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Bernard Katz scores heavily in an articte ine aour noie: Jim Crow," written for Thev Jaw Record, a two by four entertainment publication e.itn big ideas about the business which are lacking in some ol the most outstanding journals. VVe quote a bit from Katz's beef: "When one white man wants to tell' another about a particularly 'tough day, of brutal Uckbreaking labor, the best way he can describe it is to say he "worked like a Nigger!" Ask that very same white man whaS he thinks of the Negro and nine chances out of ten, hell telf you among other things, that the Negro is laiy" and shiftless! Multiply that a hundred miU5on times and you get a rough idea of what a vicious business sace prejudice really is. What has all this got to do with an article on music Plenty. In fact that's just what I'm going to tell you about 1 "Because of jimcrow you're told either, half truths, out jht lies, or nothing at all about how music grew. New Or leans is a good example.

You're, told all about the bawdy houses' and honky tonks, but nothing about the influences its famous operas and theatres. Because of this bias there wasn't a single Negro in a ingle. house Hand of a single major radio station in a single major cut in wic sjjn uui auci "A tightly drawn color line has kept the Negro mnsician out of all leading hotels, off commercial radio programs en Um airrl rt nur tnn tVi9tr Whr th Ml IpIJ) 9 nn't icmoreH Golden Gate Singers, Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters and others they have been pictured in Hollywood's' films as waiters, itableboys, pullman porters, maids, or clowns. "At va ufkcn a Verrn Vianrl rrashe tVi line intrt 1 hie and tastepsi nf oer "Ship down jimcrow wherever you see it. rAnd remember that the main reason jazz is as good as it Is because lots of Negro and White musicians Art Hodges Is a good example have broken down jimcrow and given the music something more than it had when it was just plain Negro jazs or jnst plain white jazz.

A really democratic 'America, where the color of a man's skin won't make a damn bit of difference will produce a greater American music." COMMENT: In the opinion of this department that kind a 4 mm A wt Vea taarieat rir m1u tr tMn 1 i at A VLIU oiuiiva ft iicjivuvu iiv vajr iiiugiivua list a as Hodges, but also by such champions of justice as Katz Jiiraself. A collector of jazz records, Katz recently did an article for the Negro Quarterly on Negro folk is currently a book on Jazz which will enlarge upon his democratic ideas. HAVE YOU HEARD the swell contents of the Ethel Waters Album which Decca recently produced. It contains some of her most famous and' nostalgic hit numbers And how about Noah Thompson's clever "I Don't Mind The Ration, But Please Don't Ration My Jive." Lionel Hampton's working on an arrangement for it which will be recorded by the Ink Spotsi' isn't Hampton's "Half A Love IstBetter Than backed by "Now I Know" terrific? Hear 'Lunceford is working on a newie to be titled "Dance Of The French Jitterbugs" which will be dedicated to the folk of France awho thumbed their noses at the Nasty Nazis when the latter. placed a ban on dancing in German controlled France Down Washington way this week and caught New York's popular Buddy Bowser emceeing at swank Club Bali which has a revue titled "Devil's Revue features the Bali Dancing Line and a rainbow of pleasing acts In the nation's capitol also dug Barnet and his twenty piece combine tearing up things at the Lichtman Howard Theatre.

Stage show jumped too Hey there, Newsletter Magazine. Wassa idea of doing a piece on S. Hurok, the entertainment man and not even mentioning his most famous attraction Marian Anderson? Can't he Kn nn. i Junk wmw vw WUIUW UJV 1 bias. Didn't think anyone wis that silly.

