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The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30

SAVOY BALLROOM E. enjoying
the best run of any ballroom in
HaTlem's history. recently played
70 sellout with Jan Savitt's
Broadway Tonhatters. Roy Ed
redge. specialist on the trumpet.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
irth Of A Marion" Hit By NAACP
Appeal Is Sent
To Movie Car

NEW K-~(SNS)-Condemning the proposed revival OF
"rbe birth Of a Nation talking picture in color plain
case of wandering TO the orces of bgoty and prejudice the
National Association for the Advancement of Coored People has
] WI; Eav president Of the Motion Picture Producers-Dis-
Of America ", the full power Of your Office to pre-
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
VARIETY, INsPIRATIONAL

AMATEUR Mite In Harlem-WM-
CA $40 k Wed. II p M to IL
nlidnite, Apollo theatre. NYC
ALL NATIONS Pentecostal Church
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
CAMP PHOTO.

NEW YORK CITY - (RNS)--
Finding that a quartette of i'm
posters has been using the name
of The Inkspots, one of its star at
fractions, and singing all the num-
berS which they have made syn
onymous with the name, Gale Inc,
of this city is bringing suit against
the imposterS, their managers, and
the management of the theatre
where they are playing.
The fraudulent InkSpotS were
advertised and played at joys
Strand Theatre in New Orleans
this week, while the real -Four Ink
spots are booked into Tuddy Man
With the Wind" Ben Carter Is
'Shadrack.' her husband, Ernest
Whitman is 'Dog-Face' a gambler
Anita Brown, maid, and Darby
Jones, Alec a chauffeur.
The world premiere Of Republic s
1.-The Dark Command which is
based on the exploits of the infa-
nous guerilla leader. William Can
trell, will be held at Lawrence
KanS., the first week in April,
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
FooeliSht
F1ickerS -.
BY, ALVIN MOSES FOR ANP

NEW YORK--Nightly az the
Hickory house STUFF Smith. f1ESst
colorful of the toptlLght bandsmeH,
takes countless bows after q jam
session during which he makes the
viclin do everything but talk.
DeLoyd Mckay, pianist of national
reputation. is an added attraction
for patrons of the west 52nd street
nightery. .s..4
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30

ETHEL WATERS. is in such de-
mand by Broadway playwrights
that three at this writing, are
angling for services after the
re-opened "Mamba's Daughters"
closes a fortnight hence. Were we
La Ethels adviser, a tieup with
Eddie Cantor III his musical-farl-
tasy. Darn That Dream" Wouio
be the best box-office bait.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30


MABEL SCOTT The cocoa
brown number whcm We saw gr0%
up virtually from clrls to inter
national fame. opened at the
SWELLegant "Delmonice" ,Phlla-
delphia. With her marriage gone
completely hollywood. she may
appear around May with Jimmy
Lupcefords band. but We have
spoken of that tieup so many times
before in this space that we'll be-
lieve it, when the curtain rises.
and not before
MARIAN ANDERSON. appeared
Saturday afternoon on a coast-to-
coast program that featured Pres
ident Roosevelt and Queen VIII
hemina of Holland. AS usual. her
singing left nothing to be desired
voice that stands uncballe1gA1
&c. w. T. w" Gone With, the
Wind moves into onr nook OF
Manhattan Thursday. and Esat por-s
ton of 100000 persons who will find
it convenient to fork over the ad-
mission price are already taking
sides as to. will it make me feel
bad?' "Why must they re~eflact
bitter preiudices all over again?'
ETC., etc. When personally approach
ed on the subject we invariably
say Hold off any opinion until
after you have viewed the flicker
ELLIOT PAUL (white) noted
novelist, gave a "boogie-Woog1e'
piano recital Thursday mite at Cafe
Society. the swing den (sin deh'
they mean0, at No 2 Sheridsfs
Square, Greenwich village Mr.
paul's Interpolation Of boog1e-
woogie numbers taught him byt'
Albert Ammons. Meade Lux Lewis,
and Pete johnson (1one of TINS
trio reads nor writes music; is TO-
dav being hailed in high class mu-
sical circles. The novelist describes
boogie- -Woogie as a kind of mod
ern Bach, i'm SO far as the lett
hand does not play a mere accom-
paniment but a distinct theme
| that is woven in with the theme OF
the right hand in definite coun-
terpoint. style with Bachlike i'm
provisations on the themes
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
LENA Rivers" By
Lane Dramatists
Proves To Be Hit

