The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-03-18


Houston; Municipal Auditorium, San
Antonio; 81, Waco; 80, City Auditori
UNI, Memphis; April l, Municipal
Auditorium, st. Louis; 3, Birmingham
., City Auditorium, D. C. free to the
public, Eleanor Good Neighbour
Roosevelt, chief patron; 16, Carnegie
Hall, New York-all tickets sold out,
standing room only-next n. Y. ap-
pearance, May 26-order YOUR seats
now Fair visitors.
MAMBA'S DAUGHTER ETHEL
Now that "Mamba's Daughters" is
a standard Broadway hit, treat in
store for Worlds Fair visitors, and
the critics have given it great praise
in miles and miles of press columns
and the official Okey of Mrs. Eleanor
democracy Roosevelt I'll give few
Dersnal impressions
The star Ethel Waters has magne-
| tied the major portion of the glamour
of the piece, in keeping with the usual
routine Of the press agents. 1t is ad-
mlrable that Ethel has held tight to her
success for many moons, in view of the
fact that stars seldom twinkle more
than over night. She is still twinkling.
| have been fortunate in seeing her in
every role.
| took a second ''look" at Mamba's
Daughters" Wednesday evening and it
appears to me to be getting better as
it goes on. l think it is a splendid
sepia version of "Tobacco Road" only
it is more God fearing, and it doesn't
have quite so many "Damns" and other
lip slanguage.
Fredi (Peola) Washington has
already shed about ten gallons of tears
in her crying act, and we hope she
won't run dry. That's a cute gesture
when Anne Brown sings for Fredi who
is supposed to be the radio songbird
Georgette (Mamba) Harvey has
never raised any babies in her life but
she puts over her ma and grandma role
superbly.
j. Rosemond Johnson, (Rev. Wha-
ley) puts over a great sermon, | didn't
know he was inclined to the ministry
but he could make some of these real
preachers take notice, and might com
pete with Father Divine
As for Alberta Hunter, we'd like he,
to sing just one song in the La Hunter
style. Canada Lee is always good, as
well as Louis Sharp in their various
eccentricities. Ethel (Maum Mina)
Purnello is lovablc picture.
GIST OF THE NEWS
Mack Jones, Chicago playboy globe
trotter came to town the other day
with Julian Black and John Rox-
borough, Joe Louis moguls, and [ spied
him down Broadway with the de-lovely
Marion Egbert, Harlem cutie Lou
Breeze and His Breezing DIRK and slow
moving Stepin Fetchit screen comedian
co-star for theatre engagement in Min
neapolis, MINI. March Oath. STEP
opens new Paramount Theatre, Fort
Wayne, Ind, March II .. Earl Hines
DIRK swings at Chermont BR in Omaha
Nebr., March II and Evansville, Ind
March 20 McKmney's Cotton
pickers at Columbia Club, Indianapo-
lis, March % and Plantation, Detroit
April IA to May 25.
WORLDS FAIR VISITORS
If you are planning a successful
visit to the Worlds Fair, take a tip
from me and make your reservations
NOW. The w. F. administration has
set up a housing bureau to arrange
accommodations for visitors. Hotels
are so crowded with reservations, that
| they are filled already and in a state
of despair. Private homes are the
only out in the matter Write at once
and make your reservations with the
Harlem Reception Service Bureau
III care of this writer, 400 Manhattan
ave-, N. Y. c. l assure you that you
will get the very best service. We will
place you in the best homes in Harlem
as paid guests. These people do not
advertise as they are particular people
| anu Will OlllN OpCll Ulltll NOOIS W tJdl
ticular people. If you get the idea
it's yours.
GOSSIP AND CHATTER
Had the pleasure of entertaining q
pair of charming young matrons from
Cleveland, Ohio - Mesdames Roselyn
Graham and Dorothy Mitchell who
came to Harlem last weekend house
guests of Florence Thurmond anG
family. While in Gotham they were
also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Fernandez, who entertained them with
a mite club party at the Casa Manana
and at the Club Mimo with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Navarro and Walter Will
kins, and at Yeah Man and the Capitol
Cabaret, and dinner guests Of your
cruising reporter. They departed for
Cleveland all smiles and will be back
in June for the Worlds Fair. I'll be
SEEM va folks next week. Drop a line
to the writer for all info at the Fair.
-SnelsOn.