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Atlanta, at SO per head; how lons
1t would be (three and one.
half hours, plus 10 minutes Of inter-
mission), and whether, In my opin-
ION. Vivien Leigh was the right per-
son for Scarlet (but definitely.
Rather to my surprise, I found
people extremely interested In the
front-ranking directors. I wa
asked to name the three best d.
rectors. I named four-Frank Capra
CIT Happened One Night" "Mr
Deeds" Mr.. Smith Goes to WASH
lngton~: Victor Fleming ("Captains
Courageous" Wizard of or" and
"Gone With the Wind'); John Ford
C'The Informer." stage Coach'D
and William Wyler c'Dodsworth"
and "Wuthering Heights'D. Very
rarely does any Of these four direc-
tors deliver a bad movie.
was asked "Is Barbara STAN
wyck good for Robert Taylor?"
"and vice versa?" Yes, they are.
Barbara has just the sort of calm
common sense that is helpful for q
man Of Taylor's rather shy DISPOSE
ton. And Bob has the dependability
that Is 90 necessary for Barbara's
sensitive soul.
Every one wanted to know some
thing about Laurence Olivier
chiefly how old he is Che is 32). And,
talking about age-that old conun-
drum about Deanna Durbin kept
popping up all along the route. I
gave the facts as I know them.
Deanna herself insists that she will
be II next month. But her studio
and her business agent say 18. SO
you have to decide whom you want
to believe.
Enrol Flynn has got the feminine
youth Of the seven cities I visited
in an extremely ga-ga condition.
This was the sort of thing I was
asked-"Tell me everything you
know about Enrol Flynn-and make
1t bad, SO I can get him out of my
system!" did my best-I explained
that Enrol had changed somewhat
In the four years that had known
him, that he was q more humble,
more willing-to-please personality
in 1894 than he is today. That to-
day he is perhaps too confident and
not considerate enough Of the people
who work with him.
That great Hollywood teaser-"'Is
Paulette Goddard really married to
Charlie Chaplin?" asked in
every city visited. Again could
only give the facts as I know them.
There Is no known registration of
their marriage. And the man who
Is probably Chaplin's closest friend
recently told me he did not believe
they were married. But against this
Is the fact that Paulette signed her
self as Mrs. Chaplin when she
entered . golf tournament about .
year ago. Also that she introduces
herself as Mrs. Chaplin" So?
Almost as frequently I was asked,
"why does Joan Bennett copy Hedy
Lamarr's hair style?" This was q
little hard to answer and impossible
to justify. Joan Is much better
looking and more natural with blond
locks. Her brunette era started
after Walter Wanger had made the
Evening star., 1939-11-26

to draw the audience beyond the
plays confines. When 1t confines
the audiences mind to what is be-
fore It's eyes, 1t had better not be
built at all.
But the scene is quite brief and
does not reappear again. The fol-
lowing action takes place In a tene-
ment, where the girl lives with a
young man who works in the laun-
dry and gradually falls IL, love with
him. The tenement home is the
outward room through which she
actually steps from the cemetery
like seclusion Of the sanitarium to
the world.
In the course of adapting the
novel Mr.. Kingsley has brought It
up to date, so that the world to
which the heroine must adjust her.
self is today's world, the world that
has been plunged into war. She
grows to learn that, horrible as the
world is, it is the one We made and
are responsible for and must live In.
She learns also that only love can
support her in it..
Margo plays the leading role In q
large cast remarkable for its talent.
Her portrait of the slow unfolding
Of human spirit which has been
buried Is the best work Of her ca
reer.
Very Warm for May"
A Charming Evening.
The Jerome Kern Oscar Hammer
stein, I'd, show is "very Warm for
May" and 1t is lavish, melodic, tai
ented and any other adjective q re-
viewer racing with a spirited dead
line can think up to butter a charm
ing evening.
The book is somewhat tedious and
includes, ] think, only one inspired
line OF dialogue. This Is something
to the effect that something else
would give "as much Satisfaction as
slamming a revolving door,
There are half q dozen songs in
the show that will haunt your living
room, or wherever you hide your
radio, for . long time to come, and
there Is . chorus Of young men and
women which Is about the best
thing in group dancing that has
been around for q long time. They
stopped the show completely with
one number and became the first
chMxss, % recent Broadway history
At NaSt that wAs compelled 70 ofler |
IN encore Wills the principals stood |
.laoe WoGIEST, xaeo 1-3J
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Binnie Borrowed

