The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
FOOTLICHT
FLICKERS
BY ALVIN MOSES

NEW YORK CAMP Twenty
thousand enthusiastic dwellers OF
Harlem turned out Tuesday night
at the premiere of Jack Benny
Rides Again featuring the person.
al appearance of Eddie Rochester)
Anderson, and his pretty Whe
These so called personal appear
ancer things seem to place this
writer in a light We don't exactly
relish. 1t will be recalled that last
week we cautioned local theatre
patrons to be prepared for. .rougn
handling on the part of the mount
ed cossacks'' -(that's the poIce)
The one incident that marred an
otherwise hilarious evening OF 1un
and fan worship for the, deserving
Rochester, was tine "herd riding
of the mounted boys in blue. Using
absolutely no judgment whatsoever
these ice-blooded palefaces mar
rowly averted serious trouble py
riding their horses into the crowd
(at, tines). and causing many ner-
vols persons to become hysterlcal
and faint.
FOLKS, you'll meyer get a tfue w
picture of the type OF receptioll
this locality staged for the comic
of radio and screen by any throw
ING together of mere words: Sulllce
to Sav that nothing like it has ever
taken place in this neck OF Mali
rattan island. Some 100000 more
witnessed the street parade prior
10 Eddie's appearance on the staN
of Ioews' Victoria theatre IN west
125tn street.
THROUGH it all. radiant Mrs.
Anderson smiled ner prettlest ana
let the entire world know She was Va,
the o+proudest woman on eartn
in her housewife role. Daily (whlte)
columnists quoted Mrs. Anderson as
1azilv exclaiming "Yez sun, tnaSs
INV man out there" The truth OF
the matter is that Mrs. Anderson
Sneaks Etaglish almost flaWlesSly'
and hardly said anything to any
ONE much less for publlcatlon'
When we finally sided up 10 her
ard made known our business there
all she said was. I'm SO nappS
and thrilled over Eds receptloh'
hes such a daring
"zUNGURU" should be on your
must see list. A versatile presen-
totion of African drums and mys-
ficism. it holds forth at the:
chanin auditorium. When you ou'
Of towners come on to see tIle
worlds fair during the next 1ort-
niglnt. see if This stage thriller l.
stilf running.
ANDY KIRK moves into the
COTTON Club with that grano
troupe of noise provokers' ana
marching in at the same time OneA'
ueek1 will be Sister Tharpe,
Buck and Bubbles, Allen Ore"
(emcee, par excellence).
AUBREY Pankey, nesest bari
one to flash across the concert ha44
ornament. took TOWN HALL by
ktorm Sunday night. He is wei
rome addition to local patrons with
eddie (Maior Bowes) Matthews OIL
the air and headed for South
America.
FLOYD Defender) SNELSON
xept a 4 p. m. appointment WIFI
AMOS and ANDY, famous radlC
cam at the La Guardia flying tlela
saturday afternoon. Later tna'
evening We joined the party at tht
SAVOY BALLROOM, where a oeVS
bf lovelies sang and danced 1ol
hem.
MANTON AND MILLER, super
kcreen comics, are seen at thelr
bestin the latest Hollywood (al-
5epian flicker, "Mr Washington
Goes to Town"
WILLIE BRYANT is the to"I
,ut11u at the "Elks Rendezvous
with capable Danny Henry, dong
he booking.
JIMMY BASKEIIE;, looking as
,1,ipper as ever, though a trltle
Erayer, lolling around the swell
Iol,hv of Theresa hotel, "Chink
cotton Club Collins just coming
mt and shooting his hand to us
,e we barged i'll. That spot makes
25th street a brand new through
are. and we're not kidding pound