel f1 fc depend on props of being called a but when she takes a chorus on xto5.e oxy along with tui Zanzibar pisnnrs, aiso and his mcreasixgly superb crew J2lm thi or rv ts. ir b. i'iKese usual" sign from Lade, and is even more sensa music makers will at long lutiHe Rubel Blakely.

and thus fari It is easily apparent that the1 i zsz vte i.s ior tne cinema city, isai possume in tne apiua uieaire heid fajrt crooner orchestra is as strons in. the vocal' bag car be settled satisfactorily with both parties, Willie Bryant eomaj all 1 company. i department as in the musical Hsz zz. Dans tne near luxure, unuer vxsue Aeac uu.uuu nui auc uuci uc.suuuu; duiui iuuc iur im actically commuting between xaamp nas two one vocaj witn uoaei 11 uinan vv asnington, orcnestras. mmp has just inax.

pracacaiy commuting ar .3 vr.aser. nas oeen Txi and A just about completed plans for the opening er. Coast office, which will probably take place around Feb. Spiting nc i.Ij'wood, the may eventually De lorcea ut asrrz wtne oanner ooosang cimcuities increase zst sol mixup which left Tiny Bradshaw holding the sii: Jieo tre date, should certainly have some justice kss tre oocy i.Lte r.iiingxon nas canceiiea ms; rest sr trat cr theatre, ana put ms piars ior a revue in. Isr present He will return to Broadway's Hurricane for Xst Uptown Cafe Society was the latest nitery to run iozuzc uz: demands that a Tn be hired at $30 a week yrv.i tt j.zr.

5 three times a mgnt ior tne snow, aince tor ct ildrt see it that way. the club was picketed. EO WE Lk jftt tL: interested in producing an aii sepia 1 ax Sen, eETwer the year, is now reported to be barkmg the work m. i. vr i rrs'ii.

al camsiiT. ia which rsrjki ftivrs tad to be called 's i trie cc trihutor to the fund which Tuskegee is raising sa at i ecrce Washington Carver Foundation Mrs. Julia 7 came to town last wk to take her mother tac 5c. ir tzr her annual visit with her son. Austin, tie irst rroup of WACs to leave from this area, now an istaj Astm out at Fort Riley.

Kans The Harlem Fed ttf Jcr Achievement companies have an exhibition of plastic joc tr; ceramic novelties set for Friday evening ax me isxs in ms aggregation. rcuoeiiwno can mject a piaratrre quantyi Li. sr. s. Tiny Bradshaw Victim Of L.

A. Pit Band's Wildcat Strike Bradshaw's Crew Left Holding the Money Bag When Los Angeles Orpheom Theatre's Pit Band Stages Walkout for Raise; Czar PetriOo Upholds Musicians' Union in Pay Dispute Writer Questions Situation HJczzzsz be one of the stars Jving JOie ana ms mo. aj ui Ei th Foster, one of the Marian Anderson Scholarship TORK The new Talent ertertam. Ie lis 7. a se "rr.

Long OWE New Talent Show For Soricrater reports from Erie. Pa, Boost to Show." which Jimmie Edwards has arM. on tan at the tvpe nocei wtrt hm ijresenimr at the Harlem XJe ra Ha! the colored emcee of an aC white show which ense Recreation center every set v. nt for thm Coast Guard Thursdav nirht. has made a ter Bead riSc hit with the servicemen.

In addition to furnishing some of the non professional talent and ther picture assignment in Hollywood, and wm bands in the city, Jimmie tLjL? i rh. MPMhTnMtn ti oy tne national i il iiCOi A i of the American Federation of Mu SiMa ntts vfe ilt ys K4v A traveling band from playing theatre unlews local musicians work Ttnys band was stack. There are two separate unions in LA, one. Local 47 which is white. and the other.

Local 747. which is colored, when appBed to his local for advice, they told him that if he went on it would be at his own risk. snd Lunceford Score Goes To Film City NEW YORK Jimmie Lunceford has completed the musical for an untitled play written by! Sgt. Marvin Wald, former 20th Century Fox scenarist, and which Jtrn mie'i manager, Harold Oxley, has already left for a six weeks stay on the Coast, during which he will line up picture deals for the band, which will soon be heading that wav. NEW YORK After the road rhythm.