Warner Bros. have borrowed
Binnie Barnes from 20th Century
Fox for . principal role In I'VE
Shall Meet Again." which will star
Merle Oberon with George Brent
and Pat O'Brien.
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.Marearet's Role

Margaret Lindsay and Edmund
Lowe have been assigned the lead
Ing roles In Honeymoon Deferred"
which Lew Landers will direct for
Universal.
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Tom Brown Cast

Tom Brown viii be teamed with
Peggy Moran for Universal's Road
to Romance" Juanita Quigley, ju-
venile screen actress, has also been
cast.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Star Of the Cinema Is Born
In Just One Good Scene
Film Players Often Wait Long
For That All.Important Moment
Which Means Career
By Harold HeHeynnn
By Harold HeFernan.
HOLLYWOOD.

come to light strange strange places And don't
ne nuence OF Lady Luck Some gtertng
movie heavens via talent
Tor lot OF ne players And Cinderella
1no s of 1898 we recevine Ia 1859
Bu 0e gates sfdS2Ss only beem Get
Evening star., 1939-11-26
With a Drama and a Musical.
The Iheater Is All Right Now
Sidney Kingley's World We Make
An Intense Adaptation of the
Novel The Outward Room
By Ira Wolteyf -. ~
By Ira Wolteyf

% neater @ season is all right now had
vme But what really all right now has the n
show 1892 one and has
dressed. ~ ~ "e' "o1'a oeeA u1-
THE Make" by Sidney Kingsley is the intense drama
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Now It's the Idea of a Ghost.
Not the Ghost Of an Idea.
Inspiring Playwrights
From the Energetic MIR. Saroyan
To Glare Boothe the Spirit
OF Lost People Wanders
By Jay Carmodv.

C1fmOdy.
Time was when plays ghost Of an idea Today how
ever they start with the not plain old asbionsd
n Or Of Satan symbol Of the fact that
the ivory towers Of dramatists haunted ~ ~ w
Most recent evidence fact on the local scene If cr.. ~
that Of Madame VIII You Walk George cohan epiomzina
the ancient lost wisdom the pursuing happiness with robust
peoed the National with ghosts Of an ntv
Even Miss soo nses es naa to sS
m tmaton OF phanom the anguihed haunting
Warrington did very few persons did etveer M
opening and quick closing but the Thunder was
vetabe aere dsemboded spirits These the creation of Robert
Adrey hale phantos with message that man
need not be lost he only would the wisdom
That energetic other literature William sarovan
oo not 60 some Of his PLAYWRIGHT creating
central character his The barroom
pher Of that successful who has come to
e suspended animation through oendulsen champagne In
ne lives entirely above the vcisudes plane
from which he speak nsprngly the little ver
n'e' men and women who bring their saloon
,, e meaning OF al TINS fascination with the
winch occupies the minds late Mr. Hovard
moments natural perhaps in view Of the even es created
phenomena with which they dealing. - "A'
Movies Which Handle Them Well
spun Spirits in Their
While not adheng literally e the movies are care
uy avoiding ghosts these universally admitted
sny are much more successful handling material a-
.ea the word Nary specer since ON
lime revealed the endue)
phenomena ' ~ ""'''S ana Sin'ai
The single break of realism which looms m the
-Four Daughters which Warmers its public as Christmas
IN -Four Daughters the studio amusing Ito eyervbodv
Dus mistake OF killing Garfield preventing Il
cnng one OF those family might run on and
on nke the HARDY family series The
out tne Loss OF Garfield to the series red IN
view Of his talent ~ ~ ~ "
It viii be emphasized brief moment At least
or the script calls for the return to deepen
enoaona appeal of the dim of the past
cad do it. * " -. ~ - Vac l'''
Evsn IL Civic Theatss Meditsses J.
Upon Sweetness Of Time
In s presentation azsrrv We Roll Along" at w.rdmao
Fsk the CIVIC Tnesf w be taking swee glance
ast one Of those tapering backward troueh
the NE Of its principal character, playwright
In the beginning Of the successful man
with Psrk avenue address, but trf-
pnsnt man Actually he is one fellow WHIT,
look on once and all found hollow their
noowne ne moves backward by life
"ncn began 70 lose Its his graduation
The play bright triumph Broadway
being oered for the first time in Washington seasons
behind IT, completely unabashed ery We Roll
has cast OF 81 and requires nine changes
Full Week Run Play
Is New Program
Ennoarkng upon its fourth the
s chair Civic announces opening productions on
sunday night and continuing them
called for four performances through SATURDAY.
Promising newcomers sprinked
which also includes established players Norton
Richard Keuzburg Marrs Arkn
freedman and Ethel ~
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Hollywood's Ace Directors
Interest the Film Fans
Columnist Answers Moviegoers'
Questions About Many Things
On a Lecture Tour
By Sheilah Graham.
By Sheilah Graham.


