New Pittsburgh Courier from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Page 14

SECOND SECTION PAGE TWO Square Deal "Mauler" "Whitey? "Eddie" "Yellow" "Squint" Langhdrne Dobree, Chauffeur Pant Robeson Washington Fuller Hellish, Jr: Edwin Redding Charles Henderson Edward Gargan James Ford Percy Vcrwayen Robert Collyer Henry Troy O. Taylor Radio Announcer. 5fsjor J. A. White Sparring Partners, Dancers Singers.

Produced at the Comedy Theater, 41st street, East Broadway, Nev York City. by George S. Schuyler. Black Boy is a mixture of "Is at So." "All Gods Chillin' Got Wings" and "White Cargo." It is not good drama, but it is good propaganda, both for and against the Negro. It is just a plausible tale told by those who evidently know a very great ilnol ahnnt tVli anHHnpRS of the fisrht game but extraordinarily little of the psychology of Af ramerieans.

Many Negroes are in the cast, including Edith Warren as leading lady. The story is that of an ignorant black laborer who becomes heavyweight champion of the vorld, and who, through ignoraj dissipation and double crossing by his supposed friends, finds himself, after five years, back in his old overalls penniless. In the course of his rise he picks up the usual group of lowbrow camp followers along with a prostitute (supposedly white) who has followed the fight game for years and has been the "kept" woman of numerous other fighters. At the last, when she has letrayed him, the erstwhile champion spurns her because he has learned of her two or three drops of "Negro" blood. He then goes! off to California to play the harmonica and sign his beloved song while a former white camp follower is to collect money in a hat for the performances.

That is all there is to it. Are yon coming to NEW YORK? If o. don't feci sky ar unccxti iortabl. II you want to vUit tfca churches, theater or any other place of amuMiacnt, or if you vast to so on a shopping tcur, just writs to Miss Anita Handy 211 W. 145th Street New York City She or one of her charming hos tesses will accompany you, show you 'a no around tha city 'and assuring you a good time.

We entertain hundreds of people daily and special attention la given to ench of our guests. YES, SIR! 'MURRAY Hairdressing POMADE did it in FIVE MINUTES for sale at all drug stores and used in every ncst barber shop. irice. amall Jar. 60c: nrge jar.

11.03. Murray's special rap. bOe. It it cannot be obtained ead 50e and the nam of your druggist for small jar; it. 00 for large jar; 60c for llurrny' special cap to MURRAY SUPERIOR PRODUCTS CO.

3610 Cottar Grove Ave. Chicago. IH. Al.E.VTS WA.XTKU a. Bung Black Joe On Broadway BLACK boy Play in Three Acts by Jim tally and Frank Dazey Black' 'Boy.

Irrtie. "Shrimp" Most of the characters are mere automatons obviously dangling from the author's fingers. In this respect it resembles such stereotyped plays as "Abie's Irish Rose" and "The Best People." Without Paul Robeson's mastery the play would be a flat, failure. No other char acter is convincing, with the possible exception of "Shrimp." Indeed, Paul Robeson in relation to this play reminds one of Atlas bearing the earth on his shoulder. As for the progaganda, the Negro is Tainted as a lovely ignorant perverse child surrounded and victimized by scheming whites of little morals or character.

The charcteT cf Black Boy is more pathetic than noble; it arouses your pity rather than your admiration. Obviously the intention of the authors was to rresont the Negro in a favorable light the light of understanding. If such was the intention, the effort was a failure because the ordinary roustabout. Negro is no such weak, mooning, rentimental creature as nrestntcd here. Such a Negro does not beg his woman with trembling lips to love him just a little bit, but on the contrary he caresses her jaw with a straight right swing or bounces an overstuffed chair on her cranium, nor docs i' matter if his woman is a Caucasian.

Again, it is hard to teiieve that such a Negro suddenly deprived of hi. wealth by loss of the championship wouia arne from his side a comely white woman merely because one of her remote successors was a Negro. He would be far more likely to make her stay on and heip augment the family come. It is rather more than a coincidence that all the plays written by whites about Negroen and produced in the last few year. have emphasized a lack of both of common sense "and of the saving sense of humor that in so characteristic of Aframeri cans.

All sound a note of tragedy and futility. I doubt that the average corn fed Aframerican feels that way about life, even in America. His saving sense of 'humor tinged with cynicism is his dominant characteristic which has enabled him to survive and prosper after a fashion under adverse circumstances. The white dramatists and authors (with the dubious exception of Octavus Cohen and Hugh Wiley) seem to be unaware of this, doubtless because they are white. After all, I guess the real Aframerican drama will have to be written by an Aframerican Howard Theatre News WASHINGTON, D.

