The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09
Guided the Pasa Dobles, Argentine an,
American music.
CANDIDETTE DE LOVELY

stage but really her heart interest Is a
home and a baby, and Of course she
has the husband already.
Ruby Hill, a vivacious little vocalist,
with marvellous voice in both soprano
and contralto which adds pulchritude
and melody to Noble Sissle's orchestra
at the Diamond Horseshoe, and just
recently completed engagements at the
Loew's State Theatre on Broadway and
the Apollo in Harlem. Critics, includ-
inc her benefactor Mr.. Sissle agree
that she has a wonderful future in
store, and she hopes to make their pre-
dictions come true. She was discovered
in Richmond, Va, and eloped to New
York at the call Of cupid. Married
only three years, and just past twenty,
she is a charming little person, with a
baby-talk, and believe me friend hus-
band is a lucky man to have her in his
hands. She believes in a lovely home,
and she has Just that, In one OF Har-
lem's better apartments on Sugar Hill.
Broadcasting from the Diamond
Horseshoe over the networks, her rem
dition of Garry Me Back to Old Viz
ginny" and Swanee River are some Of
her classics, and considered noteworthy
by distinguished audiences.
In private life Mrs. Robert Turner,
the dainty little damsel is Of soft
olive complexion, five feet three inches
tall, size u, says she always buys the
smallest size in everything ready to
wear Likes old fashioned debble
gowns with puff sleeves and flare skirt
I-prefcrs her wardrobe the purely
feminine type. Wears a cross fox
coat, silver fox cape and dainty hats.
Wears her hair in big mass Of cold
black curls atop Of her head, because
she likes to be taller than she really is.
She says Mr.. Sissle is the finest man
she ever met in show business. Says
most every man she had accepted
offers from to assist her on the stage,
always had an ''if' in it.
CRUISING REPORTER
James f. billboard jackson, ESQ
gasoline marketeer, was back III town
for a short stay, enroute to New York
state towns.
DR.. Alame Locke, noted scholar ana
professor of Howard e., whose works
| greatly admire was a casual visitor
here the other day;-The progresses
inc Robena Hughes, Harlem's precious
gift from Boston, is delightfully."-
domiciled in her new apartment in the
Roger Morris CT. Sol johnson, Sr.
one of Harlem's old Romans is looking
like a two years old Nina Mae
Mckinney, movie star, who will soon
be seen in front of her own band IS
having her wardrobe prepared for her
Forthcoming tour by stylists at Berg
dolla & Goodman, Fifth Ave fashion
erS.
DR.. and Mrs. Omar truth BROWN
Price recent winner of a beautiful new
car, tried out their streamliner on a
! 1000 mile trip to the south, returned
after a delightful trp;-Maceo Pink
ard, my songwriting pal, composer of
such hits as "Sweet Georgia Brown"
NANNY O. Mine" and Lord knows
how many others has a new crop just
published - "Way Back Home"
"There's No Tellin'," Mecca" "That's
Music to Me-" and Sam"
The Southernaires, the Sunday
morning radio singers, had a gala
breakfast party at Fat Mans grill on
Sugar Hill the other morning The
one and only John Carey is again in
the theatrical booking with B. l.. Burt
at the 125th Street office. Putney
cambridge, the "Nagasaki" piano
hound of the Cotton Club is still the
muggin' interlude at the Broadway
nightsDot.-Young Shelton Brooks, Jr
was recently married to a beautiful
unknown lady, I'm told, and is honey
incoming at his fathers ranch in
Southern California.-The beautiful
damsel Clara Titus of theatrical fame
is now living in Brooklyn, but circulat-
ing in Harlem nightspots ;-Bigtime
Grip, the ork man, was seen the other
eve with two charming ladies, Julia
Woodward and Coneita Gomez at the
Braddock grill; The three dainty
little cambridge Sisters are doing
some great work in the Broadway opus
"Swingin' the Dream" Tiny Brad
shaw, the yodeling DIRK leader is back
on the Avenoo after a tour of West
Virginia and North Carolina; will be
leaving on the Doth for a .jaunt to
points in Florida and New Orleans -
Tony Lucas, that grand old Snowman,
tells me that Mae Brown Chester
funeral was the largest ever witnessed
in a Catholic Church for a person of
color of the stage.
Charles Collier: After reviewing
your Silas Green show, we are proud
of the fact that you secured one of
Harlem's ace producers in the person
of Charlie Davis. Here's hoping that
your 1910 season will be the greatest
vet.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Good pals must part some day, and
that is what happened last Sunday, in