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mi VAtfE TEN THE NEW YORK AGS Situx dayeetcm'btr Sth, mi Popular Band Leader At McKinky Theatre Mj fcckslein's 'The Valley Of Decision" On Loew's Screens Henrietta Lovelace To Appear In Toyn Band And Revue Comes To Apollo i An! The management of the recent Jyly' opened McKinley Theatre, 169th street and Boston road, play host to scores 'of children from the. Riverdale Orphan Asylum Thursday after noon, September 6th. The invitation extended to in elude all childrea of the insutu tion, providea an opportunity for them lo enjoy, an afternoon of 'wholesome vaudeville and a double feature screen presents tion. The kiddies will see "Hep Sation of an atomic, streamlined revue of songs and swing; starring the Nicholas '''Brothers; terrific lap talent stars of 20th Century Fox movies. Al BROADWAY so featured on the star studded in person bill ire Dizzy Gillespie, Esquire Magazine's All American trumpet star, and his eighteen piece band; Patterson and Jackson, 600 pounds of comedy, singing and dancing; Betty St Clair, glamorous song stylist; arm Joe Arena and Pal, offering a clever novelty act, Beginniag Friday, September 7, headliners on the Bronx theatre's fourth gal week's bill will be Luis Russell and his great band and Rose Brown, sensational singer of the Hot Mikado.

Other top notch acts are Conway and Parks, rib tickling comediens; Spick and Span, dance artists; Frank Galbeath, trumpet ace and others. Count Bisie, the "Jump King of is backed by Toots Camerata'i will reopen the Club piece Orchestra. Plantation, Los Angeles, which las been closed lor the Ella Fitzgerald has been signed ahen lie tees off Jn a four week for a aeries of nite club solo tngagement at that deluxe Cen headline appearances. Ditto: The xal Avenue nltery, starting Ink Spots. Thursday, September 6.

This I narks the Count's second Iocs 1 Bob Merrill succeeds Eddie Via tion on the west coast in a little the blues song sensation. nore man two mtnins. in juiy ne had played three record smashing weeks at the Casa Man tna in Culver City. "Deep. Are.

These a Iran a dealing with the problems the homecoming Negro soldier ue revealed in the new James Gow Arnsud DUsseau play ar riving at theFulton Theatre on September 26th. Among those in the cast are Car ol Goodner, Lloyd Gough and Gordon Heath, who takes the soldier role, The Mckinley Theatre in New Vork'a Bronx sector opened with CHATTER wjtn Cootie Williams famous ork. Vinson will lead hir own band having signed a contract with Moe Gale. Looks like all the top ranking stars in show bu have come under the Moe Gale banner. Laurie Macfle off to the coast to open a branch for tho Independent Press Service in Hollywood.

uux rugrim Headlining a USO unit Currently playing Mi' ami, Florida. Maestro Lucky MiUlnder who dropped Judy Carroll iiu blues singinft Wynonie Harris and took on Leon Ketchum ar voeallat hai another good lookjig damsel set for his band. New York's Cafe Zanzibar, will erect a sign atop its huge sky scraping building to attract the eyes of plana passengers, Evelyn Purvis, femme singing star with the Harlemaires, is anxl ously awaiting the return el her BEG. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 EH3VU3 yZJ LZl LZ3 LZD Billle Holiday and Oon Red mane orcleeua a fortnight ago I Luis Russell's Orchestra Is do "Inf cwelegsnt at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom broadcasting via coast 1 to coart American' Broad easting Company 'network.

'Claudia McNeil has signed a contract wtth Gale Agency. Raxel Scott' hss 'waxed (for DECCA) The Man I Love" and ONE WEEK ONLY I. BAI3 LPS i I ZJ con way I pice AKD A J) pyAnnc; I cpa 1 Extri Added Attrrtfcsi THE SENSATION OF HOT EHJCADO A 0 THE A I EBS fehtinuoui Fronrl2 Noon Lut Sui Sboic'iO FUf. VniDiiiGOT snon Saturday Billy Eckstein and bis band and revue will appear on the stage of the Apollo Theatre next week. This will be the band's first appearance in many months.

