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BY HARRY W. JACKSON

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THE SEASON’S BEST AT THE WALKER BEAUTIFUL THIS WEEK

Featured in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin

The Walker Beautiful has the best show since the fall opening, this week. There is no wonder for this when one takes into consideration that it is an ail-talented show. The shows that we have been seeing a tthe Walker Beautiful in recent months have been penned, we are informed, by white persons. But there is something In their comedy for colored audiences that does not appeal to them like the comedy written by colored playwrights. The Majestic Theatrical Circuit, Inc., which has been supplying shows at the Walker Beautiful has not put in a show yet that favorably compares with “Steamboat Bill From Louisville.” It is a George L. Barton production and was penned by two colored boys, both of whom are to be seen in the cast. On Monday night, the night we reviewed “Steamboat Bill From Louisville,” the show got the greatest reception since the fall opening. Billy Ewing, who wrote the lines, and “Bozo” Nickerson, who wrote the lyrics, are i n straight and comedy leads. Ewing and Sam Robinson in a little comedy tilt, evoked much laughter. “Bozo” is funny in his semi-pan-tamine. J. C. Davis has a tenor voice of high range that nearly brought the Monday night audience to its feet. “The Get Happy Four” scored three encores. Tommy Wood in eccentric dancing went over big. Ethel Willis and Hattie Noel are well received. There is toe, tap and acrobatic dancing and good singing that please.

MANAGER RETURNS

Everett Smith, manager of the Walker Beautiful, has returned to the city from Cleveland having gone there to review. Watts and Ringgold's “Back Home Again” show that was playing a return engagement at the Globe theatre. He reports these two home thespians have a good show that is crowding them in nightly. There are musical numbers that are the hit of the show. "Back Home Again” will be seen here the week of November 29. Watts and Ringgold entertained Mr. Smith at dinner at the Majestic theatre. ooo FILM MAN IS MANAGER

HOME GIRL IS RECORDING

Mrs. Alura Lee Also Broadcasts In Chi-

cago.

Facts-Not Bull

DEBT DODGERS ARE SCORED

P. L. Taylor Now Manager O f Gibson’s Theatre

A specitl midnight show will be given at the Walker Beautiful, Wednesday, Nov. 28. Amateur night every Friday. oOo—A SPADES ARE TRUMPS “The Broadway Spades are hitting them hard and heavy this week at the Rialto.+4his city. The Spades is a team of male and female who do lines, song and dance. Their satisfactorily appeal to the O’fays has given a promise for further engagements. Mail to them will be received at The Recorder.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15.—The new manager of Gibson’s theatre, P. L. Taylor, brings to his position experience and personality. Mr. Taylor was manager of the Douglass theatre at Macon, Ga., for four years. He was manager of the Paramount and Crystal theatres in Atlanta, Ga., for eight years. Prior to coming to Philadelphia. Mr. Taylor was manager for the Micheaux Film Co. Mr. Taylor has also had w-ide experience in connection with motion pictures §is has been indicated by his excellent choice of feature photoplays at Gibson’s theatre. oOo JOLSON THE COMEDIAN

Mrs. Alura Lee spent last Wednesday in Chicago, making records for The Brunswick Co. She also

By TIM E. OWSLEY

W'hat joy there must have been Monday in homes where those who once crossed the sea to defend and uphold the word and law of the U. S. A. and by the favor of God returnjed to their loved ones and now enjoy the company of the living. Who can find words to express the feelings of those who once fought

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INDIANA THEATRE Uncle Tom’s Cabin will be screened at the Indiana Sunday. It is a $2,000,000 production.

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A1 Jolson, the lad who upset the 1 silent drama with the pioneer sound hit. The Jazz Singer, is back again with a new and more elaborate Yitaphone effort. This is The Singing Fool. It had its world premiere at the New York Winter garden, where, eighteen years ago, Jolson, fresh from Lew Dockstader’s Minstrels, made his Manhattan debut in a Gaby Deslys revue. Jolson sings more songs—seven

pAMES B. LOVE1 ** UNCLE.TOM, UNCLE. TOIL'S*CABtM } Hive ft*fit t-T WA. STEflPl k<ze £ James B. Lowe was born i n Macon, Ga., where he received his, education in the public schools. Before entering upon a theatrical career, he traveled extensively, going as far as Whitehorn, Alaska, where he prospected for gold. Returning, he began his stage work at the foot of the ladder but advanced rapidly. Securing an engagement in Los Angeles he made an instantaneous hit at the Potboiler theatre in the tit 16 role in “Emperor Jones.” He has done considerable screen work and has appeared in pictures for William S. Hart, Christie and Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer. He is six feet tall and of striking appearance. He is an ardent theosophist! and eminently philosophical. During the war he was one of but four colored inspectors for the Quartermaster corps. His selection for the role of “Uncle Toni” came after a thorough canvas of colored actors of Mr. Lowe’s own standing.