C. By J. A. SMITH Last week VTha Georgia Minstrels" furnished much entertainment for our patrons. The show, is really a novelty, having about 32 men, and not or.e woman in the entire cast.

The singing and darcing of the entire company is really above, par, with the singing of "The Lonesomest Girl in Town" by Henry Mattingly, I "Please Be Good td My Old Girl" by Norman and the comedy and dancing of Ed Post and Rastu.s Air I ship standing out. Tim Owlsley'3 monologue was really brilliant. For thi3 week we have Drake and Walker and their big revue of 40 people, featuring the two comedy volcanoes. Sambo Reid and Henry Drake himself; Gus Akins, thw world's best jazz trumpet player, and 12 all star musicians who can sing an well a3 play music. On the screen Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we have "The Only Way, a story of the French revolu Hon, based on Charles Dickens' nov jel, Tale of Two Cities." Thurs day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, "The Marriage Clause," a comedy of tioivicsuc life.

Clarence Williams Trio, with the a. si. tar.ce of Lucile X. liegeman, I.alim Dcmun.i and anpeared at tho Jiiiiinr Hitfh School, W. 1 iOth street, New York, last Thursday night.

The little 10 year old girl who sang "Candy Lips" in a clever little artist and promises to be an i other Florence Mills. The Four Tepper Shakers are at the Pantages Theater, Minneapolis, Minn. Midnite Show Sunday i ij EL nnmr in the first place, well trained. A spectator who watches the soldierlike movements of the chorus of seven, and who notes the ease with which each performer assumes hi3 position and executes his part is easily convinced of this fact. A second important point concerning the play is the fact that it is fea tured by excellent costuming.

The chorus presents a striking varia tion in its dress and dons costumes at each appearance which would do credit to any musical comedy on the stage today. Out of four changes in the chorus costumes, all of which are good, their appearance in eold and black, near the begin ning of the show, perhaps sets them off to their very best advantage. These two points, unified acting and good costuming, are as everyone knows principal parts in the success of any show. Many people attend musical shows mainly for the purpose of observing the bi zare dress of the actors, and audiences secure a keen enjoyment out of the complicated dance steps which the chorus present, the entire gToup acting as one. A word can also he said concern ing the good physical appearance of the characters of "Dots and Dashes." Shapeliness dominates the chorus and each 6tar looks well from this point of view.

A clever dancer, with chorus in the background, features the opening of the show. In this scene the girls appear in blue. Tap dancing follows this, and then the familiar black faced comedian sings together with one of the girl stars. A mixture of old songs with modern jazz features this performance. The comedian makes a stirring hi" with a paraphrase on: "A Good Man is Hard to Find." He changes the word man to "job," then to "meal," and finally to "gal." "If you can't tell the world how good you are, say nothing at all," is then presented by the comedian's companion.

The chorus appears next with singing and dancing and is' followed by two girls singing "What Can I Say," features their performance. The comedian returns with a pair of dice, and. fondly handling them sings, "Throw For Me." A riece of more serious acting is brought in in the form ef a cabaret scene in which two men, by each insisting he is going to pay the check, managed to secure food and entertainment at no cost. During this scene the chorus and dancers are introduced as entertaining the 3t rn cabaret guests, executed. PITTSBURCH COURIER At The Elmore Next Week a 5 GONZELL WHITE Who brings her latest show, "The Big Jamboree," to the Elmore Theater next week.

Miss White is one of the race's most versatile stage artists. LOCAL THEATRES: DOTS ASH DAftHES Ocey Williams presenting "Dots and Dashes" at the ELnore this week triumphs with a cast that is. 1 The scene is well The feature of an old southern flady coming north and being at first shocked and then very much inter ested in a northern show girl's sing inc and dancing, comprise a scene of much merriment. In this show there is quick action from beginning to end and, judging from the response of the audience. there is thorough enjoyment ox the entire piece.

"i ll" GAYETY "4 11 44" is Eddie Hunter and Eddie Hunter is "4 11 44." This was the writer's opinion as the famed comedian's mournful, sorrowful, ap pealing, but none the Iess mirthsome "Oh, my, my, my" rang through the spaces of a crowded house at the Gayety theater Tuesday night and threw the entire audience into up roar and outbursts of pontaneous applause. Combicr here touted as the laud able successor to the one and only Bert Williams, Eddie lived up to all advance notices. And with a bnl liant cast, including Aurora Greeley, a versatile daneer; Billy 'Mitchell, Amon Davis, Norman Astwood, Le rov Broomneld. Georre W. Cooper, 30 nimble footed, good looking dancing dolls and eight dancing spades, the show is one pleasing to the eyes, easy on the ears and a laugh getter throughout.