JACKSON, Tenn.-In an effort
to create a new interest in dramat-
les in this section LENA RIVERS,
a drama based upon the successful
novel, LENA RIVERS by Mark j.
Holmes, was presented by the Lane
College Dramatics Club to a capa-
city audience at the RosenWald
School in Trenton, Tenn.
The play was taken to Trenton
at the request of school officials
there who Witnessed its highly sue
cessful presentation at Lane a
month. ago. Considerable interest
has been aroused in mary parts Of
the state since the second perform
ance at Trenton when members of
the cast more nlasterfully acted
their roles.
To satisfy demands of the public
the play is scheduled to go on tour
soon. 1t will be presented in Mem
phis and Humboldt and from time
to time in other localities as the
requests come in.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Thomas Brookins
Home From Europe

CHICAGO-(SNS)--Back home
in Chicago after long and SEM
Sational series of European concert
and recital appearances is Thom-
as j. Brookins, noted young Negro
tenor.
The tall, handsome singer, who
won fame years ago as a star baS-
ketbal player at Chicago's Wen
dell Phillips High School, left
from Belgium when war threaten
ed and was eighteen days crossing
the Atlantic on an American
freighter.
BrookinS has won the laudatlon
of famed European, as well as
American music masters who nave
heard him sing. While abroad he
appeared in several British movies
and shorts and made phonograph
records.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

SUMMER and BELIEVE ME- IF
ALL T II Q S E ENDEARING
YOUNG CHARMS. This is sooth-
ing, chamber music restful to the
ear. Bob Chester features a lot
OF flashy get-to work on THE
OCTAVE JUMP for Bluebird. This
IS good hot jazz, but the coupling,
YOU LITTLE HEART BREAKER
YOU, is merely hot.
Jelly Roll Morton, active since
the early days of jazz, rides along
with most of them. On General
Tavern Tunes he has two platterS
deserving plenty of attention. Best
pairing is DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY
and SWINGING THE ELKS, both
marvelously scored. The other disc
is MAMA'S GOT A BABY, with
amusing lyrics, and MY HOME is
IN A SOUTHERN TOWN. An all
star group including Red Allen, AL
Nicholas, Wellman Braud, Claude
Jones, Eddie williams and zutty
Singleton does its share of stuff
Strutting her. The Andrews
Sisters, blazing as ever. have
hot Decca of THE WOODPECKER
SONG and DOWN BY THE OHIO
frankie Frumbauer on VAR
sity- presents Rene Faure. evidently
from New Orleans, rendering such
hoogie woogie standards as HONKY
TONK TRAIN BLUES and LIT
TIE ROCK GETAWAY. While
Faure is no Lux Lewis, he is sur
prisingly good.
Here's Benny Goodman Sex
tet platter with a kick like Louis
fight. With Count Basic on the
worries, this group drives through
GONE WITH WHAT WIND and
TILL TOM SPECIAL, with every
body in top form. Be sure to grab
this. Willie "The Lion" Smith
leads a pickup band through two
General discs but not nearly SO
effectively as does Jelly Roll. The
Smith titles are PEACE ON YOU
and NOODLIN'; WONTCHA DO
1T TO ME and RUSHIN', with
"Noodlin'" the best of them all.
Sidney de Paris and Bernard Ad-
Olson are in the unit. Ambrose
has slow and lovely Decca in
BLUE ROMANCE, but the reverse,
HEAR MY SONG, VIOLETTA,
doesn't altogether click. Re-
laxed completely, the French Quin-
tet quietly goes about the bust
ness of playing ORIENTAL SHUT
FILE and ARE YOU IN THE
MOOD? on Victor with Rein
hardt and Grappelly brilliant as
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Columbia Leads In
Mixed Recordings

