The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-14

University" TO be broadcast over Obs
tor Johnny Raysor pulled his young
nephew Ernie Merchant out of very
bad siege of pneumonia by going into
the old black bag for a special "yarb"
medicine congratz from the col
umn to the vivaciouS Mildred Benja-
min who will soon be ringing wedding
bells with George Williams of Cleve-
land . . last Saturday afternoon the
peace and quiet of Humboldt Avenue
was disturbed by the wrestling work
out of Knot Chef Smith, Baron Lee,
General Lee, Count Brioschi and the
Hawk, under the tutelage of Sonny
John Henry" Couzens who had US
all out on the mat tossing arms and
legs all over the place d. between
matches Old Grow lent zest to the
competition ad in the battle royal
Parks and Tilford won one-fall deci-
sion over George Burke and now
to things theatrical "Blackbirds"
over at New York are still unable to
hatch the eggs they laid in Boston.
Ethel Water starring in "Mamba's
Daughters" opened last week in down
town Gotham and her brilliant per-
Torrance received one of the greatest
ovations ever accorded an actress, col
ored or white, on Broadway T.. Kath-
crime Cornell and Tallulah Bankhead
were in the first night audience which
thrilled to her intensely dramatic role
which the critics unanimously raved
about d. also in the cast are Georgette
Harvey, Edna Thomas, Fredi Wash
ington and Willie Bryant Ethel
Waters sings just one song Lone
some Walls" written by Jerome Kern
John Steinbeck's prize play "Of
Mice and Men" comes to the Plymouth
Theatre January % with Guy ROBBERS
son and Claire Luce in the leading
roles . two ace colored actors Clar-
ence Straight and Leigh Whipper have
fat parts in this production . the
flickers are currently showing Louis
Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan play
ing and singing "Jeepers Creepers"
"Mutiny In the Nursery" in the War
ner Bros. picture "Going Places" with
Dick Powell and Anita Louise =. also
Bill Robinson does a spiral staircase
dance and plays a football trainer in
the super prison comedy Cup the
River" with Preston Foster, Arthur
Preacher and Tony Martin combined
with Eddie Green Rudy Vallee How
and Green Pastures comic in "Ken-
lucky" the beautiful all-Technicolor
epic of the thoroughbred horses in
the blue grass country with Walter
Brennan, Loretta Young and Richard
Greene both goth Century Fox
products neXweek the RKO Keith
Memorial Theatre beginning Friday
the 18th presents the quartet of mon
sters and master rougues Boris Karl
off, Bella Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and
Lionel Atwill in "Son of Franken-
stein" a Universal honor thriller to-
gether with Charley Ruggles in "His
Exciting Night" which brings back to
the screen your old speed artist Stepin
Fechit . all of the leading night
clubs in Boston have offered free tai
ent for personal appearances at the
monster benefit dance and entertain
ment for Clement o. Thorne now re-
cuperating at a Boston Hospital and
it is indeed a splendid move for the
members of the colored musical and
theatrical profession to sponsor this
worthy affair all the better orch
estras will alternate during the course
of the evening at the Ritz Plaza ball
room, January 81 the same date as the
Presidents Ball so here is a golden
opportunity to express our apprecia-
ton and materially aid the man who
was responsible for helping the pres
ent big name colored star artists and
bands make their early regulations in
Boston . the Federal Theatre Pro-
ject, Federal Vaudeville Project, Fed
eral Music Project, Musicians Union,
the Rhythm Club and the Press Club
have Joined to promote the success of
this benefit dance :. f.. see you all there
o.. Sonny Couzens is running huge
benefit boxing show and dance with
40 rounds at penny a round at But
Ter Hall, Friday evening, January -
proceeds for the benefit of St. Mark
New Recreational Building with Bruce
Browns Swing Music which should re-
ceive your first patronage over a bas-
ketball Pame scheduled or the same
evening at Roxbury Memorial High
between the 0megas and Dunbar
Associates because sport lovers ap-
preciate fair play and the boxing show
has been previously advertised for
several weeks ahead fellows inter-
ested in gym instruction and weight
reducing are invited to attend Cou-
zens Gym at 155 Sterling Street, Rox-
bury for the mems classes in physical
training any evening, Chef Smith.