Billy, unfortunately, became ill on a tour just prior to his announced engagement at the Apollo, with the resulting cancellation. Since that time, the band has been reorganized they have made several hit recordings and hare played to S. R. O. Shows in theatres and dance halls, throughout the country.

Prominent amongst his new recordings art "Cottage For Sale" and 'I Like The Rhythm of the Riff." The Deep River Boys who have entrenched themselves very firmly as radio and recording favorites. will head the supporting cast in the Apollo next weak. This troupe is now under the management of Ed Kirkbay who piloted Fats Waller to fame. Ralph Jones, the new tap dancer, the Three Glenn, a trio of adiagio and acrobatic dancers and Ann Bayer and other headliners will be included in the cut Record Review VICTOR; Tommy Dorsey and his band have waxed HONG KONG BLUES and YOU CAME The vocals are by "SkeeU" Herfurt and Stuart 'Foster Charlie Spivak and his orchestra give out with IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME and IF I HAD A DOZEN HEARTS. Irene Daye renders the POOR LENORE and NO CAN DO are the latest recordings by The Four King Sisters with Buddy Cole and his ork.

COLUMBIA: Kay Kyser and his orchestra will please the record fans with such; CHOO CHOO POLKA. The vocalists are Michael Douglas and Gene Walsh, and the Campus Kids FEATHER MERCHANT and AINT IT THE TRUTH can be credited to Count Basie and ork. soldier hubby from the wars. The unit is currently playing The Band Box in Baltimore, Maryland. Georgia Henry, Ella Fitzgerald's is an originator of creative hair styles.

The Deep River Bis were re sponsible for the new all time box office record set at Washington's Howard Theatre recently. The unit which was one of the outstanding features of the Negro Music Festival along with Lionel Hampton's Orchestra and Anne Brown la. slated for an appearance at the Royal Theatre in Baltimore, September 11 Tab Smith's Orchestra getting set for a tour of one nighters and. that's all for now. Cab Calloway hai entered into negotiations with the government to buy a transport plane, whkh he will use to tranr oort hie orchestra on theatre dates across the country.

Read "LAND OF TBI NOBLE nil. testate ffege elx lAVt WASTE PAPER Boasting one of the top casts of the year. Metro Gold wyn Maver'i "The Vallev of Decision. coming to Loews Street ineaire xnursaay, sept. oin.

xoriiions maicnuig ucpm ana cxci flve days, and Loew's Victoria Theatre, for the' entire week of Thursday, Sept 6th is a vivid and exciting film version of Marcia Davenport's best selling novel. Co starring an outstanding new romantic team in Greer Garson and Gregory the film also Radio Spotlight HARRY JAMES' GUEST: Cab Calloway, the "Sultan of Swing," was the guest of Harry James and his Music Makers, over the Columbia network, on last Friday. YOUTHS TO DISCUSS INTOLERNCE: A youth forura on "Racial Tolerance in America" will be heard on WMCA, Friday, September 7th. 9:90 to 10:00 p.m with four senior high school students participating. The discussion on one of the issues of major lmporance in America today will be moderated by J.

Raymond Walsh, noted commentator, author and educator. The program is one of a weekly series of broadcasts devoted to "Youth's Point of View" on public effairs. Any senior high school student in the metropolitan area is eligible tlcipationi BROADCASTS FROM STAGE PROM STAGE Erskine Hawkins, noted as 30th Century Gabriel among ter the the leading exponents of American swing, headlines WMCA's Amateur Night In Harlem'1 on Wednesday, September 5th. 11:06 p.m. to midnight The Hawkins band will be heard direct from the stage of the Apollo Theatre where the weekly variety series PREPARES FOR RECITAL: Una Mae Carlisle, star of WHNs Gloom Dodgers, is rushing comple Uon of her new piano concerto.