WCFL. Her records will be out in December under name of Miss Alura Mack. Mrs. Lee is well known on the Northside. She is accom

plished at the piano.

business. Practically all the agents who have tried the independent held have the same story to tell. After they have managed to sell a number of acts they find that they cannot deliver, as the acts are holding off to see if the Keith agents can do something for them.. The former Keitli agents are un familiar with the inside field and have their heads filled with Keith prices and other Keith ideas. Most of the agents are considering their attempts an entire waste of time. Along with the agents, former vaude performers are giving up show business. Work lias become so uncertain they have finally tak en jobs in other lines. A number of the women now work in shops and the men take anything they can get. Quite a number of colored per formers have found it a tough prop osition to get bookings. Three former vaude performers are now taxi drivers. They say they can make $10 or $11 a day that way and it is better than starving on the lay-off tiun\

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in all—and acts with vastly more assurance than in his first film. The Singing Fool is a singing i waiter who lifts himself from a

minor side street speakeasy to the j lal ^ n ‘ B picture,

top of Broadway, marries a treacherous blonde cabaret girl, is deserted, and collapses to the gutter. A faithful little Cigarette girl of the old speakeasy neips him and he skyrocketed to the top again,

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CHICAGO THIS WEEK

Metropolitan theatre — “The Midnight Taxi,” featuring Antonio Moreno, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy and William Russell, it’s a

Miller and

Elrlanger theatre

Lyles “Keep Shutflin.’” Gi.and theatre — “.Shuffle Off” with Cliff Ross, Kid Brown, Ske^ts Brown, Hazel Myers and Tim Ows-

ley.

The New Monogram theatre—Us-

ual vaudeville.

Regal theatre—“Wings," screen

HAVING IT TOUGH

It looks as though the majority-! of former Keith agents who have

been struggling along in the inde-^ ea ^ u, ' e - Fess Williams and his Joy pendent field will either have to Boys, (’orm-dy, singing and dam

starve to death or desert the show ing.

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their comrades and dead heroes of the World war, amid the celebration on Armistice day. What words can express the great sorrow in the homes where gold stars hang

in memory o f those who never came back? How many realize the number of cheeks that were dampened again with tears of sorrow when memories o f the past brought to mind

that; last good bye in the thoughts of mothers, wives, daughters, sweethearts, fathers, brothers, sons and friends when taps for the Yankee heroes was sounded in Armistjice rites? But after all, the world must go on. There comes to the world another day, another war. More victories, more happiness, more sorrow, more tears. And motnefs of the world must furnish tlie men who leave them after it is all over in happiness or sorrow, all of which is because mankind forgets even life when he has a desire to gain wealth and' power. Man^s desire in show business has many angles to it. A certain clan of white men to keep what they call power of race, use the art of the stage to spread their propaganda to keep alive a certain amount 'of prejudice among their own,30 the ambition of the American Negro will have a s^t limitation. “Porgy,” now playing at the Blackstone theatre, Chicago, with an all colored cast, is a fine example. To see it is to realize the truth of the white man’s desire in this direction. Carter and Wilson are the stars. Leigh Whipper and A. B. Comethor i f )!low close behind for artistic honors. Miller and Lyle and fifty-five people are at the Erlanger theatre. Loop vodevillej. house also has some recognize^ colored stars on its bills. Wilton Crowley, the hit of hits at the Rialto. The Regal is still hittiugj ’em hard with “Fess’ Marshall, Rogers and Dave Peyton orchestra. The Grand manages t o please its audiences. Kid Brown and Bkeets, Billy Dunn, assisted by Cliff Ross and yours truly, are at it again in my offering, “Shuffle On.” Mildred Pelbone is at the Monpgram. Bonne Bell Drew is at the Franklin. Billy King left Sunday with forty people to play the Broadway Strand, now under the management of E. B. Dudley, in Detroit. Charlie Johnson of Johnson ffnd Dora Deen are in the city. Cllutj. Beachum, a Indianapolis boy, ; is buck from Stark’s circus. Sylvester Russell, the well-known critic and writer, Is a very busy man now u days. * The election is over. Hoover will he our nexi pres* IdeiR. The solid south broke a chunk out* of its block to aid in this election, If Negroes can read their future in the stirs, written In tllo heavens in a hlaiu of tiro, “raids," four years to watch as well us pray. Tim H. Owsley. ■ —0O0 --- ■ ORIGINATION O E TANGO