For Four Weeks; Jazz Critic Predicts Orchestra Will Be "Tomorrow 's Sensation (I A with has fascinating Right. Coleman Hawkins, still the king of the tenor sax. was winner of a spot the Esquire band poll It ocks like another big year for sepia stars. Lionel Set For Capitol Theatre NEW YORK Robert GofFin. noted music critic, in his new book, predicts that Lionel Hampton's orches 'cxr a jrit since he received a 4 slip Jack Wash ltra will be the young band to inscribe its name below the other greats in the book of jazz fame.

Goffin writes: "It is 'i? tOT tnduclica pbysicai on the difficult to guess the answer, bat perhaps the band which will turn out to be tomorrows sensation is Lionel Hamp catL Edward Lewis, trumpet piayer with the same)tn frrr TjrmcJ'e rvvurm fnl Twsr nalft ir rA rm crr rirm V.ot ct i rc The. Iitt thr, sa i ljt cf February date Milt Ebbins, band manager, got r' nez 2t repcrtec for induction last week And Freddie Green, Bjao extoea tne musical viraies, INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Recently signed by the Ferguson Brothers agency, Mrs. Louis Jordan, "queen of the has been teamed with Jimmy Hinsley's orchestra.

The sock singing and swinging duo is currently on a jaunt through the South, with dates including iXew Orleans. Mobile. Eiloxi. Hat tiesburg Jackson and Vicksburg Misw Mrs. Jordan formerly appeared with her famous husband, who? fronts the bitrgest little band inj the country and has waxed a large of hit tunes, amone them! "Ration Blues." "Low Down Dirty Shame." "Outskirts of Town" and "Knock Me a Kiss." a rKsmnr artists, have Deen set to prov tac music AVflCT rc Th Tntr rJ Kt r.lr, Dieted IS Tta.

sr ir Qv short Elsa MaxweH took quite ui6 Vi tat Jones" last week. But its mil one 01 tne iiiu xiii xri.uavLtA uiu xjjo vg.i nauu uuc itui cic luc uiiilvchi ett. a e5! ti ticket mixup during the week whicn cau victims or a wiiacat stTiKe. et to open at tne urpneum tneatre. tne band was unable pa caused such a rumpus that the pouce emer eri the all white pit band walked out a half hour before show time.

Because jimi rvnr Kill rjll! out. Rob Mrs. Jordan Teams With Hinsley's Ork Kinsley's orchestra recently corn weeks at the Club Bali. Washington. D.

C. Joe Gkrser Lands 7 Winners in Jazz PoO NEW YORK An interesting sidelight on the recent Esquire magazine's all star Jazz poO was the fact that Je Gtaser's artists' agency copped seven ef the choice spots in the selections of the jadges. Included the winners fiocu the Gtaaer house were Lionel Hampton, Lorns Armstrong, Barney Bigard. Bed Nervo, Bmie Holiday. Mildred Bailey and Al Casey.

Those mentioned above participated in the jasx concert at the Metropolitan Opera House last Tuesday. Reviewer Unimpressed With Ufeboat, By 1ZZY Howard has also been invtt ed to entertain at the Press Photographers' ball, at the Waldorf Astoria ea Febrsmry 4. At the affair Bob will introduce special song he wrote for the occasion, and which he calls. Take My Comedian Freed In Assault Case LOS ANGELES At a City At i torneye hearing Monday, charges of assault with a deadly weapon against Clinton Tusty" Fletcher, nationally known comedian, were dismissed and the defendant freed. The case grew out of a recent altercation at the Lincoln theatre im ii trema urn wDaeru whicn of course still I V.TvT A.

ta that Herb who made; fm contract. be iiiPened when in the opening "r.T.S. if. If ri nn or tne Ttaoon i I mm uire sices tne mosey spent on ixa vet 1 scenes ii man reien pickpocket in the groun eves fie ElUna rorchestra in the1 fJti Charcoal" even though without asking him if he has ever tcxPct rupe. it turns out hi.

nam. is opposed that tlJ cU'i nf ''0 JO! A ter viewing the plctrtXtner I rcnucwi. viwuiii oo ljlczxiu as nme net on. rx oecomes eo 'a rar ami nr fdid say that the band was entitled! v. i vrf hMlj a at rieantic servicemen a oenent fmf grii itttimi tarv a local paper and ASCAP, proceeds will be nmtnd for the Tmrcnase or ter records of bit songs for meD ETHEL WATERS GETS AIR SHOT to $50 per man accordina to the! 'floor, or else the nart was nut strike clause in all traveling band, the colored man is departur.