TUNE IN, new radio mag did a feature on Wings Over Jordan this week, spotted pix of Settle's choir with Mayor muuuuu, viiusc iu apcu iuc wuru xcgrp jwrcnoui ine capital letter. Oh well! Leonard Feather and Tohn Hammond still carrying on their hotter than hot feud over Duke. Feather is Duke's praise agent, Hammond, claims the Duke is going high brow. The feud goes back to Duke's terrific Carnegie concert which Hammond didn't go for but definitely i Back on the records, don't miss the waxing of "Sweet Patootie" which has that rave reed man, Sidney Bechet doing his very best with Noble Sissle's Swingsters in the background. Wouldn't you think that the big networks all over the otintry.

would come to their senses and lake" the word of Phil Moore, MGM arranger and composer, who says flatly that modern day music is just like the bear without the benefit of Negro music makers. Phil Moore is one of the acclaimed authorities in his field and what, he says means plenty. tne spirit ot one, Reginald Oayton of Fall River, Massachusetts, who writes in letter, to. Down Beat: "I'd father say "hi" to' a Negro any day than say "heir to that so called white Aryan housepainter Adolf Hitler." (' Brdther, there are a lot of so called white Americans who elon't 'agree with you. Let's hope there are more who do.

1 PAGE TEN 1 IUU wm hotel or night club, jimcrow keeps the Negro people irom sitting in to listen to it. "As a result of this, America is being fed rippling rhythm, choirs of brass, tic toe and champagne music that is as phoney OWfCJ MOHTOOMIIY m4 CtUk tOMISO jf t. COKZ7 neonle like Armstrong. The KUKOt 4000,000 AwriNM t4 m4 It4 Mr FXIIND F1ICKA fMtam IO00Y WWWAM. PStSTON fOn VTA JOHNSON.

A I A' WATRIX tot il CAUOWAT mi Kk MI 'HI I I id Saturday, Joitc Singing Star To Appear At ApofloTliealre "Stcnny Wealhtar" Eaterta "Presents lift Mars" At LW sxes i i 'J JUNE RICHMOND, singinr and comedy sUr with Andy Klrk'i Band which will appear at the 123th Street Apollo Theatre next week. Eddie Lemons and Peg Leg Jeffer on and Mary are two ot the act; In. the eatt of the show. Andy Kirk's Band And Jane Kcfanond To Be Headlines At Apollo Andy Kirk and hii Clouds of Joy will be the headline musical attrac Uon at the Apollo Theatre next week. The band will be assisted by a revue cast ot five headline: acta, and its own "specialities and i Few of the present day bands have achieved the success earned by Andy Kirk.

The' band is popularly called "America's Most Versatile Swing Band." Kirk's saxa phone section Is the best In the business. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that Andy himself is one of America's leading saxaphone. Payers. Plum June Richmond will return as one of the stars of Andy Kirk) Bud. Several of June's latest songs have not been recorded, due to the current conflict between the Musicians' Union and the Recording companies.

June has been acclaim ed as never before during the Band's country wide trip which terminates next week at the Apollo. Eddie Lemons, the comedy favor its of yesteryear, will be one of the members of next week's Apollo Theatre cast Lemons has been in the West for the last seven or eight years. He has arranged to come to the Apollo primarily because of his discovery of a one legged dancer who is reported to be better than Peg Leg Bates. This dancer (Peg Leg Jefferson) will be in next week's east along with Baptiste and Rastus and the Wilfred May Trio. Virian Collier Gives Recital Friday Nistiit At RcMevelt J.

H. S. WESTFIELD, N. J. Vivian Collier, young soprano from Washington, D.

and the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Collier, sr. of Westfleld, New Jersey, will be presented in a concert at the Roose velt Junior High School, Clarke street, on Friday evening, June 11th, by the Negro History Club. It wiU mark Miss Collier's first appearance In Westfleld, since be ginning her professional career.

Miss Collier was a member of the i Porgy and Ben Company, besides broadcasting over the NBC network. Her Town Hall debut in New York last December evoked the uanimous praise ot the critics. The Sun mentioning her as "a singer of talent" Following the Westfleld concert, Kits Collier will sing at Camp Meade, Maryland, on Sunday after non, June 13th. The singer will be heard in Washington early in the Fall after which she will appear In many of the leading cities of the East, South aad Middle 'West Milne Chamley will be Miss Col lier's accompanist 4 Miss. EUi Kennedy, lyric coloratura soprano, was presented in a song recital Thursday evening, in the Little Theatre of St Martin's Church, by the.