I think it is a disgrace to the show world to let the publiq know that you are not right Speaking of people like Frank Montgomery, Thelma The Great and plenty of others who ha’re borrowed money and ate and s ept at Mother Foster’s, 829 W. Walnut St., Louisville, Ky. It is shameful that Frank Monti gomery should have borrowed a hundred dollars cash and still owes for room aud board. He promised to send it and he hasn’t ?ent a cent, although she has written to him at 388 Lenox avenue, New York City. He has never ajnswerj-

ed.

The truth is the light. If you are not right, let the world know you are not right. This lady is down and can’t hard ly run her restaurant and needs her money. Really, I think it is terrible for people to come iff town with shows that owe lur and don’t even go to her place to eat or pay her what they owe. I guess if she was selling liquor at her restaurant like a lot of them do, on credit, they would flock t0 her place like a bunch of cattle. So, performers, be perfdrmers and don’t bite the hand that has fed you because there is nc good to become of these kind of people. —The Southern Fashion P -ooo

Listen In Radio Fans

C. B. ON THE AIR Well, folks, I missed last because I was out of town

could not get my article in. My Revue and I am sailing along licely. The revue has a lot of work ahead which will be in about a week or so. We have a return engagement in Anderson, week of the 23r3, and with Crawfordsville to follow. I caught the show at the Walker - , Monday night. Must say they have the best show that has been there since the Whitman Sisters and Sugar Cane Companies. Girls! Here is an opportunity to ?o on the stage. See Curley Brooks at once at 444 W. Vermont St. Indi anapolis. Phone Lincoln 87 .2 between the hours of ten a. ir. to 4 p. m. Oh yes! I went over big last week at the Polar Ice Co. I was disguised as one of the employes and I went over with a wow! Signing off at 5 p. m. Will be on the air again next Thursday. Very truly ydurs, CURLEY BROCKS.

Claim Made That

Negro Was First To /„</. older Boys

Tango

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IMAGINE Enticing Eve Entrancing Eden And Adam’s Apple What a Trio! What a Sensation!

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Diapatches from Rio de Janeiro, Bi'azl|, (Mil of certain musical cnnferenccH which have recently been held In the offices of the American embassy there, with the American umbuHMudor, Edwin V.

Morgan, an host.

At Ihu latest of these conferences, Mine. Reuato Almeido, _ cele* bratedT among Brazilians for talent

Crime,” a movietone with Clive Brooks in lead role. One hundred piece orchestra. “Drums of Love,' a war romance. Mary Philblu, Lionel Barrymore and Don Ajvardo

In cast.

Gibson's theatre— Irvin C er's "Gay Harlem.” A stc night light life Iti New Yo

people. Doc Hyders Souther mires

Jazz Midnight show Sunday Gibson's Standard theatrs-j-Mns*

tin and Richard present “Ctaolu,

with u big east of singers, dr and comedians. Midnight

Sunday.

The New Bijou— "The Black Dots." A new music with an all star cast Inc Fairchilds and Gibson, Marie Ramson, Billy Willis, James vey and the Gibson family,

night.

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SAFS MAJESTIC THEATRICAL CIRCUIT HAS RUINED THE COLORED SHOW BUSINEi

Producer of “Sugar Cane” Is Anti-Goh berg — Claims Circuit Has Caused Th< atres To Close