rromtht conuicu. maaesi sxiitui; un b.x luc trppaiL cdb Petri Do ruled, that Local 47 is of the boat from everybody else right, and nobody owes fri? any At one time when the German trririg. Why is the white group character is even included among betna: given so much suppott while Ithe chummy little group, someone Shrine auditonnm. baturoay uauw cukwu twua ia irorajiuu uw quasuoo, nny hi zae iientTT 29 30. as part of alnothicjc.

although they both pay in hia end of the boat?" Since dues and senta. DUXE. CAB. LIONEL, COUNT IN PG MONEY NEW TORK When Uncle fa nm. Las is nowhere to be seen Uic 1 mJm wv fcv aHUiuey that he and the German are rele gated to the same end of the I boat, both uodesirahle Canarts Lee is allowed to be a hero at the beginning of the pic finished joggrmg the earnhurs of itnre.

out nearthe end when every TiMW tmrtM far the Tnr io sir minunDe ox tna riTetvMt. crew is learned that Dnke E3Hngton Calloway. Lionel Hampton aad INf BA.ma.A Ctrant Basse were ta the vaxtguard LI liJalK DUrJUs! ttot vwonn Ethel Waters. 1 of big money makers, with an av i first iadv of the stage, is scheduled jerage take of more than tl.OOO Mod ghrm tb CkMf Of for a guest appearance on i 4 Amos Andv oroaocasx oi rn whjib wage rinwi aa llir JP Amo EWT) cxrors afcowmd incraal IslMrlVfl WT lll4aw9 (kCWT) 'categories showed increased eam lovx NBC ittLga, tt wma rtorted. 0 customary characterization of the Negro on the screen as the public was at first led to believe.

R2ey 5767 WS OfW lee AMERICA'S LEADING COLORED ORCHESTRAS Far dJto'aed tersss. wrdo or wire FBS3SC3 CSL ifiBXf nc SWSIBSS II I II II ffl brSkn.Bn.sip THE PITTSBURGH COURIER FIFTEEN AET JA NET OND RHYTHM IS THEIR BUSINESS FROM COAST TO COAST CO CERT SCOI SALE 1 Lionet Eldridge Steal Honors From All America Band NEW YORK The Jaxx concert sponsored by Esquire pr4 last Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera House was a tremendous financial success, and brought mora than $650,000 ta war bond money into the Treasury Department a coffers. With a hand rrlr4 orchestral group, and various mrt 'l1 ists Xrom some ox the swing there was a zuu evening of enter tainment, much of which broadcast from coast to coast. The; British Broadcasting company was picking up the entire program for a rebroadeast to England, while Owl wast rendering the same service for the armed forces. It was broadcast on the Coca Cola "'Spot Willie popular Bryant.

Harlem's M. and clever fin, noted Belgian Jazs critic, presented the gold and silver aky" statuettes to a0 of the first and i second place winners who were present. An additional gift was a SS00 bond to each first place winner and a X100 bond to each I second place winner. Those who took part in the eon light" half hour and also for an cert were: Lionel Hampton, Louis additional 30 minutes over the Ajfinstrorig, Jack Teagarden, BQlie same station. While WNEW aired Hobday.

Coleman Hawkins. Art the affair for a full hour. Mildred Bailey, Barney After intermission. Robert Gof Willie Bryant To Emcee Soldier Show IBigard. Al Casey.

Oscar Pettiford, Ked lnorvo, Teddy Wilson. Sidney Catlett and Roy Eldridge. The most exciting part of the program came during the final two numbers when JMI Hasep ton was leading the group ra his theme song, Hnrnt, Always a hard worker himself. Hamp embued the musicians with new and vigor, and the rafters rocked loud and long as Lionet, directed the band while he sang his own little tune under him breath. The number was so pop most liar that the audience clamored mntmr 'ior more, and yieldma to demand.

tainer. will be the master cf cere iLone borrowed one of Sidney monies of the second in a series Catlett's drums and be and Sidney nt MT eimn hraiJeuti ooB iat through the famous drum sored by the Harlem Defense Rec d'Jet which is a part of the nnm reation center, to De ac station WNYC, Sunday. January which Lionel and Red Norw did '30 fTOtn 5:30 to 7 EWT. mrarp ouet nnun as Other outstanding artists to be program. i featured will include Josh Some of the other numbers sensational guitarist now appearing' played were Al Casey's "Bock Louis, new society sing star.

