The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-19
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what this week when a friend call
ed our attention to the brief auto
biography OF Roland Hayes in True
story Magazine His story Is called /
significantly enough AS II Bell !
Rang in my Heart Written with
ont literary ar,ihce !, is sincere
accoun, ~ Hayes' early struggles
his ;riumrhs and his philosophy |
OF arr and liie
One Of he mos, highly paid con-
cert ariis.s in the country. HAYES
tells how he climbed Up from he
depths OF poverty and obscuri'y 20
he high plane OF achievement .
where he now stands When he be-
gan he study o. voice he Wac tod .
fAa, Ne could no; succeed because /
his color was against him But Hay
e. knew tina; music Was his destiny. |
and with The shining courage 81 one
conscious o. h~ destiny he cor;iau-
Cd his work "a the face @; hardship {
disappointment and discourage
meat Hayes sponsored his own de-
bat in Boston writing hundreds Of
,et-egs Is wealthy and Influential
people begging them 20 buy tickets
10 h.s concert lie was a. tina time
unknown and No one would give
aim he backing he needed There
vas Al eager response 70 his ct
;efs however aid he made his de-
h4; before : capaci'y audience.
HAYES has nc' Only a great voice
ha' also grea' sp.ri'- and i Is his
tGai;y which gives his singing
,o~e- and beauty when he visited
Germany during The early wears Of
as career the German people were
.rcersel over he occupation o. the
Rh.neiand by Frances African
-roops l, was no, known that Ro-
and HAYES was a Negro When he
appeared upon the stage The audi
ence began 70 boo and hiss HAYES
was startled BIZ, stood qliel,y upon
ne sage WAITING .or me c.anof 70
cease l. did no, cease and Hayes
osed his eyes and PRAYED For ~
;een mlnlee he stood upon the
zA,.y-aghied Stage PRAYING. Az
res vha' mus' have seemed an eier-
ni.v 10 him me audience became
qui., He sang The beauty Of bis
voice and The power Of his spirit,
the deep conviction with which he
sarg broke down the barrier tha;
prejudice had reared between him \
and his hearers And when he had \
sGry ne last song many 81 Them
rehed upon he stage. placed the
singer upon their shoulders and !
carried hir around The concert-hall /
fhtee times cheering and shouting
4 man said - Hayes one time
81 heard lo' o. great singers
81. yoa- singing IS qifferea, from
ans W. heafd what makes 4 diff
r. 4a'e
The answer & found FL Hayes
~ iosophy Of lie and art lie tells
Us that IT, ',eis himself 70 be an
sgsrlner' IN he hands o. God and
Mas decioa'ee himself 20 a divnely
aapnr'ed TASK H. considers his art
one wae of spreading the GOSPEL OF
understanding
AS u a Be. Rang in Ny Hear;
is not jus, another success-siory:"
ii is the revels'onfjf great SPIRIT
and great purpose You Will do
well 10 read II ana ponder rs mes
sage
>. Pins And Needles
Pins and Needles now ~ The
cass 'hea'er is The cleyeresi and
freshest revue I've seen IN 'ong
line Il il social consciousness in
lec'ed Win healthy hearty laugh
'er. l. is saiirical comment upon
ne present social scene
>ineieen sketches make up tho
revue one % me funniest Is -Four
Little Angels - Peace are We
with Hitler. hamberlain, Musso-
lint and The Japancee emperor
wear -, halces and fighting among
themselves against me rocco back
ground o. celestial valentine
Men Awake The prelude 10 which
was suggested by q poem Of I.angs-
ton Hughes is one OF The more seri-
Gus sketches and has As rs theme
the struggle OF 'hc American
Workers
The must, for Pins and Needles
is provided by two pianos but the
words ~ me songs are SO clever
and thu music so 'unefnl that or
ohesisal accompaniment IS not
missed The choreography Of the
show is good and always has signi-
hcance. The singing Is Of uneven
quality but not bad
There are 10 stars in this re.-
vue the cast being made up Of
members Of the l.. G. W l.. II
has been running for about a year
In New York. aud the original New
] York cast r. appearing here.
BY all means. 20 see pins and
Needles I, may prick you please
excuse the pun. bn, we couldn
resist the temptation but you'll |
; laugh just the same.