Salem Epworth League. She 'was accompanied at the piano by Jonathan Brice. Miss Kennedy who his a wide range, does very well with her high notea. She appeared to fine advantage In "iter rendition of "Aria ou va la Jeune Indoue" by (Indian' Ben Song' from talma.) l'1 the alatpi rendered selections by I. 8.

Back. Wmiam Armtflsher, 1 Lane Wilson, Scarlatti. Schubert. Brahms. Edward Grieg, Rlmsky rofsakow.

Pearl Curran, Ivor Ko r. ANDT LUI Harlem Tea Party By Jolm Brown Scores At St. Martin Theatre "The Harlem Tea Pary, by John Brown, made its, Initial bow at St Martin's Theatre, Lenox, avenue and 122nd street, Friday evening, June 4. In spite of the heat the audience was large and enthusiastically applauded throughout the play. Many requests were made for repeat performances.

The newjtand scene, with Robert Quailey staging a sit down strike against the prejudiced white dailies, and with MiLton Beazer, white, trying to buy a white paper, was. outstanding. When Quailey declared several times, "I have the Amsterdam News, the Age, and the Voice, and if the Sit Down continues these will be dallies." the sudience loudly applauded. St Martin's Choir sang the new song, "This Is America," and John Cooper's "Fours Cats and a Fiddle" furnished music during intermissions. Outstanding players were: Eugene Boyd, Enid Morris, William Jonathan, Georage O'Garro, Robert Quailey, Milton Beazer, Robert Terrell.

Boyd as Mussolini' and O'Garro as Dr. Research, won frequent applause. Other players: Albert Robinson, Martha and Cynthia Terrell, Claire Shelton, Violet Klrton, Antoinette Brown, Ruby Bailey, Alexander Harvey, Edwin McCraw, Harry All en Albert Robinson, Clarence and Frederick Bruno. Stage electrician: Claude David. Production staged by John Brown, Eleanora Brown and Li 11a Bryant vello, Roger Grulter, and her last group spirituals were arranged by William Grant StilL THURS.

TO MOai. JUNK lOtbTO 14th Sine eat the toad Here's Jtt4yshet toes I caoin CSS CS0S3Y 3 rr "Ski 1 a'a'w. T' fwm I aT ST i i llU.i I I it If i Ixtrat "SUmny 30th Century Fox film starring Lena Horne and Bill Robinson is entertaining fart. However, it must be noted that Negroes are again shown to be a dancing and singing race with not a serious tbougnt. Bill Robinson does his best to poriy a young man beginning a es as a tap dancer at the end of the last World War: It had been rumored that the picture was to be done over and the role given to a younger man but this rumor was proven unfounded and Bill Robinson fans will enjoy seeing him tap pig bis way to fame.

Home is beautifully gowned and as lovely as ever as the girl who falls in love and Is loved by Pantomime Acts Pleasing Movie Goers fmwtw hi I I Il aMBBBBawJBBBBBSBX Tr V. vi f. SSBMBtaW TStaaBBBBBW 'BBBSaaBBBBBBBBBBBP LL tS The two pugnacious gentry pic tured above are Melvin White ana William Washington, better known as the Two Zephyrs" who are rolling the audience in the aisle of the Theatre, in San Francisco where they are hilled with Louis Armstrong for one week. These two zanies are internationally known for their pantomime comics. They were the first colored act i IuEppa Schylsr Gets Highest Award; Presents Baby Prize After winning highest hono.iif tnCoWwrn Mayer studios.

the 8th consecutive time from the National Piano Teachers Guild whose annual tournament closed Saturday, thus making ine roon outstading record of sustained su periority in piano in the city, eleven year old Philippe Schuyler was chosen by the Victory For Children Campaign to take Mayor LaGuardia's place In presenting their child opularity contest prizewinner with a $29 war bond. The award was given at the 137th Street YWGA at p. Saturday. Little five year old Constance Elaine Dash, received the bond from Philippe. She had gotten 240 votes, having sold 24 books of ten votes each.