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The Majestic Theatrical Circuit is not only a compli failure but has ruined a wonderful season in colored bi ness with their inferior shows. It is really no more than I expected from a bunch one-time $35-a-week advance men who had a dream they could control Negro show business. My only sorrow that I hate to see such a fine gentleman as Mr. Myers, vice-president of the circuit, and the one who is ble for the finance of the corporation, lose so very mu< money, as I imagine he was duped by the oiled tongue < Mr. Goldberg and his associates the same way that company managers and producers were. They started the season with wonderful pictui guarantees and everything for future success and now with many being thrown out of work, closed theatres those remaining open putting in stock with capable ducers. My “Sugar Cane” show has also suffered from calamity and imagine my surprise on picking up a and reading “The Majestic Circuit to produce ‘Sui Cane’ for Broadway.” I have already placed a claim in hands of my lawyers to instigate suit at once and prohil same. Paid $90.00 When I had my troupe in the middle west I receive daily telegrams from Mr. Goldberg urging me to come as he had Broadway plans for me. Filially we came into hearsals in N. Y. for Mr. Goldberg who promised to for my troupe. We were here exactly four weeks, durii which time Mr. Goldberg put out $90 for 45 people to ea^ and sleep on. Fortunately, I had a good band, to which I owe a lol and placed them in the Lafayette theatre and managed take care of my troupe. We finally opened in Brooklj and since the Majestic circuit couldn’t book Boston for run as they had planned, I arranged a date for the Lafay* ette, with Washington and Baltimore to follow. Being ui der the Majestic circuit banner our troupe suffered for m dersalaries. In Brooklyn we worked for under salaries as a tryout although we later discovered that the date paid double amount. The same thing happened on two more occasions, so I finally closed for the circuit and placed my band here in the Lafayette and the company in Philadelphia at the Pearl. We opened on the 12th with Mamie Smith doing some R< booking thru N. Y. state and New England. I am writ this as it may help some struggling performer who lool upon the Majestic circuit as being a salvation, but after al!»J the old reliable T. O. B. A. kept me working 10 straight^ months; my first la-yoff being my second week with the Majestic and it will keep you working if you produce the! goods and you can get the same thing the Majestic circuit! can do for you without paying them off and having a white* man pay you off.

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American music and claimed that f,om strong speakers and gain cour-

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Conference T Meet In Mancie

'I'lie Stale older Hoy's conference will convene In Muncle, November

lilUh uml Dehetnber 1, !J.

Ttio purpoae of this confererce is tu bring together older boys and adult lead ere from all over the state, representing evefy organizutlo i en gaged In Constructive worn for boya, recleve information aii^ inspiration

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United Artist* Picture Ami every Friday At B o'clock, “Budding Favorites" Amateurs On ths Stags. A show

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Her claim is that the tango was first placed by colored carnival Clubs] in the River Platte cities. When white society boys discovered that white society girls, with servants accompanying them, were attending these dances, they formed clubs and adopted the dance. The name tango was the name of a special tambourine that was

used.

0O0 Regent Theatre—"Four Sons,” a movietone. “The Hawk’s Nest" with Milton Sills in stellar role, Royal Theatre — "Cecil B. DeMllle’k "King of Kings,” a gigantic execution movie act. Biblical

story.

Douglass High School Auditorium Marian Anderson in recital, Friday night, auspices of Morgan college, Roosevelt theatre—Lionel Barrymore in "Road House.” Ths Carey theatrs—"The SuQBfft Legion,” a movie romance of the

West.

PHILADELPHIA THIS WEEK

Pearl theatre — Pearl Players present on the stage “The Drunkard," u revelation of prohibition of

today and yesterday.

Royal theatre — "The Perfect

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nge through fellowship with dthers (f like ideals, rerlevlng ins^rat ion to return home and render Christian' Service. Dr. Alain Leroy Lacke, Prof, of Philosophy at Howard university will speak at this conference. Tl omas Grubbs will speak on “what it means to be a Negro." A quartet will go along with the local delegation to be the guest of the conference. T iia is the first time Colored men and boys have been given the privilege to participate in the promotion of the Older Boy’s conference. 5The ministers and superintendents of the chi rches promise to help make it the b ggest from the standpoint of ’ attendance.

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LONGED FOR

Mrs. Burton Advises Womeff On Motherhood And Compnh nship “For several years I was denied the blessing of motherhood,’’ writes Mrs. Mnrgiiret Burton of hansas flty. "I wan terribly nervous and subject to periods of terrible suffer lug and melancholia. Now I am the proud mother of a benutlf i! lit tie daughter uud a true companion and Inspiration to my husba id. I believe hundreds of other women would like to know the secret >f m> happiness, and I will gladly reveal It to any married woman whe will write me.” Mrs. Burton offete her advice entirely without charge. She has nothing to sell. Letters ihould be addressed to Mrs. Margaret Bur-

ton, Mo.

ton, 208 Massachusetts, Kansa i City, Mo. Correspondence will be itrlctly confidential. 11-P-tf.

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