Nothing like getting out Hollywood people really
ant 70 Know about Hollywood During recent
seven cities in
movies and which personalities interest to
tnan during four Of tapping Hollywood
Every wanted to the Wnd"-vhan It
Evening star., 1939-02-04

Bedroom. living room. dinettc. kit,
bath. large recpt. hall. inclosed
sun parlor tcan be used as a
Elec. Refg. Res. Mgr.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
20l7 S ST. NV.
7SSl 18th ct NV

G rooms. kitchen. 3 baths. large
rooms, southern exposure. Ele-
vator Reasonable rental.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
1915 N STREET

3 rooms. kitchen and bath--S55 90
4 rooms. kitchen and bath--S65. 90
Electric refrigeration. Res. Mgr.
Elevator.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

2 rooms, bath. dining alcove. kitch-
en- S45 90
Electric refrigeration. Resident
Manager
Evening star., 1939-02-04
23JO ASHMEAD PLACE

l and 9 rooms. kitchen and bath.
3 rooms. kitchen, bath. porch over
looking Rock Creek Park Re-
frigeration on house current.
Resident Manager.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

81 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE.
8 rms. kit. and so
Evening star., 1939-02-04
RANDALL III. K1AGNER s. COMPANY
REAL ESTATE
Telephone Decatur $500
Asia CONN AvENIJE

[ bedroom. bath. living room. din
ing room dinette. screened or
enclosed porch. kitchen $3.50
bedrooms, bath. living room,
dining room. dfnette. kitchen
and enclosed porch -S105 90
Res. Mgr. Elevator. Sec. Switch
board. Refg. on house current.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

BIS MT. PLEASANT ST. NV.
Electric Refrigeration.
2 rms, kit. and bath-----S42. so
Evening star., 1939-02-04
III OLE STREET

Apts containing entrance hall. liv-
ing room, dining room. kitchen.
pantry. 9 bedrooms and 2 baths.
Electric refrigeration. Res. Mgr.
Elevator. Building desirably 10
Gated Just of Mass. Ave.
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33I4 nat. PLEASANT STREET
2l27 p ST. NV.

Q rooms, kitchen, bath S4750
3 rooms, kitchen. bath S65 90
Electric refrigeration. Res. Mgr.
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425 D ST. Sc.
Electric Refrigeration.
2 rms, kit. and bath 90
Evening star., 1939-02-04

1878 MINTWOOD PL. NV.
Elec. Refg. Resident Manager.
2 rms, kit. and bath -S500 90
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Continued on Next Pags.)
Evening star., 1939-02-04

1896 44th ST. NV.
Bedroom, living room, dinette. kitchen.
bath and screened porch; heat hot water
and janitor service furnished; $3.50.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

529 LAMONT ST. NV.
Elec. Refg. on House Current.
2 rms. kit. & so
Evening star., 1939-02-04

1857 31st ST. NV.
Living room, bedroom, dining room,
kitchen, bath and inclosed porch S65.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
1901 CALVERT STREET
1925 18Th ST. NV.

rooms, kitchen, bath and large
porch; shower bath; abundance
of closet space. G. e. refrig era
tion. Resident Manager.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

VV@V ~" III E'"s
rooms and bath tno kitchen) .
Electric refrigeration Switch
board Elevator service. Resident
Manager.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
JOHN F. DONOHOE & SONS

IA. Ave. 81
Lincoln 00S4.
DUPONT CIRCLE-S5O.
Front apartment In elevator build
ing Just east of Dupont Circle. South
exposure: bright. pleasant rooms.
Comprises THREE rooms. kitchen
with REFRIGERATION. bath and
OPEN CONCRETE PORCH--two ex-
poSureS
1705 p STREET NV.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
l4l9 COLUMBIA RD.