This prolific young composer, the only woman who ever had two soup on tn hit paraat onea a vi SOPRANO TOWN HALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 16th it 3 P3I. TICKETS: Me, SUM. 1JI and tlet LOGES (SwtW 6) lltM Can EDgeeeabe 4 1 er WAdswetlk TIM year, has consented to appear at a concert in Carnegie Hall, October 11 As her featured work, Una Mae will play her own eoncertd Gloom Dodger listeners will hear a special preview of the work 'as soon as it is i openixif; of their ILVEILAE Oa Its Oh fcJa? efbecti I e'eUck coauiicey noRTncmi PRESENTS AT THE IMPERIAL HALL, 160 West St toe aqt noun INVITATIONS ON RIQCEIT Wrtte Pteae THE NEW YORK AGE EN WET UMk STR1ET EDgeeesabe i snnoinices the .4 I SCHOOL In AI1I1CH IJoV I 120 WEST 125th STREET, NEW YORK CITY where Yoke, Theory, Htrmonj, Eir Triininc, Husk Appreciation, Chorus Singing, Jul Improvisation, Band Orchestration, the Piano, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Guitar, Mandolin, Clarinet, Trombone, Drums, and aH other littsical Instruments wiO taught by qualified teachers. The Music Studio Yi.ilablt for rental bj prirtU Uxchert, tnd rehttrtili 7 dijs a week rca 10 1.

to. to 10 p. n.T. i let: i ni offers' such sterling performers as (Lionel Barrymorc, Donald Crisp, Marsha Hunt Preston Foster Jar. Dan Ouryea in characteriza ilence the work of Miss Garson and Peck, both of whom have surpassed themselves in the film.

"The Valley' of Decision" is the story of the Scotts, who have built a steel empire, and of Mary Rafferty. the girl from across the tracks, who comes to work as a servant in the big Scott house. In love with Paul Scott (Peck) from the moment she meets him, Mary struggles against this love she feels can never be realized. Mary takes the younger Scotts under her wing, sees them married; finds, too that Paul returns her love, But Mary's father is bitter against the Scotts, feeling that.it was their fault that he lost the use of his legs while at work in steel mill and the conflict if temporarily resolved when Marj goes to England with the newly married Connie Scott She returns, after two long years, at the elder Scott's request to marry Paul only to' witness her employer's death at the hands of her own father in a dispute. Again she leaves Paul, although he still wants to marry her.

Then, in a thrilling climax, Mary returns to claim her rightful place in tht Scott home. The co feature is "The Gay Senorita" with Jinx Falkengurg. Delightful Comedy Pleases Patients At Red Cross Rec. Hall CAMP LEE, Va. The hilarious things that can happen to a couple of New Yorkers oft on a fishing trip in Maine were revealed to the delight of close 1.000 patients at the ASF Re ion1 HP1'1 Wednesday and Thursday, when USO Camp Shows presented "Pardon Me" at the ous wards.

The action of "Pardon Me" wu centered in a hotel lobby of a small lodge deep 'in the heart of the Main" woods. Complications set in when Singer Actor Eden Nicholas, as an author with his mind firmly fixed on fishing, and his ecretsry, played by Comedian Ray Melville, were mistaken for each other by the proprietress (Lucille Fenton), a keen fisher woman herself, who was hilari ously obvious in her determination to "book" a husband for her pretty daughter (Elaine Haslettl. In defiance, the daughter pre tended to be one of the maids which gives you an idea of the merry mix up. Six ravishing chorus girls frisked through the scenes as the production' breezed along with catchy, swlngy tunes and plenty of action to ft satisfactory conclusion, in which every one lives bspplly ever after Preds Pnrisij Fctore Stella Young. Juvenile singer.

who made quite a hit last, week at the Palm Gardens, is destined for bigger things along the theatri cal front according to her pro moter, rreddie Fulton. Another of Fulton's up and coming proteges, is Eleanor Gibson, glamorous septan artist who will soon appear in the promoter's re vue. HENNROTTA Lovelace will ap pear in recital at Town nan, Sunday afternoon, September 16, at 3:00 p. m. Listening back through several years one hears the soprano Voice of Henrietta Lovelace singing its way through successive concerts and smash hit shows Xhapell and Stinette'a "Kentucky Sue," Flo Ziegfield's 'Sing Out the "John "Hit the Deck" and "Mexican In the early forties one remem bers hearing the hour long "Henrietta Lovelace" broadcasts emanating from NBC, and her "Choco late Eclair Family" 4 harmony group which first gained favor in its broadcasts from tne Court of Flame at the New York World's Fair.