Lieutenant Tim Brymn and his famed Jazz Harmonic orchestra furnish the music and melody. Some times it's jazz, again it's those haunt ing Southern plantation strains but it's SOME music. The scenes of the first act art in Mohile, and carry the audi ence through fast moving scenes of a big meeting with the ever present "ghost" of a big robbery plot in the background. It's here that Eddie's "Oh, my. my, my" first grips and then holds.

Eddie, as one of the crooked members, goes to jail and his comedy shows his ability to hold the snotliEht. The second act shifts to Chicago and a cabaret scene affords one chance to view some of the classiest hoofing ever seen before the foot lights of a local playhouse. The "Charleston" and the w. k. "mess around" are portrayed with real art by the two choruses.

This act al.so furnishes the back ground for a bootlegging business, chock full of funny and unusual sit uations. All in all, the show ranks as one of the best on the circuit. Costumes nr.d scenery are the latest. William (,. Nunn.

PiSEIIl GRAZE HTS RAG ture attractions and was used very successfully by the Lincoln Motion Picture Co. and the Mitcheaux Film co. several years ago in presenting their Race film offerings in leased opera houses in cities where picture theater facilities were lacking. And Jt is upon this idea that the $64,000,000 United Artist Theater Circuit, was recently formed. headed by Sid Grauman.

whose won derful presentation prologues in Los Angeles and Hollywood nave made him nationally famous. This organi zation will build 20 theaters, averag ing 1.700 capacity, in 20 cities, in which they will establish reserve seat movie theaters and show only pre release pictures with the presentation prologues made famous by Grauman. Chicago's "Metropolitan" Adds Presentation On of the first of the leading theaters catering to Race patronage to adopt the presentation idea is the Ascher 1,500 seat Metropolitan Theater at 47th and South Park, Chicago. Built about eight years asro for exclusive white patronage, the Metropolitan located In the heart nf rhimcn'a black belt, caters to a nn En EDWARD LANKFORD uj mm fill I 1 I 1 1 I I UDD uuu THEATRES Leading Colored Houses Adding Atlractidns to Picture Programs. By GEO.

PERRY LOS ANGELES, Cat, Nov. 4. (P. C. N.

The awing of the pendu ura of picture presentation has fin ally reached the colored theaters and to the extent that with the growing importance of the colored picture houses the exploitation and presentation of their offerings has. become an absolute necessity in maintaining leadership in the amusement lines in their individual localities. The ideal form of picture theater entertainment desired by the public seems to have been found in a well balanced and artistic blending of films and music, augmented when possible by stage presentation in the form of novel prologues. This pro gram has been used for some years in road showing colored motion pic at a top admission of 35c Saturdays and Sundays. Faturnie Sammy Stewarc ana ais 14 niece orchestra in the pit, two stage turns, olte white, the other colored, and a weekly novelty act, in rlurip.

tha offer in tr which under the personality plus management of Gary B. Lewis, assistant manager and nationally known newspaper mai, makes the Metropolitan the most popular Race house in Chicago. The Willard Theater on uie aouui Sida recently enroled Thomas, formerly associated witn Keith Orpheum circuits in new York, to produce and stage presen tation for this popular ouin oioe House. Mr. Thomas's first presen tation, a novelty theme of the new dance craze, "Valencia," was intro duced Sundav.

Ocotber 24. for a four day run. Washington's "Lincoln" Engages Handy In Washington the Stanley Cran 1 dell house, "Lincoln," seating 1,579 and scaling in prices from 10c to 40c, with three changes weekly, adopted the presentation policy October J7, by engaging W. G. Handy, the famous originator of the "Blues" as conductor for a 12 piece syncopated orchestra.

According to Manager Pinchback under the new Mr. Handy "will embellish the presentations of the screen features at the Lincoln with special prologue, interpretative acts and other modern means of making the motion picture a distinctive form of entertainment," The initial presentation ran 34 minutes opening with "Memphis Blues" as an introductory cue to the entry of the famous leader, followed by a special number sung by Andrew C. Copeland, principal soloist. After selections by the orchestra, including "Birth of the Blues," "Deep Henderson," "Yellow Dog" and "St. Louis Blues, the teams of Elizabeth Smith (Victor artist) and josepn 90 per cent colored audience nightly Willis concluded the act.