9 and rooms. kitchen, bath and
porch. Resident Manager. Refg.
on house current.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
47oI CONN. AVENUE

| rooms, bath. kitchen. dinette and
porch. Refg. on house current.
Resident Manager. Elevator. Sec.
Switchboard.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
GARDEN TOWERS

LIE BOURGET
2127 CALIFORNIA ST. NV.
Elec. refe. on house current. Ele-
vator. Resident manager.
l rn., kit. r. so
2 rms, kit. and bath S57. so
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voy Ballroom, New York City.
andy KIRK and TEDDY WILL
SON-NLB6-WOR TIC k-Sat..
1850 p. m.-Sunday 4:30 p. NJ
Golden Gate Ballroom, NYC.
vAGABONDS-NBC Blue-Wed.
9 a. m.-Also scattered schedule
Vocal quartet.
FATS WALLER-N B C-Sun.
Tues, II midnite; WMAQ-620 k
nitely except Monday.
YOUNG MAN WITH Il BAND
CbS-Friday, 10:30 p. m.-Guest
band.
VARIETY INSPIRATIONAL
MAJOR BOWIgsS AMATEUR
HOUR-CBS-Thursday 9 o. m.
FISK JUBILEE CHOIR - NBC
Blue-Tues., 7:30 p. m.
GHCRGElTTE HARVEY, maid
CT; the "Betty and Bob" serial
NBC Red-Mon thru Fri. 2 o. m.
GOING SOUTH WITH CLYDE
neutrality-suspicious. and the Deep
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Both Races Greet
Bill I'm Richmond

RICHMOND. va (ANP)- A
crowd Of nearly 1000 persons Of
both races met Bill 'Bojangles'
Robinson Sunday morning when he
came home with his Hot Mikado''
show, and all that day other hun
lreds of Negroes and whites visited
his city's famous dancing son.
Bojangles has been busy during
his entire stay here One hour aftar
lrrIving he was on the radio help
ing a Christmas Mother program
and donating $500 personally. Later
80 young singers from Armstrong
nigh school saluted him by radl'.
Monday he entertained at the
Crippled Children's hospital, ST.
Phillips Hospital for Negro chA-
Lren, the Home for IncuraoIeS anu
the state penitentiary.
"Tney can't get out to see me
he explained, $50 I thoughC Il
would be nice to 60 to see them ..
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MEG Blue Tues. IL midnite Hotel
Lincoln New York City.
CARTER AND BOWIE at twin
planos-M B S-Scattered Sched-
ule
CHARIOTEERS-NBC Blue
Mon. 1;45 p. M; Tuesday, 8 a. m;
Sat. IL a. m.-MBS-Sat, GAS p.
IN; Fri, $50 p. m. (Vocal quar-
jeD.
DEEP RIVER BOYS - CHS
Wsaely scattered schedule-Vocal
group.
LIONEL HAAIPTON-vibes and
drums; FLETCHER HENDER-
SON, piano; CHARLIE CHRIS
1IAN, guitar, with Benny Good
man-NBC Red-Sat., 10 p. NJ
Chs, Wed, Thurs, 1870 p. M
1lBS-Mon., II midnite-WaldoIf
oria hotel, NYC.
ELLA FITZGERALD-NBC Blue
Mon, 1890 a. m.-Sat. $50 p. m.-
WNEW--1250 k Wed. d. m.-Sa-
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THOSE WILD RADIO RAVES

River EOys-4CBS-South only,
Sunday 5 p. m.
HOBBY LOBBY-CBS-S Sunday,
p. m-Weeky guests lobbying
llleir hobbies.
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
CES-Sun. 4:30 p. m, Guests.
SOUTHERNAIRES- quar-
tet-NBC Blue-Sun. 1870 a. m;
friday 1915 p. m.
ROCHESTER,, Jack Benny's Ra-
dio Valet-NBC' Red-Sun. p. m
West Coast rebrOadcast 1870 p. m.
WINGS OVER JORDAN-CBS
$50 a. m.-Chorus and talks.
WE, THE PEOPLE, CBS-Tues. .,
6 p. m. West Coast rebroadcast,
1880 p. m.
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSE
TY CHORAL CLUB-WRTQ-
Richmond, Va, Sunday 4:45 p. m.
Under direction Of Mrs. Aldena
Wlndham Davis. Emanates from
CobUln hall.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30
By HAROLD JOVTEN