NEW YORK Columbia
Recording company, which is the
only one to date to venture into
the field of mixed white and COL
ored records has Two new ones to
offer a public Which is daily be-
coming more conscious of these
sensations in the world Of canned
music.
The first of the waxings is one by
the Benny Goodman Sextet with
Count Basic at the piano. titled
Gone With What Wind?", with
Till Tom Special on the reverse
side.
Both tunes arc originals, credit
going to Basic and Goodman for
Wind, and Lionel Hampton and
Goodman doing the penWork for
Special. All of the superb solos
are turned in by Benny himself,
the Count, Charlie Christian, and
Lionel Tamptone, with the rest of
the sextet only in the picture as
background.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Rating the Records
(By FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
Ente AMEl

CBy FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
For AMP
A trip of Haiti on wax is offered
by General Records in their spe-
cial album Of four discs entitled
VODOUN SONGS OF HAITI, and
drummed by the 10 Damballa
Wedo singers under the direction
of Harold Courlander, an authority
on this neighbOring island. 1t
takes only a casual first listening
to this collection to discern the
close affinity between Haitian and
African music. However. the for
mer as exemplified in this album
lacks the kick of the recent Victor
collection recorded in Africa by
Mrs. Boulton While there is plen-
ty of rhythmic pattern, it lacks
the variety of the original on the
Dark Continent. Nevertheless, the
General album should be studied
every person interested i'll various
music forms.
Some scorching stuff this week
in the hot jazz field. Duke Filing
ton makes his Victor debut with
JACK THE BEAR, medium tenn
po stomp, and MORNING GLORY,
a moody composition. On both
sides he demonstrates the full
strength of his peerless aggrega-
tion, with the sensational Jimmy
Blanton showing off his bass tech
nique. A powerful start, this pair
ing. A small group from the
Dukes band, led by Barney
Bigard on clarinet, romps through
LOST IN TWO FLATS and
EARLY MORNING for vocation
This is strong, Utter rhythm
guaranteed to set the sphinx a.
jumping. Also with plenty of
hop is Harry James totally indi-
vidually creation of HODGE
PODGE on Varsity. The bugs
should fall for this and hard.
Coupled is CARNIVAL OF
VENICE, beginning in waltz tempo
and ending as fox trot. which
caters to the leaders trumpet ex-
hibitionism.
Breaking through on the Decca
label is Henry Wells, former Kirk
and Lunceford trombonist, who
specializes in sweet music with a
glee club backing his vocals on
BACK IN YOUR OWN BACK
YARD and AMONG MY SOUVE-
MRS. For sugar lovers. Anita
Louise, the Hollywood beauty, has
am album of four harp solos for
Royale accompanies by cello and
violin. Titles are STAR DUST and
CHANSON SANS PARLOES;
- LIST ROSE NE ttAIN .YlT LEV -'ssaal' s.a.al
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
THOSE WILD RADIO RAVES

WIND, 55ok, Sunday IL midnite to
l am. Chicago.
Fisk Jubilee Singers, choir, NBC
Blue, Sunday, 1880 pm. From
Nashville through station WSM.
Golden Gate Jubilee Singers, CHS
Heavy scattered schedule.
Golden Hour, WCKQ, Memphis,
Tenn, Sunday, $3.50 pm. Centen-
airy M. E. Church.
Going South, SpiritualS and bal
lads, CHS, south only Sunday 5 p.
m.
Hattie Noel character actress,
NBC Red, Thursday, $3.50 pm. Rudy
Vallee's program.
Pursuit of Happiness, CHS, Sun
day, 4:30 pm. Guests.
Sheep and Goats Revue, MBS,
Wednesday 8 pm. Richard Huey,
M. G.
SouthernaireS, Vocal quartet,
NBC Blue, Sunday, 11:30 am,
wednesday, Thursday 1915 p.m.,
Friday 1870 am. West Coast re-
broadcast 2 pm.
We, the people, CHS, Tuesday, 9
pm. West Coast, Rebroadcast II
midnite.
Wings Over Jordan, Sunday $50
am.
Virginia Union University Choral
Club, DRTQ, Richmond, Va, Sun
day, 4:45 pm. Under direction of
Mrs. Aldena Windham Davis, En-
snates frQm, Qoburrn Hal
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