wife. at the Savoy." Oscar Pettiford oftgt Joe Louis, and Savannah "For Baas Faces Only." Lotus Churchill currently playing at the! Armstrong's "Back O' Town Blues," Apollo theatre; Colonel Edward "Basin Street Blues," and many Gourdin and the 3T2nd Regimental others. i Glee club, under the direction of fyw Wen albert. Musical background for these series of broadcasts will be furnished by the Hostess Glee club, directed by Elfreda Sand if er, program director of the center, also in charge of those broadcasts. The scrips are written and super vised by Joe Bostic sports editor of Peoples Voice.

BOB HOWARD SETS UP BOND TROUPE NEW YORK Bok Howard, tfce cesnedy star ef rEarty ta Bed," ha Bifiirwi a 'Wax Bond Troape ewi tne chores BAd principals the show, and as a anit, they will entertain at bend rallies threogheot this area, during the Fourth War Loss drive. Bob ha also wrtttesi some special sansical numbers which will be svng at these bond 1 As the Pans ckxki struck irrirlniytit then wonderful love story began. And, in a way, it has never enrteil Which is one way of saying that MGM'i ''Madame Curie" is an immortal Lovely Greer Garson and hanrtsime Walter Padgeoo those two of "Mrs. Miniver" fame are the stars of MGM'i "Madame Ten other outstarjcSnx pIzTcri have Ah. house band leader.

Dewer i tcarrine roia this story that centers jPimeat" Mark ha rh, comedian ard arourjd two imptstant persnrantira who floor show manager, and Jimmy jred in the Paris beloved of all! iBasquette were others present at ithe Time. Cause of the argument which precipitated the cuttine In this film are revealed the miracle not oetermined. a tat discovery and the naracie of All. it is said, received slight cuts on the nose and face. His a iriorggtahle rorrwrtfy assailant, who was armed allegedly' with a long spring, switch blade fj knife, was prevented from possibiy wnU be stared by Madame tne doirur greater bodily harm when: Ali packed up a chair and fended him off.

Fletcher was later ar ouH be deeply moved by thn MGM rested and booked on suspicion of fim assault with a deadlv weapon. Attv.f Walter L. Gordon. secured his iouTl join ta the praae of New York release through a writ of habeas critics "and audiences who took this corpus. Detectives Earl Broady and K.

vrt MacGrnder handled the invest! ga 1 ition. All of the men involved in the Leo itr intrKr wu War Labor Board has authorized latest epic. last week, we came awy with the very definite centlyadded to the "troupe no SUCh raise and the meg did imnciinn tht it wss nnit PTrv1 nrrt3 hr Ai Ph5inot out EfOT ter3 from ttel' go on the list of pictun in motion pictures. which are milestones in the career of the; Before Pearl Harbor. United; A1 States oDtained 60 per cent of its Planjtnouvfc ere gotten from the insanely furious at the treachery Jf p.c FoKo bands from advance publicity that rtn f'hr reason behind the whole thing, colored member of rhiidrm'itflrr is turning out the persistent (tnax Stil ia Soldier Benefit armed LOS ANGELES William Grant ec to tne men mmmtvr vill the annual Beaux Arts icuj j31 'Z the Savoy featured with the Los Angeies PbiiharmoBic of tie GrmTi nt tn the few white spots they can still Vhti tooth and nail.

riAn4s "TH syfjcaar'Tt mvt wrw Tisve i i Hw 4i play in Hollywood' part p.cxure to theideTnd War Loan. WTYTTT USaaWT rVUI litriri 4f1 TT Tr vTrt1 easa 4m4aluim a luc4s "Don't miss it" ir your the 4th THC SONG OF ZUMXDim. roses sS screen to new heights! Jennifer JONES, William EYTHE. Owrfes BKZXFORD, Vocetw PWCE, Lee and Giadys COOPS bring Frcnz WESFEl'S reotchless novel to life, magically directed by Henry UNO, produced by WHliom Six men, Bret wcsuen at she mercy of fhe sea and each offterl Thcf l4rTTOAT, AJfred HnrCHCOCTS greatest chjefior, wrirren by John STEMSECKV starr rng Taflsioh BANICHEAO, with fiQMDTX, Canada IS fab tiiuuajliunt screen debut, and of stars! to! I pro BJ.