In celebration of the finals of this contest now held annually by the Samaritan Nursery School. 344 West 123rd street, the Stuyvesant Day Nursery, IS Verona place. Brooklyn and the Progressive Day Nursery' of the." Bronx. Mrs. Lucille Dreher hsd arranged an unusual display of child talent In spite af their ages running from four to thirteen, the children.

giving their services free for the occasion, entertained the Nursery Schools with bic time stuff. PhilioDa Schuyler opened the even inf with her own arrangement of lit Star Snancled Banner, while the nursery children formed a patriotic on the stage. Then John Harmon. Jr. made a miuine toeech on the gift of the Negro to America, never mispronouncing a single long woro and using plenty of them impressively.

Kenneth Serracho, boy soprano, sang splendidly and the Mary Bruce baby dancers performed. HjitricalSct ATLANTA, Ga. Baldwin Burroughs, a member of the Sail man College faculty and director of the University Players, will di feet the, Atlanta University Sum mer School of the Theatre which opened on June 1 a a training center for directors and actors. Mr. Burroughs possesses an en viable reputation as actor and di rector.

He bad Important roles during the se icons of 1M1 and 1143 with the Atlanta university Bum mer Theatre; and during the cur rent season his versatility in directing was demonstrated in the successful productions of "Shadow aad Substance," Wife." "Prometheus Bound," and "Everybody Join Hand. A graduate ot WOey College and Northwestern University; Mr. Burroughs has served ss director of. recreational dramatics at the Emerson Branch of the Y. U.

A. in afraatttotv Ctoois; and Bill. She is at her best in the Stormy Weather number the best scene In the picture. Katharine Dunham and her Troupe do a greet deal In making it so. What, story ther.

Is gets lost In the array of talent (enough for a couple of pictures) with Cab Calloway, Flournoy K. Miller and Johnnie Lee (who brought back memories of the good old days when Miller and Lyles Were at the top) Ada Brown. Fats Waller and a score of others. The Nicholas Brothers outdo themselves in a breath taking number. Dooley Wilson as Bill's pal who always finds himself into lots of trouble is good, ajso Babe Wal lace M.R.

A io go raw UW vocunui wore Los Angeles also the Hotel Sher man in Chicago. Tbey have ap peered In all the leading night clubs and theatres throughout the country. At the close of their cur rent engagement they are going to Hollywood where they will be featured in several pictures. Arraqer Decss Difficulty Lilting melodies mingle with comedy and a haunting love story In "Presenting Lily Mars," a new MGM hit, which brings Judy Garland to the screens of Loew's 116th Street and Victoria Theatres, starting Thursday, June 10th, for five days, where she is appearing in one of the most intriguing roles of her career. Judy is teamed, not with another singing star, but with a polished dramatic actor in the per son of Van Supporting' these two stars are Fay Bainter, Richard Carlson, Marta Eggerth, Connie Gilchrist, Spring Byington.

Bob Crosby and his orchestra, and many others. Judy is the young singer. She tries to "crash" her way to the attention of a famous producer, Heflin, manages to make his prima donna, 'Miss Eggerth, plenty Jealous, and amid comical complications, and a touching love story, the embryo star achieves success, musically and romantically. The associate feature on.tyte pro gram is "Sherlock Holmes 1Bathv and a teamntffle Hsasiil I a rwi bone as Sherlock TW. w.tam i xhe story is centered upon Holmes' efforts to track down' a document of great importance which is stolen from an emissary of the British State Department be fore it is delivered into the hands of Vnited States government of nciais, Berore uie criminals, wnu Negro Musicians To Move, Radio Work i trsat more and more.

Hollywood Is employing. Negro musicians. "If you could see. some of the long hair regulars In a studio band shaking their heads with amaze know low they're produced. The Jazz man can teach him and at the same time learn something out of the experience of the older man.

