The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-18
GOING TO TOWN
with
Paul Jordan

Hello folks e.. if you good people
would like to enjoy some superfne
colorcd talent in big time show, beg,
borrow or steal enough shekels to pur-
chase an admission to the Shubert
Theatre all this week and next where
Bert Lahr and Ethel Norman are star
ring in "DuBarTy Was A Lady" a
brand new musical comedy with Cole
Porter song, which is smashing all hit
record, in Boston and there YOU will be
hugely entertained by the brilliant wit
and deytnity Of one seventeen year old
Harold tromcr, race artist who lives
in thc same apartment block in New
Harlem as Bill Robinson this kid
is as natural and refreshing as a spring
tonic and the big name stars in this
grand production give him plenty of
opportunity to do his stuff with
sparkling eyes, dazzling costume and
tricky feet, he teams with the great
Etho. Norman in a reprise of the top
tune "Do Love You" and again
with screen comic Benny Baker he does
q ta-ly dance routine which brings
down the house this talented iu-
Ncm'o is certainly going places in the
thealrand all Boston is talking him up
bIg right now he will be domiciled
at Mothers Lunch this week until the
~bow leaves for its Broadway opening
o.. and ladies and gentlemen, the
NtUb@f Is selling out at each perform
anrc with plenty of standees to witness
Tins gorg"ou~y staged extravaganza nf
mo~r and mlrth which also brings the
raven haired matinee idol Phil Regain,
and luscious Betty Cradle out of
Hollywood to treat the Boston theatre
gocrS the costumes and scenery are
magnt"rutlN executed in the period
nj Louis NV and the ROYAL Court of
Versailles, France Bert Lair is a
pane and his polished humor as King
LON. Is done in the best George Arliss
satire "hl.e Ethel Norman has never
Ooeh IN better voice or form tho
Iaor, Will love the fur trimmed gowns
m1d the men will enjoy the lack of them
am confident that Harold Cromer will
oo"'Ie his success on Broadway after
inc warm welcome his comedy and
o5nrmg received here in Boston at the
I'''gIl heatrc and beginning
Monday, November 81 prior to Broad
way amt Tor two weeks only comes the
greatest all star cast ever seen in
boston III person o.. Ruth Selwvn and
',| "gS~rN Nhubcr present "Three
After Three new musical comedy
WIN Smonc Simone, Mitzi Green
Ta'} Bran, Frances Williams. ART
'',I'il, Marty May, Earl Oxford Bos-
lock-" Dudley, the Martins and the slow
'"o'Ioh N"plan comedian Stepin Fetcbit
..' get yonr ticket orders in early be-
cause the box Office will be swamped
VIII" thanksgiving holiday season
reservations at the Shubert Theatre
, I Boston Chapter of the Kappa
AIPAa PSI Fraternity regallv pitched
d 'o1SIe-Woogie for their visiting fell
10" AaDpas from West Point Cadet
'"''e' y, Fowler of Washington who
was member Of the student military
'"I'Ingrnt here to watch Harvard
"Ioat Army at the Harvard Stadium
vi ArmlstIce Day . Cadet FowIer,s
VS." wa" Joyous occasion which fea-
T F d reunion with the glamorous
L'eIyn Andrews and scores of coIlooi-
Cue trends in the evening tbe
S gu, gathered at Mildred Davennort,s
L; Box Studio and made the well
NH ring with recorded music and tbo
GTy,eorated drinking Song" of the
p"pp's representatives of other
;, l".el1iCles and sororities were also
b a,I' "a ana very large evening was
""u by all =. Cadet Fowler made an
Nv ;,'''eilI impression with everyone and
4 IL, conduct and military bearing won
l"y ADMIRATION Of both femmes and fol.
~, &C.. among those present were Mel
Doro tE, bermce Howard, Doris Calvin
c Dofothy Mealey, Betty GRAY. Jerry
UI" oJe Leah Malone, Pearl Powell
dn r'gt y robertson, Barbara Childs Mil
T m:', Davenport, Lucy Cocbranp Jano
TDJI Luke Edna Center, Harold F,vp
C.oya Howard, George Lithcott Artbn2
G I"lyln' russell Greenidge, Carl Bush
G H Williams, Charles Alexander
G ciUmard Gray, Curtis McClane, Charles
AIJI, on ST Warren McClane, David
mo 'er' Mr. and Mrs. James Grant and
for y others whose names escape me
ao, the nonce thank for a lovely
y yioa ri the next Women's Ser.
wee S4 Cup Cabaret will be staged at tbo
S Sooih CLUB IN Moo Yawk where Cafe
9GIclety mix Planters Punches on each
--e-9 chlns may l respectfully