The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20

Quarles, Edward Bryan and a score
OF others -. Kenneth Spencer, young
colored basso who won wide acclaim
on the Pacific coast, will offer arias bv
Handel and Purcell; songs by Beetho-
ven, Schubert and Schumann; miscel-
laneous numbers in English and a
group of spirituals at his Boston debut
recital IN Steinert Hall next Tuesday
evening, May % the recital is
announced to benefit the Children's
Summer Camp Funds, Church of St.
John the Evangelist, Boston and St.
Augustine's Farm at Boxboro .
here is a golden opportunity to hear a
cultured race voice which is destined
to take a place in the music halls Of
fame along with Marian Anderson,
Roland Hayes and Paul Robson.
Eugene Stanley Brown will present
his Fourth Annual Dance Recital "The
Whlrl of Tomorrow" a World Fair
theme at Jordan Hall June the sixth.
:. Stanley Brown hit new high in
the Cotton Club Revue of several years
ago and is now recognized as one Of
Boston's leading opponents of the
modern dance with studios at the
Gainsboro Building opp. N. E. Con-
servatory of Music he is assisted
by Alacos Gardner who travelled the
RKO circuit working as Master of
Ceremonies with Billy Waldron's
Black and White shows they will
IN grand musical melange of song
feature their most advanced students
and dance with special musical ar
rangements by SANDY" Sandiford
I who will personally conduct the orch
estra and the show will exclusively use
the Crystal Clear Sound System oper-
ated by Aubrey TONNES, our local Edi-
son all seats at Jordan Hall are
reserved and you are advised to secure
YOUR tickets at an early date at the
Brown Studio, 295 Huntington Avenue
or call Com. 1885 see last page
ad one of the rising young stars
OF this years production is Janet
Thomas, acrobatic dancer and daugh-
ter OF the famous ballroom team of
Thomas and Sawyer comes Bill
Towards latest brain child, a compe-
titive Fashion Parade, with fifty hand
picked models of feminine pulchritude
selected from among Boston's finest
and ten debonair male escorts to be
Judged by an appointed staff from
downtown stores under the sponsor
ship of the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Musical Association at Ritz Plaza Nav
30. the holiday evening, with dancing
until two 49,. thank to the Challengers
Club for the bid to their Spring Formal
May29 at the new and beautiful Nor
ton Plaza :. this affair is tops in fun
and troEc your next ticket will
admit you to Mildred Davenport's
Twentieth Anniversary of Recital
Activity with her "Bronze Rhapsody
of 1889" at Jordan Hall, May &c with
$Ormal dress down front and all seats
reserved E. everyone is familiar with
the success of the Davenport method
and Mildred promises that this years
show will be a Bronze Bombshell"
with five different piano accompanies
at the keyboard during the perform
ance =. . Mildred Davenport Carter
studied with the noted Denis Shawn
summer dance school and one of her
former pupils, Barbara "Sweetie-P Pie"
Quinichette is now scoring in New
York at Small's Paradise the
Savoy Ballroom is now at the World
Fair changing big name colored orch
estras weekly while Whyte's Indy
HOppers amaze the spectators with
their speed. the current March of
Time flicker describes the present day
Dixie containing some enlightening
material on the South q. to the Mat
comes Henry Fonda in young Mr..
Lincoln" one of the years best pix
which you will see before it's grand
premiere, June in the Illinois district
of LincOln's youth Fonda brings
an inspired Characterization of Honest
Abe and there are a number of race
actors in supporting roles and
now be good little boys and girls and
go back to bed cause Uncle Paul amt
gonna haunt you no more tonight
and thank, Mrs. Scott, for the use of
Lincoln Halls for the Press Club con-
ference. Goombye,-GOO E. DUCK.
FLASH: Announcing the World
Fair Tea and Grand Prize Offering"
to benefit Resthaven League Sunday,
May 81, 1889, at 4 pm, the Silver
Box Studio, 522 Columbus Avenue
Marian Anderson and famous colored
choir will be featured on the coast-to-
coast hookup Memorial Day, May 80
night when young Mister Lincoln"
has its official premiere at Springfield
Illinois, with Henry Fonda, Arleen
Whelan, Marjorie Weaver and Alice
Brady appearing in person g.. coming
to the Metropolitan Theatre Thursday
May Is "Tell No Tales" at the
Loew's State and Orpheum Theatres
all this week in which the drama con-
concerns newspaperman's effort to
trace ransom note to save a school
teacher who witnessed the actual kid
mapping =. there's plenty realism in
this film and the most dramatic mo-
ment comes during the wake held for
colored fighter . Theresa Harris, as
the fighters widow, gives a powerful
performance. Melvyn Douglas, as
usual, turns in capable characterize
ton and Louise Platt, as the frightened
teacher, is excellent. . the conf anion
piece features Myrna 10y and Robert