Don't be too surprised if that fusion of Jazz and classical that everybody's talking about, as well as a real breaking down of racial barriers, comes out of California. It won't be anything misty and. temporary, either, because we're on. the track the real McCoy." The theory that Negro musicians th part of the musician, but its find it difficult to adjust themselves nothing so complicated that any to movie and radio work is just so food musician, no matter what his much according to Phil color, can't get If he applies him umi. r.

imnMrMingoMr fw seU. The proof of it the fact interview here last week, Moore told of his success In con 1 vlncin, Hetro of the worth of se i pla artists and predicted that "a new kind of music is going to come mcn( whep hetf youn Ne. "When I was taken on as an or long, blending tones from his sax. chestrator at MGM some time ago." (you'd be able to get a dearer pic Moore said when Interviewed by tore ot wnat I mean when I talk reporters for Down Beat Magazine, about the new.kiod. oL music that "I had a lot of trouble at first eon may come out of Hollywood some vincing studio heads that a good The old timer doesn't mere Negro Jazs man would play a par 1 wonder when he bears tones and tlcular piece of.

music Just the way techniques which he never got the composer wanted it to be from his own six. He wants to played. Then when an O. K. would finally come through, I knew that the Negro musician' was going to be put on his mettle and that any hack character wouldn't do.

When I asked one of the boys from a band round town to drop over for a recording session, I made darn sure that he could be depended on to show up on time and in condition for a tough workout And he usually got It "The other members of the band would sort of alt Irtck and take it easy, turning over the' Involved passages of the thing to the new guy ae If to say. "wen." go ahead, brother, we've heard all about yon Jazs men let's see what you can do." Parttafarly swaiseworithy were the efforts of Benny" Carter and Barney Bigard, the MGM composer declared, It got so that when a new and top Negro musician re ported for a. movie recording date. the other musicians watch his work and lust gape when he'd play on for hours without making a fluff. Moore said.

Aejaataaeal as Easy Of the propaganda about Negroes getting Moore said: "Naturally a musician who has spent most of his life playing Jars or swing and Skever had a real chance to study music from a classi cal anale, has to learn to adapt hhn aeTf. radio and movies demand more awareness and agility as director of" dramatics at Tlllot aon College' ui "Austin, Texas, lie' has given performances with the Wiley Players 'and with the Hampton Summer Theatre Another member of the faculty will be the noted actress. Miss Ab bie MUchcll, who his appeared In the professional productions of "Madame Help Wanted," "In Abraham's Bosom," "Coquette." and The Little Foxes." Miss Mitchell was technical advisor' of the Cavalcade of the Negro Theatre at the American' Negro itxposmoa Chicago; and during the summer el lMt the played the tMe role la "Whlteoaki" with the Atlanta University Summer Theatre. Also on the faculty wtS be Thomas D. Pawley.

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NIGHT A MATE URS Ow Sale is Advawae are enemy agents, are tracked down, there is a murder, kldnip pug. a gunflght and other exciU tng evenU which add to the enter talnment qualities of the picture. For an experience you win always remember, see "Bataan." M's epic motion picture bringing you, in all its vivid, stirrmg glory, the American stand in the A realistic portrayal of battle action. www: An inspiring portrayal of the spirit of men erf all creeds, racot, and color, fused into an unforgettable fighting unit ZC Congratulating on present vjaw. needed, realistic 1l 1.

TV picture of what war really tar ins National Association for the Advsnce. mertt of Colored People has presented a saoll to this company for its production of You will know why when you see this magnificent showing a patrol of 13 heroes who sought against all the odds, Robert Taylor ghrea the axt stirring performance of his career, 'as, Sergeant Bill Dana. And so do George Murphy, Thomas MitcrUoydNdan, Lee Bowman, Desi Amaz, Robert Walker and Kenneth Spencer. WW Those who have been on Bataan are highest in their praise: "Gripping! Pays an honest tribute to those whose heroiemwiU never be for gotta Philip iien. says vice President of the ppmes, Sergio Osmeno.

"It's the true story as we who were stationed there vividly remember hV declares Lt Mary G. Lohr. Bataan Army Nunc w' "Bataan" is now playing to deeply, moved audiences who thnwe; New York's Capitol Theatre. I If "Bataan" is not already in your town ll WIU OS Assys: MBuy war Keep Them," f' ST AX SEXSATIONg A TEE ST tr.d RASTUS IDT' VSA WTDNIGUT SHOW ITfwpatlale l'J mm fill 5 BXADLCCE tXVUK.