The following listing is in effect
for the week Of December 81 only!
I'll time shown is Eastern Stand
ald. Subtract 1 hour for Genital
tnle; 2 hours for Mountain tllic;
ana 3 hours for West Coast time.
As is the unavoidable case in "a
dlo scheduling, all programs are
subject to last minute changes
and cancellations.
HOT INSTRUMENTAL
AND VOCAL
LOUIS hRMSTRONG-Sunday,
Monday II midniJe Cotton Club,
New York City.
ERSKINE BUTTERFIELD -
MHS-Tues., HAS a. M. - WOR
&c k FIJI. 9:15 a. m; Sat. 9:15
?. m.-pianist, vocalist.
BON BON, singer with Jan
Savitt's orchestra-NBC Red, Wed.
= midnite; Thursday 1880 p. N,
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decidedly heavy in favor OF Louise
Beavers by many fans who lhslSs-
ed on voting in her favor for tne
dramatic role she played III UAl-
versal studio epic film limitation
Of Life" starring Claudette Colbert
several years ago.
Likewise, Stepin Fetchit, noCed
droll sepia comic, came IN Tor q
superb abundance OF votes Tor ms
most outstanding role in the FoT
studio all-sepia cast film OF sew
eraI years ago, entitled Hearts In
Dixie. The guild outlaWed tneSe
TWO from this competition because
of too long elaspe OF time since
the films were made. However
both were voted the best All-Ilme
Acting by sepia performers. And
accordingly, will come in for such
award.
Other performers like Hattie Nc
Daniels. Hattie Noels, Bernlce
Pilot, Daisy Buford, Nine. Sul-Te-
Wan, Anita Brown, and Ernest
Whitman, Clarence Muse, Georg5
Reed, Rex Ingram, Paul Robesor.
Will Best, Snowflakes, Charley
Moore, Raymond Turner, anu
scores of others, all received heavy
votes, but because Of their being
scattered favoring score of picture.
and other reasons, failed to rom
home winners. The Sepia Theatrs
cal Writers Guild, is making plan
for a grand presentation of Aware
affairs to be given on January l9,
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30
Rating The Records

was inferior to the Count Z Basic
version On Decca.
SUMMERTIME Taking the
George Gershwin tune as a central
theme, Pops Bechet added Las own
ideas and turned it into a grand
and touching masterpiece with his
soprano saXophone, an instrument
on which he has no equal.
SUBTLE LAMENT. Duke Filing.
toms records are so consistently
good it is generally difficult TO
select his best. Yet this number,
spiritually akin to BLACK and Tan
rhantasy,'' unquestionably deserves
top rating. It is the kind of SLOW
music in which Duke eXcells. The
best Ellington stomps of the year
are LITTLE POSEY, COLD OLD
MAN and PUSSY WILLOW, with
Soy MEETS HORN one of The
years greatest novelties. Of his
smaller units, the odd blues DOOJI
WOOJI and the stomp HODGE
PCDGE, both by Johnny Hodges
on vocation, are tops.
SMOKEY MARY. Here is 1939's
best example of fast, killer diller
iazz. Especially exciting are the
drUms-string bass pyrotechnics by
Bauduc and Haggart. For the moSt
part. however, Bob Crosby's band
bailed to live up to past perform
ance.
MISS THING. Basie's band,
second only to Ellington's, turned
in year OF consistently fine play
ing with this double-side number,
understood to have been recorded
without the units knowledge,
its supreme offering. Notable is
the Whispering trumpet against
| rhythm toward the end. The Count
himself produced memorable swing
for Decca with piano and rhythm,
with HOW LONG HOW LONG
BI UES the best of the superb lot.
LESTER LEAPS IN, OF vocation
by the kansas City Seven, also was
| tremendous.
FINE AND MELLOW. No better
| vocal blues was released this year
cnan Billie Holiday opus. Combin-
ING the true blues feeling with
splendid artistry, Miss Holiday
here compares favorably with the
oest work Of the late Bessie Smith
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30

