Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1955 — Page 12

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Count Basie At Tomlinson Hall Nov. 27i

Swanky Moulin Rouge Folds: Lack Of Support

The Jacks, George Shearing, Ruth Brown, Orioles, Joe Williams, T-Bone Walker On Bill

The great Count Basie and his new band, which is rated as the hottest aggregation in the land, will play a concert \nd dance in Tomlinson Hall on Sunday nite, November 27.

DOWN MEMORY LANE . . . Picking up The Chicago Defender several wks. back, we ran across the colum ray Savs” headed “Memories” and brought back our memories ot years agone . . . Says Faye: "Twenty^five^years ago Oscar DePricst was congressman from the first Illinois congressional district, nominated and elected in 1928 unexpired term of Martin B. Madden (white) . . . The Whitman Sisters (Mabel, Essie, Alberta and Alice were the rage on the Theater Owners Booking Association circuit . . . Three of them in 1906 with Alice joining the group several years later . . . Will Vodrey was associated witn George Gershwin in writing hits for Fox Movietone production . . . Charles Gilpin was a famous actor starring in ‘ Emperor Jones" . . . Bill “Bojangles" Robinson was at the peak ot his carter as a tap dancer . . . Miller and Lyles . . . “STEPH1N FETCHIT had been featured in Fox's ‘Hearts in Dixie" film and “Farina” who in private life was Alien C lavton Hoskins was one of the kid stars in Hal Roach’s ‘ Oui Gr ig" comedies . . . Ethel Waters was a stage star in her own right . . . Dave Payton and Erskine Tate, McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, Fletcher Henderson were on the tongues of dance lovers . . . Fess Willtams was M. C. at the Regal theater where “Garbage” and the Regalette, packed them in every night. (Ed’s Note: Incidentally, George Temple, national adversiting representative for The Recorder, blew comet in Foss’s Band. “A LOOK INTO THE SPORT WORLD 25 years ago. Big Ed Rile was pitcher and first baseman for the Detroit Stars in the Negro National League. (Ed’s Note: We remember Rile’s when he pitched for the old Dayton Marco’s, owned b> John Matthew’s.) Bingo DeMoss was at second base. I>efty Cooper was one of the Star’s ace hurlers ... etc.” Just* thought some of ye oldtimers would relish this info. “IT WONT BE LONG NOW' before Tfce Recorder annual

Christmas Show ...

AH entertainers, bands and individual singers, comedians and acts, are urged to Call ME. 4-7049 and sign up for a spot on the big yuletime hill. This year's show promises to U ore oz the greatest ever held in Naptown. Your participation on the bill will go a long way towards helping some uniortunale family enjoy the blessings of Christmas. Don’t

delay, sign up TODAY.

THE CLERGYMAN'S ANSWER to the S^OOO ques- | tion on the radio program “04,000 Question” booted us to ; the make im of the Louis Armstrong recording group 25 year? a«ro . . . The reverend named the record (“Heebie Jeeb- ■ jes”), the name of the recording group (Armstrong and His Hot Five) and the composition of the band (Armstrong, cornet: Kid Ory, trombone; Johnny Dodds, clarinet; Johnny St Cvr, banjo, and Lil Hardin Armstrong, piano. How many you old cats knew this before the reverentkdug the answer.

iN THE MAIL BAG ... A nice scribe jumps in from

iMiss Cvrill Skip) Moore from Cincy, where she’s really doin’ the thing in a big way. The young lady writes: "Having a grand time and will drift up your way around Thanksgiving. Kea’lv did enjoy myself whJe in Indianapolis visiting mymother, sister and daughter and her children. Come on down ^

and meet the gang and play a w’hile. Love to all.”

INFO FOR OLDSTERS . . . You may have overlooked ! rt. A good many people do. If you are over 65 and earn more ! than i2A0 a year, you will lose part of your social security. ! Be careful . . . But the government suffers a change of heart j when you reach 72. After that you can earn all you can and still collect your full social security . . . And if yon are on i ft pension plan, the government will still pay your social (

security and let you have your pension, too. BREEZING ALONG WITH THE NEWS . . .

EVERYBODY GOES WHEN THE WAGON COMES . . . WHO TIPPED THE POLICE WHO MADE THE RUN? That’* the S64 question on the tongues of 123 Los Angeles 'top’ citizens, who were caught in a raid on the swank Pacific Town Club’s Third Annual Stag and girl show in the California city . . . Commenting on the raid, The Los Angeles Tribune of October 21, quipped: ‘“Battle-stations were immeddiately manned by lawyers in which the party was rich, and persons of influence’—and the ‘joint’ was dripping with them too . . Continuing the paper Said: “Demonstrating that it isn’t tiue what they say about the Town clubbers, and that They are as ‘democratic’ as most of the club’s officers and •founding fathers are Republican, assemblage was a catholic gathering of porters, waiters, chauffeurs, a butcher, a delivery boy, laborers, business men, doctors, lawyers, engi-

neers. Army brass, and profevssional gamblers.” THEY (THE POLICE) described the motion pictures,

which they said were shown the men in relays of about 25 in a small ante room, as ‘depicting men and women in various acts of x perversion.” In addition to these diversions, the roistering men had on tap for that evening three young ladies, two drug store blondes and one Negro, who arrived to stage a live show as the raid was in progress. Police questioned them, but did not take them into custody. One notable, dazed by th shock of it all, looked around for the phone, muttering to a friend that he had to call his lawyer. His friend answered. “You don’t have to—your lawyers here!” The Tribune closes an editorial with these words: “In closing, we might offer just a word in reiteration to our critics of our | policy by wav of explaining our decision to publish the story, ( letting the chips fall w’here they may. To say the least, we t have now’ always found this the most profitable policy in running a newspaper in a community such as this, where pressures and squeezes and i*)litics are the order of the day and the fate of the little fellow. But it is the only consistent, honorable, fair policy, and without it, a newspaper might as

well close up shop.”