T.O.B. A. CIRCUIT NEWS By W. R. ARNOLD Tala Wk NABHVILLK.

Tenn. Nov. 4. Opening; with th waek of November 1. Tae Chttnoos: of Ace of tho T.

O. B. A. tnnounc bookings of tn following acta and shows: Clarence E. Mus and Ms popular "CHARLESTON DANDIES." Liberty Theater.

Chattanooga. Tcnn. Irvln C. Miller's eson ucce9. 'ltd Hot Mamma," HIJou Theater.

Nashville. Tenn. The, following acts to play the Palace Theater. Memphis. Tenn.

Julia Davis. Paramount record tar. Williams and Grady, tlalner and Gainer. Bobble Grant Duo. alonr with Williams and Brown.

Watts and WU lta company to play th Vendomw Theater. Hot Pprlntrs. Ark. Grant and Wilson's "ROCK DINAH" company to play the Star Theater. Shreveport.

L. following Una of vaudcvlllti to piny the Ella H. Moore Theater. Dalla. Texas: Well and Wells, fox and Dixie.

Ralph and Texas, also Jlmmii Howard. The Mitchell and Hector company to play the Lyric Theater. New Orleans. La. The followinr line of acta to play the Frolic Theater.

Hlrmlngham. Davenport and Smith, Phillip Giles. Koblnaon and Cook. Allen and Hrnolds. William MeConnico.

Tho William Henbow'a "GET IIAPrT" company to play the Palace Theater. Ensley. Ala Jes. Cobb company to play the Elfthty One Theater. Atlanta.

G. Floyd and Beulah. Douslajs Theater. Mncon, G. Summit Iewla company to playthe Lincoln Theater.

Winston Salem. N. Geortre lromrman'a season's irreatet success. "CONNIE'S INN FROLICS." to play the Roosevelt Theater, Cincinnati. Ohio.

Pot Gentry company to play the Palace Theater. Newbrrn. N. C. Uolay De Lersea "BANDANA GRL8' company to play th Best Theater.

Houston. Texas. The following line of acts to play the Aldrldge Theater. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma: Id Cox.

"Quen of Blues" slnirers. Golns and Russell. Rlrhnrd on' and Richardson. Elenore Wilson. Husio Sutton, Yank and Gladys.

King and Weema. also Camp and Camp, to pl.ty the Lyrir Theater. Austin. Texas. Clara Smith.

Brown and Brown. Boots Hope. Anna Frits and Jazx Lips, to play tha Liberty Theater. Galveston, Texas. Jfext Week NASHVILLE.

Tenn, Nov. 4. With the opening of the week starting off with November I. the Cbattanoosra office of the T. O.

B. A. announce the following booking to go Into effect, being as follows: ClarenCA E. Muse fhlmaelf) and Ma nnnnlir "CHARLESTON DANDIES." Ullou Theater. Nashville.

Tenn. The fnllnwlnr Una of acts to play the Bta Theater. Shreveport, Clara Smith. Brown and Brown. Boon Hope.

Frlta and Jaas Lips. Jr. The Ella B. Moor Theater. Dallaa.

Texas, to play the following line of acts: Ida Cox. "Queen of Bluea" singers: Richards, and Richardson. Coins and Russell. Klennre Wilton, William Benbow'a GET HAPPT" company to play the Lyric Theater. New Orleans.

La. Davenport and Carr. Phillip Giles. Robinson and Cook, to play the Palace Theater. Ensley.

Ala. Floyd and Beu lah. Eighty One Theater. Atlanta. Ga.

Jesse Cobb company. Douglass Theater. Mncon. Ga. Sammle I company.

Theater. Charlotte. N. C. Pet Gentry to play the Wonderland Theater, N.

C. Watt and Willis company. Aldrldge Theater. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Roisy De Leirirc's "BANDANA GIBLS company.

Lyric Theater. Austin. Texas. The Universal Picture Co. Is about to experiment with a series of photoplays with all colored cast.

Bert Williams and Houdini Both Dead in Detroit, 'Hoodoo Town" DETROIT, Nov. 4. The death here Sunday of Harry Houdini has added another conviction to the troupers book that Detroit ia a hoodoo town for actors. Bert Williams collapsed during a performance at the Gar rick Theater here, dying a few weeks later. Al Jolson contracted a cold here which affected his voice for many months.