Charles Barry Stewart, that's a
name that Footlight Flickers
passes on to you in a brief success
sketch A native Philadelphia
Who claims Harlem by muslc2,
3doption in the depression days O.
.934-5, he invested half of e:
weakly salary 800 to defray the
rental Of an organ for four hour;
a day in order to work out al
idea. Something within himScl
told him he could make an organ,
sound like a full sized band anc
get paid we'll for doing so. After {
terrible siege OF union trouble and
lisappointments Of all sorts, Char
lie landed with the Nixon Crane
Opera house Gohilly) playing ta5
luge Kimball organ in between
hours throughout 1867
= Then the theaG ire clio sea. Moth
ng daunted, Cha lies got, a job VE
lext day playing yte piano at Be-
ley and Buns Philadelphia
argest night clw9. for what was
termed a four l4our engagemep
lie stayed on fcl 10 months afte
that first night alternating wiiE
Deloyd McKays, now featured Wit
Louie Prima's band. He opene'
Jay Fagan's beautiful Million Dui
lar ballroom, ana claims thai til'
man who gave ninl his real brea.
n life is. Paul O'Brien, operate
Of Ashbury Parks swankiest' night
club where he played the peerls:.
hammond organ built in theit
Stewards lands ere said to be the
most perfect for mani, and wo..
first prize in the Harrisburgh, Pr.
photographers exhibit last season.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30
"CoIored Americans On Parade"
Makes Hit With vyasEingtonians

showing of the Elks parade, al
though they sat in silence.
Bill Robinson, j. Finley Wilson
and his cabinet, drew little COM
ment, but when a picture was
shown of a colored girl Glowing
with a boy friend in the 369th an
nual encampment, disgust was
plainly registered.
The whole feature, however, was
declared highly satisfactory by the
majority of the patrons attending
the Lincoln theater where it was
shown and expressed desire for
another at an early date.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30

WASHINGTON-(A (ANP)- Col
Ored Americans on Parade" a
series of interesting films on the
Negro in America, produced ana
presented by Edward Lewis, young
New Yorker, former photographer
or the Daily News, has nEde a
decided hit here in Washington.
Staid Washingtonians applauded
loudly the appearance on the score
Of such notables as Judge Myle5
Paige, James Watson, Toney, Jane
Golden, colonel Davis Of the 369th
haking hands with Gov. Lehman
At the annual review Of the 369th,
out weren't at all receptive TO the
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30

back to playing incidental, comedy
maids, of course. An actress COM
parable with the immortal Marie
Dressler, has flashed like dark
meteor across the screen-and now
must disappear because Hollywood
can't give her adequate parts. NO
ones to blame, least of all the pro-
ducers who would ask nothing bet
ter than to capitalize on her abil-
ity.
"But II don't think it will be easy
for me to laugh at Hattie's> comedy
in the future, for I'll never be able
tc overlook the tragic fact that q
very great artist is being wasted
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-30
BY FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
For AMP

BY FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
For AMP
/. The Blues, by Meade LUX"
Lewis Blues Note)
9. Pick Rib, by Benny
Goodman Quintet (Victor)
8. Summertime, by Sidney
Bec;let Ouinteu CVictor)
4. Subtle Lament, by Duke
Ellington (Brunswick)
5. Smokey Mary, by Bob
Crosby (Decca)
s. Miss Thing, by Count Basic
Vocalion)
z. Fine and Mellow, by Billie
Holiday (Commodore)
8. Minors Swing, by French.
Hot Club quintet (Victor)
9. Woodchoppers Ball, by
Woody Herman (Decca)
10. Someday SweetheartS, by
Muggsy Spanier (Bluebird).
After listening to several nun
dred hot Jazz records released d'lr-
ing 1889, your dizzy reviewer mas
decided that those listed above are
the years best platters. Selection OF
the 10 best was no easy task, De-
cause of the tremendous rise OF
nublic interest in the phonograpn
and attempts of one set OF mus"
clans to completely out-play the
rest.
THE BLUES. This long 20 min
ute improvised performance by Lax
Lewis is easily the finest record OF
its type ever released. Playing SLOW
moody blues simply and stralght
from the heart, this great piarlis'
has a recording in four parts tha'
is the years best. Another fine ex-
ample OF blues piano is CHICAGO
IN MIND by Albert Ammons, aiS9
on Blue Note.
PICK-A-RIB. The only Good
man performance rating the tlrSC
10 this tune not only provides
great swing hut is intelllgentiy
built up TO a breathtaking climaS
on the second side. Teddy WILSON
Lionel Hampton, John Kirby, Bud
DIV Schultz and Goodman were III
perfect form when this was waxed.
OF all recorded performances by
the small Goodman units, this is
she greatest. Best performance by
full band was Jumpin' AT the
Woodside. on Columbia, but this