WE REMEMBER A S’MILAR party held here on the Avenoo several months ago by a certain ladies club, and the pressures brought to bear to keep the story from appearing in this newspaper . . . We also shutter to think what would have happened if the police or sheriff had raided some Of the Sunday afternoon affairs attended by our intelligentsia and the common herd at so much a head . . . Maybe this Los Angeles affair will cause localities to disist in the promotion of indecent shows at so many $ $ $ per head. Perhaps the hex! time it happens here, that old saying “Everybody goes when the wagon comes” might come true. THE JUBILEE CHORUS will be at the People’s Memorial Baptist Church, Michigan and Hiawatha sts„ Sundav. Prof. P. D. Thompson, director ... Mr. and Mi's. James McCullough (Hazel) of Hazel’s Fine Foods, returned this week from West Va. State College, where they attended the home-coming football game. The school is Mrs. Hazel’s alma . mater . . . Visitors to the office this week included Thomas Flowers, Dupree Dancy, Allen Flowers, Bobby Anderson, . Jimmie Dunlap and Bobby Dunn . . . R. D. Riley was welded

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jottow of story).

Featured in the gigantic musical package aside from Basie, are uch outstanding names as George •healing. Ruth Brown. .Joe Wiliams, The Jacks, The Orioles and

Tickets are now on sale. <See the great T-Bone Walker. All names to reckon with in the music

world.

Already, dance lovers from sur-

able reservations and adv nee tickets, which are priced at $1.99. Admission at the door is $2.25. or table reservations—call HU.

5165.

Tickets on sale at: Edwards Record Shop, Perk's Restaurant, Pope Radio and Record Shop, 21st and Blvd., Bruce’s Drug Store. Video Sales and Service, 402 W. 40th st., and r^ucio & TV Arts.

rounding towns are calling in for j 837 Indiana Ave.

CONCERT AND DANCE . . . Count Basie, Ruth Brown and George Shearing will headline an all-star musical package at Tomlinson Hall Sunday nite, November 27. Advance tickets now on sale. For table reser/ations—call HU. 5165.

several weeks back to Miss Worthy Hall, manager of Riley’s , Cleaners, 827 W. North. The couple now living on Snob Hill I . . . Chester and Pudden were seen playin’ hard at the Orien- ! tal last Saturday, following a short session at Club 11 last | Friday . . . Earl Fox returned recently from St. Louis, Mo., where he attended the reunion of the Non-Com Service Men's club . . . Mrs. Mary Rudolph and daughter Frankie, 2856 | Kenwood, will be at home to friends Thanksgiving Day.

SEEIN' STARS By DOLORES CALVIN

FRANK DAVIS, Fred Waring's great Negro bass-bari-tone, won rave reviews for his recent performance with all the Pennsylvanians in “HEAR* HEAR!” at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. He appears in solo, as the "Preacher” in the late Rev. James Weldon Johnson's "God's Trombones”, and in a minstrel show performed by Waring's Pennsylvanians in the photographic negative. Following the Broadway engagement of "HEAR! HEAR!”, Davis will tour the nation with Fred Waring— (ANP)

LAS VEGAS, Nev. 'ANP)—The plush lush Moulin Rouge hotel closed after six months on a note of tragedy. Monday, Oct. 10 as its owners locked its doors. The reason was too many bills and too little money. This action ended the first chapter of a democratic attempt to establish the first interracial gambling palace and luxury hotel in he fabulous boom city of La-s Vegas. All other centers were closed 10 Negroes here. BUILT at a cost of $3,000,0<>C the Moulin Rouge opened with the most beautiful and most lavish oj everything—living quarters, entertainment, food, gaming casino; and service—last May. Reporter: from the white and Negro pres r rom all over the nation w e r < guests of the spot. Joe Louis, immortal heavyweight champion of the near past, was the official host. He, Incidently, owned 2 percent of the hotel. The former Brown Bomber previewed the beginning of the end for the hotel when he left his unofficial posPicn as greeter a month ago. The final downfall came last

week when two creditors, Rosehedge Corporation and Leroy Investment Company, served notice and placed ads in daily newspapers that they will sell Moulin Rouge assets to recover $371,928 in defaulted noted. Originally, the owners had salt! hey would keep the hostelry oped until the announced date of sale; Oct. 28, but last Monday decide^ to close its doors. ALEX BISNO, leading stockholder of the 100-room palace; said there are also $100,000 Irt loans against the hotels filed bi local business firms in the courts. Following the Dunes and the Riviers, the Moulin Rouge is the third local plus center to meet ananacial problems. The Moulia Rouge management said in a statement; ‘There just were not sufficient unds on hand or coming into thg business to satisfy creditors. Union, fficials and members have been acre than fair in going along /ith distressing financial condK ions, and we regret our failure to ieet the payroll.'' With hundreds of employees^ he hotel last week also failed to neet its $50,000 payroll. 3

'DETROIT NIGHT CLUB SINGER ; SEIZED ON NARCOTICS RAP TOLEDO, O. 'ANP)—A 28>-year-) cotics agents as she left a bu« in ; ld Detroit night club singer is downtown Toledo. Authorities said - ..nder $10,000 bond here awaiting they found 15 capsules of heroin ■ grand jury action on a charge that concealed in her clothing, i he violated Ohio’s new narcotics | Under the new Ohio law, illegal j sale or possession of narcotics is a felony, punishable by a prison term of 2 to 16 years.

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