Frank Tinney's life was thought lost during his illness here a few weeks ago. And now Houdini master magician and escape artist meets his death ia the same city. EJMm PRESENTS fo) Lafayette tf 11 SATURD A' r. Winn, 'the stare director and producer who first trained the Lfayt Players, and who" for years piloted the "Organisation la to fame, as again presented the group to tM theater gotnr puoiie. me revived coapny, headed by Andrew Bishop and Cleo Desmond, opened at tha Grand Theater, Chicago, in "Spooks," a dramatic presentation that was a Broadway favorite for two seasons.

The lUDDortinr cast Included Sid nev Kirkpatriek, Laura Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. B. DeComi there, Charles Moor and Willie Clayton, the latter belnr a Chicago girl of great promise who is the only addition to an' otherwise widely known stood ef artists. Tha show opened to a well filled house on Dee.

23, and the clever blending of thrills, ghastly anticlp. tion and ccraedy. established the piece in public favor with a remarkable degree of promptness. Laura Bowman, fn tha role of a deaf and dumb housekeeper was the hit of the show. It was a wonderful bit of character drawing.

The next great bit, stars Work taken for granted, was Jha part of a nurse for the police department played by the newcomer. Miss Clayton. The comoanr remains at the Grand for the second week in "The Game" after which bookings' are an nounced for Detroit. Cleveland and Eastern cities. In all probaility the company will be presented in Pittsburgh at an early date.

Sidney Carter Los Angeles imrressario. passed through Chicago last week en route for the coast, af ter a summerfring Jji lnnsyl WHEN IN CINCINNATI stop at tha HOTEL STERLING Sixth and Monad Streets 100 well furnished rooms, many with private baths; all efficiently served. Special rates for tha Theatrical Profession and to Pallmsa and Bail way service employees. Reservations nay be made by letter or wire or yea may phone West 695. Leroy Hinlrins, Manager NOVEMBER 6, layers Are Re assembled In Chicago TaniaT wif.

Be was GOLDMAN WOLF ANNOUNCE A NEW PREACflER Photoplay Pf ogrP AT. Tim ELMORE THEATEf londay. Tuesday. tvt dr.tsdl November S. ia Thursday, Triti ir.

Mt rdat November 11. 12. ft WALLACE BE EWA: RaTo A DAD A.fcA.l! IK.T fv REV. J. C.

BURNETT Assisted by Sisters Grainger and Jackson on the NEW. PROCESS COLUMBIA RECORD 14166 The Downfall of Nebuchadnezzar 75c I've Even Heard of Thee i WONDERFUL SINGING SERMON. IT WILL GRIP YOU TILL YOU FEEL LIKE SHOUTING. Now: i 14161 75c FOUR SACRED RECORDS 11163 Home la That Rock 75c Do Yon Call That Religion 14157 Shout All Over God's Heaven 75c Little David, Play on Your Harp 15093 Sitlinc at the Frft ef 75c Amazing Grace 11140 Cryinjr lo lie Lord 73c He Took My Sins Ay FOUR BLUES RECORDS Black Snake Blues Papa, If You Cant Do Better 14164 Senorita Mine Nobody But My Baby Is Gettin' My Love 14162 Take Wh.it Yea Want 75c We Don't Nrol Eci Other Any More 14160 Seoaration Hhres 75c Ain't Not in' CocVin' ONE RECORD FREE What You're Sirellin Just send ia aa order for four Records, and the name of 10 people who owa phonographs, and get Free Kerrd. We bst oostare and insurance on order of two or mre records.

Only charge f.J5 for C. O. D. fee. Send for Free Rare tulorce with pictures of your favorites.

GOLDMAN WOLF 1621 CENTER AVENUE mi I upp. miner ou. i mscmrgn, i a. PHONE GRANTJT940 Phonographs Repaired at Lowest Rates Mat. Sat.

Afternoon Featuring CRACK SHOT HUNTER Those 2 Funny Boys DORRIS RHINEBOTTOM HARRY SMITH RODGERS RODGERS DANDY BROWN KITTIE ABLANCHE FREDDY RASTUS CRUMP And a RED HAT JAZZ BAND So different from the rest A BEAUTIFUL CHORUS of DANCING GIRLS Everything in fun and pleasure SPECIAL SCENERY DON'T FORGET THE MIDNITE SHOW SUNDAY. NTTE STARTING AT 12:05 O'CLOCK SHARP MOTION PICTURE PROGRAM NOV. 8, 9, 10 "BIG PAL" NOV. 11, 12, 13 "BEHIND THE FRONT".