and Saturday $50 am, AmbaSsa-
dor Hotel, L. A.
Christopher Columbus, WNEW,
125Ok, Monday and Friday, II 80 p.
M, Elks Rendezvous, NYC.
Ella Fitzgerald, NBC Blue, Tues
day.. Wednesday, Friday, 1890 a.
m. Famous Door, NYC.
ETSkine Hawkins, NBC Blue Mon.
Wednesday 1890 am. Savoy, New
York.
Bob Howard, WEAF, 660k, New
York, Wednesday 7:45 pm. pianist
and vocalist.
Roy Jollnson's Happy Pals,
WRVA, 111Ok, Monday 11:l5 pm.
Roseland Ballroom.
John Kirby, CHS, Sunday, $50
pm. Also Maxine Sullivan, songs.
Maurice Rocco and Three Bits
of Rhythm, VIGIL 970k, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 49,
Is am. Saturday 1890 am. Capitol
Lounge.
Rockin' In Rhythm, WHIP, 1480k
Tuesday, Thursday, 2:O5 pm. Sat-
urday, 2:15 pm, recordings. Show
Is emceed by Eddie Honesty from
Hammond, Ind.
Stuff Smith, WMCA, 570k, Mon
day, Friday, Ills pm., Hickory
House, New York.
Artie Stark WIND, Gary, Ind,
Chicago nitely except Sunday,
12:45 am. Sunday, 11:45 pm. Wal
kathon, Coliseum, Chicago
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Lursceford Is Now
On Columbia Discs

NEW YORK, (TYP)-Starting
in April, \ Jimmie Lunceford
switches from Vocation to Colum-
bia labels. This is another sign
in "a series Of events indicating
that The Lunce ford band, ever
rising in name-band popularity,
will go far and high in the music
makers world.
The first Columbia release of
Jimmie Lulhceford's band will be
a light, swing version OF Beethov-
ems fascinating Sonata Pathe-
tique" backed by 'I Wanra Hear
Swing Songs.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

NEW YORK-(ANP)-Noble Sis
sle, orchestra director who for
more than a year has held forth
i'm the Billy Rose Diamond
Horseshoe" on 46th street at Broad
Way, announces the completion OF
his manuscript for his book which
he has been preparing for more
than three years.
The book will be in the nature
of his experiences in America and
Europe during the World war, on
the stage and as director of his
band. The book will be illustrated
with exclusive photographs, and
viii go to the publishers imme-
diately.
Sissle received the final decree
for his divorce from mis- former
wife, Harriet Sissle, February TO-,
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

The Harlem world premiere of
the Benny-Anderson film is sched-
uled for Loew's Victoria Theatre
on Tuesday night, April %, one
day prior to the regular opening at
New York Paramount Theatre,
Times Square, where it is booked
for a four week run.
TO HAVE ALL TRIMMINGS
While plans for Harlem's first
world premiere are still in the for
NATIVE state, it seems certain that
Paramount intends to stage the
Notwithstanding affair as the
most pretentious film opening seer
in New York in years.
Present plans call for a prem
iere staged with all of Hollywood's
familiar trimmings; the same as
done for every important flicker
opening at Grauman's Chinese
Theatre, including high-wattage
street flood lamps, grinding news
reel cameras, special coast-to-
coast lobby broadcast of arrival OF
celebrities from the theatrical,
screen, radio, music, newspaper,
sports, political and social worlds,
in addition to the personal ap-
pearance of Eddie Rochester) An
derson and possibly others who ap-
peared in the film including Jack
Benny, Phil Harris, Andy Devine.
At the conclusion of the world
premiere at the Victoria, Roches-
ter will be the guest of honor at a
monster testimonial reception to be
held at the world famous Savoy
Ballroom on Lenox Avenue, the
festivities tentatively scheduled for
special events two-hour coast
to-coast broadcast. Present plans
call for every performer of note,
now in the New York vicinity, to
appear before the NBC micro
phones.
TO ARRIVE APRIL 1S
The inimitable Rochester is
scheduled to arrive in Harlem from
1lClly WOOQ Oll 441UA OOnJ AISA 4AAA03
April 18, detraining at the 125th
Street station, where he will be
officially greeted by welcoming
committee of celebrities and pre-
sented with a floral horseshoe by
Miss CisSy Bowe, selected Miss
Harlem -1e4O" in a recent Savoy
Ballroom contest.
Rochester will parade from the
station, through West 125th Street
on his famous black horse, escorted
by the welcoming committee Off
cially representing newspapers,
lodges, fraternities and others in
Harlem's civic, industrial and social
life.
A special police guard of honor
will patrol the route, terminating
at the Hotel Theresa, where Ro-
chester will reside as a guest dur
ing his New York sojourn.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
FootIight FIickers