Now at Towu Hall one again hears that same vibrant voice, with its clear upper register and its rich, low notes, in concert I Miss Lovelace, a native of MoStgomery. Ala, waa soloist with the Mozart. Society she attended Fisk University. While at Fisk she also performed with Roland Hayes and Harry T. She later, came to New 'Vork where she entered into her first musical show.

Siagcg Idol BILLY ECXSTUfF, now fully recovered, who will appear with his band and revue at the Apollo during the week beginning Friday. The Deep River Boys will head' the supporting cast. ''CaHonFpbys OnsWeekStacdAt He Harm Theatre Though New Yorkers were, burning up in heat, with the temperatures between 79 and 80 degrees, it didn't hinder the city's hepcaU arm livesters from getting in the New Amsterdam Theatre at the 42nd street and Broadway, to see the first downtown showing of the. featurette featur ing 4 hit tunes and Louis Jordan, their king of the Bobby Sox Bridage. Inside the theatre, it was stand room only.

Sandwiched in be tween two revivals, "Lost Patrol" with Vie McLaglen and Stranger On The Third with wide eyed Pter Lorre, "Caldonia" was was definite relief from the two pictures, dripping with Best line in the featurette comes when 2S0 pound Richard Muey asks Louis Jordan "What's wrong 'with Harlem" when Louis frowns to learn that Huey has a studio there. Louis replies "Nothing a little dough could fix up!" "Caldonia" goes next to the flat ris Theatre, Cnd street, for one week beginning September Srd. Mrs. Eshgb Rcbscn Is Staff Mernbsr Of African Affairs Dr. Max Ycrgan, executive director of the Council on African Affairs, snounced that Mrs.

Ealanda Robeson, wife of Paul Robeson, Joined the staff of that organisation beginning September 1 to assist in carrying forward the Council's expanded pro gram of activities for the fall and winter. Mrs, Robeson is the author of "Af rican Journey published a few weeks ago by John Day and Co. The book has received high commendat km from critics and reviewers In both the Negro and white press for Hs clear and arresting portrayal ef Lie In black Africa. ceoi 1 iS4 (liarmm? Chanteuse Aulosrapli CbSectaf 1 1 VYV.Y SIGN Hit! HlMeiarda, NIC'a eKO.ulslte shanteuae, an aM autiirap Teelleetor and every Tuesday Sept. 11.

will Main have all auesU en her radio show algn en the dotted line. She has keen gathering theater mementos and atograpna. for many year and has Tone ef the beat eollectlena Jn ahowbuslnaaa. It's Nca Breakable Duke Ellington, the famous com poser orchestra leader, tests a new plastic, non breakable Victor phonograph record for horn use. Developed by RCA Victor after It year of reMareh, it can oa played 0(1 all home phonographs.

First, of these new flexible discs will be released by RCA Victor next month. With formal anthropological stud ies at the University of London, the London School of Economics, and in the United States, Mrs. Robeson has combined a rich experience of travel in Ainca ana many ciose asMcut ions with friends in various parts of the world. She is widely known as a lecturer as well as author. Mrs, Robeson, in her work with the Council on African Affairs, will contribute toward widening the in fluence of the Council and increas ing American understanding of Af rica's vital relationship to world se curity and peace.

Clothing tucked away in dress drawers should be brought FREDDIE FUITON PROMOTER Willing to finance and itage organizations benefit ahowi For fall details eontact Freddie Fulton Studio in West Bat Street er Call COInibM I M2S BEAUTIFIED out for a few hours of sunning, drying, and airing; once' or twice during the especi ally after a rainy spetL Lu) ENTlRl WRK BEOINNINO THURt. SEPT. 6 ft eCrt WW SDAYS'S sift; fits io' of TMUHf. thru HON vMev OHlkl UONtl tAIIYMOli F1ESTON POSm Jinx FALKIM1UIO MODERNIZED SINGING IDOL I Ort Gfltison WEEK BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPT. 7th POPULAR MAESTRO iiV DAI1D jeiiDArma Jzzx mm LB.

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