Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 November 1947 — Page 12

Page 12—THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER—Nov. 8, 1947

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THE RECORD PARADE

By OTTO MACK For the NNPA News Service CHATTER ABOUT FLATTER Makers: COUNT BASIE notched another impressive triumph in h s career recently by winning top honors in the band.popularity con ? te*t conducted by Graeme Zimmer. emcee of he “Music Makers Club" record show on Radio Station W'CSI in New York. . Basie scored an upset win over runnersup T>d Weems and Tommy Dorsey his triumph has been a - tributed to the local popularity of his new V dor recording of •‘House Rent Booiie". BILLY ECKSTINE is currently appearing at Ch'cago’s Club Silhouette. where he will remain until November 16. * LOUIS ARMSTRONG., whose small jazz combo including Barney Bigard, ‘Big Sid” Catlett and .lack Teagarden, has been knocking night club box office records sky h gh on its current tour, will depart from its club da'e linerary to play a week at the Chase Hotel in St. Louis . . SaVhmo will move into the Chicago Opera House on November 8 for a concert engagement. . he will also appear in concert with his combo in Carnegie Hall late'r this year. OSCAR MOORE, ace guitarist, recently deserted the King Cole Trio to join his brother Johnny Moore . . so Johnny's Three Blazer* has become a quar'et, which features the guitar-playing bro Tiers ! n guitar duets . . . ILLINOIS JACQUET celebrated his 25th birthday on Odobe’- 31st . . in sp to of his youth, the saxaphonist has established himself as one of the most important figures in the name hand ranks during th« i pa«t year. RECORD OF THE WEEK: -For You" as sung by JOE ALEXANDER with Dave Cavanaugh s Mus c.This wonderful old ballad, wh eh dates back to the early 1930‘s, is dressed in a magnificent package by fast-rising young Joe Alexander. The vocalist sets a warm and romantic mood as his big baritone voice del neates the lyres wi h an appeal that is undeniable. Benny Carters *T'm a ThreeTime Loser With a Two-Time Gal" (Capitoli a blues-novelty, is, on thf> fl pover side. It high- [ lights Joe's voice and the alto I s-axophone playing of Carter h mself.

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MOVIE LOTS By HARRY LEVETTE HC-LLYWOOD, Calif. (ANP1 — Your Movie Gossiper has just returned from a day spent at MGM studio with some prominent Chicago and Los Angeles figures after being welcomed and entertained royally by studio officials. My gues s were Milton Webster, a vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the personable Mrs. Webs er; Mrs. Stfisan Mingleton of th s city and president o fthe women's auxiliary; L. B. Thompson, president of the local brotherhood, and wife. Mrs. Marian Thompson, vicepresident. of the Classic Literary and Soc'ai club- A. Philip Randolph. noted labor crusader and president of the International Brotherhood who was to have headed the guest list, was called away by wire at the last moment on business concerning his visit here on union and permanent FEPC matters. Taken on a tour of the mammoth lot by courteous Leonard Cummings. an office employe. we watched Barbara Stanwyck in a love scene with Van Heflin under direction of Robert Z. Leonard, a new picture from a best seller. "B. F.'s Daughter.’’ More stars in the big feature are Adolph Menjou, Clark Gable. Katherine Hepburn. and others with an outstanding supporting cast.

Featured with the Band Are Annasteen Allen, And “Bull Moose” Jackson

Lucky Millinder and his lamous orchestra come to the Sunset Terrace Sunday nigh , Nov. 9 direct from a successful engagement at the world famous Savoy Ballroom in New York's Harlem, from where they have been heard thrice weekly over the Blue coast-to-coast network. Featured w'th the orchestra are vocalist Annasteen ^Jlen. "Bull Moose Jackson and Burnie Peacock. These ou standing entertainers promise Nap'own dancelovers an enjoyable evening of fun and frolic that will long fcf’ remembered in th s man's town. Lucky Mill’nder's stage arpea! lies in his unbounding conducting energy. He does everything but stand oft his handsome head while directing h's musicians; He jumps and jives, struts and stomps in frenzied rhythmic motions. Advance tickets are now on sale at $1.40. Admission at rTic door is $1.60. Make table reservat on? now in person at the Sunset Cafe.