aside" .''it's a d--n shame the
way these owners and producers
grab UP these poor and talented
oolored kids roaming the streets
like the wolf children of Russia.
for what is commonly known as
coffee and cake money. Why, down
in my section Oath street-Central
Park WesN you dish out 75c to see
show that positively is putrid by
comparison, and my brother (book-
ing agent) tells me some of those
'Hamdonnies' get as much as $3.50
per week while these kids do FIVE
SHOWS go in for backstage in
suits (purely speculative here,
suppose; and rotten dressing room
accommodations. "a white bum
wouldn't stand for in a thousand
years. Yeah. yer right, Honey
That's the way it is and / guess
when these troupers run into the
South, it must be pure hell. for
them. Never mind about carrying
the subject into a foreign country
meaning the South -. let's not
run away from facts right mere in
New York Gosh. l would give q
lot to see something done for
these great colored performers -
but who the heck can you get to
listen to you. all they think of
is exploitation. They dance and
starve to death, while the bosses
clip coupons and buy yachts"
P. s. Scene: Apollo theatre.
Speaker: luscious blonde whom
we've spotted in the house weekly
for the past two years or more.
SUGAR HILL" apartment
booking Office "You know, Jack,
mix my politics with my night
club singing, maybe that's why
you were able to- get so and So to
hand out three weeks work The
leader put the finger on him and
he thought his protection fix war
ranted kicking in with a gesture
of some sort. Down at the club
everyone's wondering just how that
GAYLORD PERCY FOSTER
DANNY BURROWS assault charge
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

Art Tatum, famed pianist, MBS,
Thursday 9 pm, California Melo-
dies programe. '..,
Vagabonds, NBC Blue, except
east, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday,
10:15 am. Vocal quartet, additional
schedule.
VARIETY, INSPIRATIONAL
Amateur Mite in Harlem, WMCA
57Ok Wednesday, II pm. to II mid
mite, Apollo theatre, New York
City.
All Nations Pentecostal Church,
WCFL, 970k Chicago, IL midnite,
Sunday.
Amos N Andy, CHS, Monday
thru Friday, 7 pm, Chicago to
West Coast, II pm.
Eddie Anderson, Rochester, Jack
Benny's Radio Valet, NBC Red
Sunday, p.m., West Coast re-
broadcast, 11:30 pm.
Major Bowes Amateur Hour, CHS
Thursday, 9 pm
BronZeville Hour, WHIP, 148Ok
Hammond, Ind, Sunday, 5:45 pm.
Chicago Bee Weekly Radio For
UNI WHIP, 1430k, Hammond, Ind,
Tuesday, 2:15 pm. Guest Speakers.
Colored Hour, KTSW, E1nporia,
Kansas, Sunday $50 pm.
Echoes of New York, WEAF, 66Ok
Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Guests.
Hazel chatham, the Emporia
Songbird, KTSW, Emporia, Kan
sas, Thursday, $50 pm.
First ChVrcn OF De.iye-rss,nccss,
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Noble Sissle Ends
His Book Manuscript

of this year. Following his New
York stay, = the well known direc-
tor will make an extended road
tour, which will Include Holly
wood.
Asked about his rumored mar
riage to the charming Ethel
Watkins of the Cotton Club, ma
tive of Miami, Fla, and once
voted the most beautiful girl in
Miami, Sissle said: "You know, I
am very busy now, and We are
planning some very big things for
the Negro Actors guild, before I
go ON the road"
Sissle and Blake, Miller and
"Bill" Vodery, also have in prep
aration new show the music of
which, and the story. promise to
excel the gloriest glorif1ed days OF
Shuttle Along.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