WELL-K/OWN COLORED ACTORS IN CAST

EARL BOSTIC ON NEW AIR SPOT NEW YORK—Earl Bostic, popular record ng arbis*, and hig orchestra have been signed to a permanent spot on the ‘‘Hospitality Club“, which is aired- over the coast-to-coast facilities of the Mutual Broadcasting System every Saturday at 8:30 p. m. A long-time fixture at the 845 Club in the Bronx, Bostic’s stock has soared on the strength of his waxing of “It’s the Groovey Thing” as well as a number of o'her hit recordings. Earl himself rates hign among the top artists on the alto saxophone. having starred with L onel Hamptons great pr'ze-wining hand. Two years ago Earl reorganized his own orchetsra and now his outfit rates among the best combos in popular music. After a recent guest shot on the ‘Hospitality Club’’ Willie Bry-

an*, emcee and creator of the show, was so impressed with Bostic’s bounce that he signed the band as regular music makers on his MBS st.nt.

Jackie P. Music Co. Installs $2,000 Worth Of Equipment In Henri's Tavern The Jackie P. Music Company has installed more than $2,000 worth of the latest modern musical equipment in the newly opened Henri’s Tavern, making it the best equipped joy spot in Naptown. The company has several other new machines already to install in any place in any part of the city on short notice. The Jackie P. Music Company is now considered the biggest colored operator in the state of Indiana. The company also maintains a service man day and night, thereby guaranteeing their customers 24-hour service.

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For table reservations the Sunset Cafe.

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BILLY ECKSTINE IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, 111. — Billy Eckstine, the ‘Bronze Balladier with the Golden Voice", is currently holding forth at the smart Club Silhouette lure in his first n tery appearance in the Windy City since

the d'ays when he was singing with Earl Hines’ band at the old Grand Terrace Cafe. Just prior to his opening at the Silhouette, Billy had a reunion with his old boss when he and the Hines band shared honors on stage of the Howard theater in Washington to give that theater one of the most lucrat.ve weeks in its history. Eckstine will hold over at the

NEW CLUB SAVOY OPENS FRIDAY NOV. U IT’S THE TALK CF THE TOWN!!! The newly redecorated Club Savoy, located at 25th and Martindale will open to the general pubi c Friday, November 14 with entertainment nitely. The new spot boasts of the longest bar in the city and will guaran.ee perfect order at all times. • Be sure and be on hand when Messrs. Ruby Goldstein and Samuel Lawrence throw open the ddors to the city’s most beautiful enter'ainment spot located over on the Eastside. Come out and bring your friends and enjoy yourself with your friends from all parts of the city. Remember Friday. November 14 is grand reopening day for the beautiful Club Savoy at 25th and Martindale.

Club Silhouette through November 16, and following his local nitery appearance may play a week at the Regal theater with Hines and his band. The bronze s nging idol is due to report to the MGM Studios in Hollywood early in December.

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Illinois Jacquet at Tomlinson Hall Tues. Nov. 11

Sepians include Lena Torrence, popular beauty contestant; Ches-1 ter Jones, former tenor in Hall Johnson’s choir, Bobby Jefferson, Irving Smith " and Thaddeous j Jones, veteran stage and screen i actor. formerly of "Run Little j Chillun." and many others.

TP£E BLAZER?. TO START TOUR LOS ANGELES. Cal f. Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, newly augmen'ed to a quartet via the addr ion of ace guitarist Oscar Moore, will embark upon a nationwide onr-niter tour in midNovember that will carry them on a string of dates through the southwest and midwest and hr ng them into New Y’ork shortly after the first of the year. Oscar Moore joined brother Johnny's unit a couple of weeks ago, following his departure from the King Cole Trio, and since that time the brothers Moore and their colleagues, string bass strummer Edd e Williams an dpianist-vocal-ist diaries Brown, have been engaged in a series of highly secretive rehearsals. Before departing on their tour, the Blazers are slated to make several recording sessions for the Exclusive label on which the gui-tar-play.ng brothers Moore will be featured in guitar ’duetsi

“Divorce Grounds" Includes Dates With “Wrong Race" MIAMI. Fla. (NNPA)—Testimony that her husband had forced her to sign a confession during their hr neymoon that she had dated a colored youth was given In a dl-

Sky Club Now heated For Winter Under New Management Proudly Presents Duke HAMPTON And his 12-Piece Entertaining Orchestra Plus 2 SHOWS NITELY AdmissionMon thru Thurs. 55c Fri. Sat. Sun. 85c HOURS 10 TILL

DRAMA STUDENT MIYED IN N. Y. BROTHEL CASE NEW YORK (ANF'Y —A talk* Live and partly 17-year-old high school girl from Chicago, who came here last January to study at the school of drama, admitted ' r > soecial spisions court last week tfm-^Te fiarTbe^omra* vijfflh Harlem pimps and had been sent from '‘call houses in Harlem’’ to owntown hotels where she entertained men on a '“romance for fl nance” basis. She was Grace Walker, daugh ter of a South Side minister, the witness testified, and Is now con fined to a Valley Stream. L. I. home fc.T wayward girls. Miss Walker, whose testimony has already caused five panderers to be sent to prison, returned to court to testify against hotclmair Tom Merritt and Jacqueline Blan ton who were charged with oper ating a disorderly house and con trihuting to the delinquency of a minor. Merritt, well known as a Sara toga Springs gambler, and Miss Blanton denied the girl’s charges but Justices Farrell. Cooper and Doyle did not seem to he impressed by their protests. A verdict was expected to be rendered over the weekend.

vorce case before Judge Stanley Milledge of Date County last week. Mrs. Marcia Kaplan Gorion. petit daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Kaplan, Washington, D. C.. testified that because she wanted to keep nothing hidden from her \ husband, she told him on the fourth day of their honey moo-n in New York City that the only other man she had been out with was colored. "This happened when I was 15," Mrs. Gordon, mother of a 2-year old daughter, testified I went out with him. but I didn’t know he was a Negro. He was as white as you or I.’ f

FILM ACTORS RISK RED CHARGE TO AID NEGRO ROLE IN PICTURES HOLLYWOOD (ANP»—At. the risk of be ng called comniuoists, Pau'ette Goddard and Roy Chanslor, scenarist, have protested the Paramount pictures deleting a Negro character writ en into a filiii for that company. According to Chanslor, he was called in by the stud o two weeks ago and asked to revise the screen aodaptationy^ iiis. ny.vei . Hazard" by chang ng a Negro character to a white man. The character, a Negro por.er named Jerry, and a Sunday school teacher, as written, was a man of education and perception far above his employment. In one scene in the fi’m. Miss Goddard as the lead ng lady was to ask him for a tip on the races, and to receive a polite answer that, as a Sunday school teacher, he was not conversant w th racing. Chanslor says that tjie producer of the film told him Paramount’s New York office feared southern reaction and censorship and had, therefore, ordered the change, but Chanslor refused the assignment and made public protest. Paramount countered with an official pronouncement that the change had been ordered and not for fear of censorship, but because Ne-

groes have objected frequently to depiction of members of the race as menials in films. Miss Goddard and the Screen Ac ors guild then entered the fight M ss Goddard commented that she was helpless because she had no script approval in her Paramount contract, but she issued a statement saying: • A few months ago, my guild, the Screen Actors guild, d'seussed and came to friendly agreement wi h the Motion Picture producers regarding the problem of employing Negro actors and the treatment of Negro characters on (be screen. While I am on the friendl est terms with Paramount studio as an art'st. and citizen, I was most perturbed over the rc- ' cent deletion of the character ‘Jerj ry’ from the script of my new picture ‘Hazard’ simply because ^ he ffl a Negro wlio is portrayed in a | sympathetic role. I am referring i this ma ter to my guild so that the gu Id may discuss it with the producers.’’

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Jazz instrumentalists are not usually called on by Hollywood to perform before Kleig lights and cameras. Perhaps a handful at the most have had this high theatrical honor presented to them. Illinois Jacquet, who opens at Tomlinson Hall on Nov. 11, with his orchestra, is one of the fortuna e few. Several years ago just after Jacquet had left the Cab Calloway orchestra to form h s own group, a talent scout from Warner Bros, stopped him after a show at the Swing Club in New York and shoved a contract in his face. The final result was a very popular movie short called “Jammin’ the Blues" in which Ill no s shared the spot light with such con rfcmporary jazz grea’s as Lester Young, Joe Jones, Sid Catlett and Harry Edison. Advance tickets are now on sale ’"fl ^ ^ " ’

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Open Daily 7 A. M. To Midnite ENTERTAINMENT EVERY NI1E

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