know better The Southernaires
last week began a tour that will
take them into seven states. q
cities will be covered in all. :.
Hot Mikado" is now doubling it's
original tour into the hinterlandS.
Last week it grabbed a big gross
at PittSburgh's Nixon Theatre. Bill
Robinson still is the star. Show
may return to it's 1889 position at
the Fair. Contract pending. That's
neWSi -
PUN -SONlAL OKAYS
HARLEM'S SNIARTEST, THE
HOTEL THERESA. 8. d I C X
WHEATON'S CAFE RESTAU-
RANT with its excellent cuisine.
Ella Fitzgerald's wobbling at the
SAVOY BALLROOM. NEW
YORK by night from the RIVER
SIDE BUS along 120th Street. The
view is enough to make you want
to forget that there ever was hard
times. . The service at the lunch
counter at THE CHOCK FULL
O'NUTS shop at 125th Street and
Seventh avenue. The congenial-
ity of HORACE JOCK MILLER
at jocks PLACE, formerly the
Duconge known to millions here
abroad rs, "Bricktop') when you
meet her in the restaurant bar in
the HOTEL THERESA-when she
smiles and says, "-I'm. the star
boarder here and, I love the way
I'm treated by everyone. WHY,
EVEN YOU ARE SMILING AT
ME-" Harlem HOt.cha!
JOTTERDOWNS
Recommended to dance lovers
Duke Ellington's platter (Victor
2654O) "Jack the Bear" and Morn
ing Glory" Midge Williams,
vocalist with Louis Armstrong;
Band replaced Maxine Sullivan at
the Cotton Club Singer will be re-
placed when Satchimo and ork
tours on one-nighters. It may
mean a pail sentence for those
four boys who Erornped Off with
the -Four Ink Spots dates-as i'm
personators. Harlem hot spots
all presenting new floor shows.
Beverly White, Audrey Thomas,
and Allen Drek out of the E'lks'
Rendezvous.
Rosoe C'Red'D Simmons replaced
Allen Drew as em-cee. Bernice
Pennett, troch singer, at the
Massapequah. Marion HairSton,
one a fixture at Small'S Paradise,
now anary-ing at the Harlem Hol-
lywood Capitol Cabaret with
its on-again off-again entertain
ment policy is getting the go-by
from diversion seekers.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

NEW YORK-Columbia Honors
La Dunhaln! THAT SPRIGHTLY
AND -. lovely, Chicago, lasSie,
Katherine Dunham who mas taken
local dance devotees by storm was
Signally honored by Columbia
university last week. Her Windsor
theatre engagement was made the
center of attraction on the School
Bulletin Board" and her name
became Campus Topic" through
out the week.
WHAT A LITTLE INGENUITY
WILL DO
That Ole Prescription hard
work and foresight" usually asso-
ciated with grandmother day. is
stall right smart formula we're
thinking There's the case in
question Of BARDU ALI. To some
he looks and appears to be Of
Hindu or Arabian stock. -. to us
he appears to be nothing more
than nice looking brownie from
the flood areas of 'Ole Man Missis-
sfpi" (say Georgia or Alabama.
maybe Virginia. 49,. The never still
tongues of those who know more
about other folks affairs than they
do their own, have loudly claimed
he was kicked out of the ELLA
FITZGERALD organization. Even
if such were the case, obviously
these folk are not aware Of the
fact that a kick in the pants can
Cfuen mean. Ia kick upstairs.
Bardus musical outfit was warm
1y received at the APOLLO THEA
TIRE and the young bandsman is
Unstinted in mis- gratitude to.
FRANK SCfIIFFNAN for a chance
to get back into the musical
dough-ray-me Long hours work
ing with musicians hanging loose
around this big town, has result
ed in Ali'S getting together an
outfit that threatens to crowd some
of the better bands. .. . right off
the news columns.
~
WHAT THEATRE FOLK
TALK ABOUT
BUxOL BOxHOLDER IN AN
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Museum Of Suing Is
Latest In The Savoy

NEW YORK CITY. Feeling
that its walls which have encom-
passed SO much swing, both sweet
and hot, since it was opened four
teen years ago, the Savoy Ballroom
management has gathered mom-
tos and pictures Of the rhythm
craze in one place to establish a
Museum of Swing.
The interesting collection COM
tains pictures of the stars who Gre
ated swing, and all the past and
present bandleaders who are its
advocates.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20

There are old song covers, rec
ords, and instruments which have
long ago outgrown their usefulness,
and even the drums of the late
Chick Webb. Admission is free to
the song and dance loving public
from noon to midnight daily.