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Evening star., 1940-07-19
Interesting Weddings
Continue to Attract
Attention of Society
Miss Mary Catherine Mature
Is Married to T. N. Dowd
Double.Ring Ceremony

In lovely doubering performed at twilight yesterday in
the National Baptist Memorial
daughter of Mr. and Stanley Mature
became the bride Mr. Thomas Nathan Dowd
Washington and Sioux City, Iowa.
Rev.. Briggs
Ceremony.
Frederic F. Briggs ofhciated
the
simplicity the decorations
Mrs Mature mother Of the BRIDE
tive dress Of black chiffon with
organ
Mature his daughter
fashioned princess
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Engagements
Of Interest
In Capital
Miss Helen Furlong
Will Be Married to
Rensen Johnson, Jr.

Comdr. and Mrs. Francis M. Fur
long Of Annapolis have announced
the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Helen Furlong, to Mr.. REM
sen Johnson, jr., son OF Mrs. john
son and the late Mr.. johnson OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Furlong is a graduate Of the
Buffalo Seminary. She Is q grand
daughter Of the late Mr.. Leon Des-
sez OF Washington.
Mr.. johnson was graduated from
Polytechnic Country Day School
and from Union College in 1927.
He is q member Of Alpha Delta
Phi, the Hollond Society, the
Downtown Athletic Club OF New
York, the Long Island Country Club
and the Lake Placid Club.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Miss Jean Thompson
To Wed Ensign Seymour.

OF interest to Washingtonians is
the engagement Of Miss Jean
Thompson, who attended Gunston
Hall here, to Ensign Harry Angus
tus Seymour, U. s. N.
The announcement was made in
Long Beach, Calf, last week by
her parents, Capt. Robert Rowe
Thompson, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Thompson. Capt. Thompson re-
Gently was on duty at the Navy
Department, and is now on the staff
of the commander in chief of the
United States fleet, Admiral J. o.
Richardson.
Ensign Seymour was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1899,
and is attached to the U. s. S. Ne
vada. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Seymour, jr., of
Paterson, N. j. Miss Thompson
also attended San Diego State Col
lege,
Evening star., 1940-07-19

Miss Mary Ann Almy
Marries MIR. Wilbur.
Capt. E. D. Almy, U. S. N. and
Mrs. Amy have announced the
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Auto Loans
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A WASHER SALE

A WASHER SALE
CLOSING OUT New 1850 Demanstratot
White fun size $50 ALSO display. Thor
Norge Abe General Apex and many
others 81 down
NORTHERN Warehouse 1920 Livernois
A YEAR.END CLEARANCE
240 WASHERS -,
We MUST REDUCE OUR INVENTORY
SAVE 800 TO 65ee
No reasonable offer refused
BENJAMIN APPLIANCE SHOPS.
1892 LIVERNOIS lST BL. n FE.NKELL
1888 GRATIOT At +. MILE RD,@
OPEN sun. 10 TO O.. EWES. TILL 10
CALI. PiNGREE. 32s6 for weeks ifee trial
on EASY and MAYTAG WASHER Dir
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81 Nh BEDS complete springs. mat
tresses. new N1s Benson :. 1924
Woodward open evenings sunday i2-5
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DO YOU NEED MONEY QUICKLY?
Call One of These Reliable Loan Firms Today Cash Available Once
Money to Loan
Small Loan licensees

CITY FINANCE COMPANY
5l2-317 Majestic Bldg. ith Floor ca. 5025
5064 JOY Read TY 4-433l
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6505 Chene Street TR 1915
a6a7 Michigan Ave La 1850
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AETNA FINANCE CO 1755 CASS
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Northern Warehouse 81 Down
1920 -LIVERNOIS

NORTHERN WAREHOUSE SALE
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room SUITE exquisite vanity me t-draWer
chest sra t1Id size daHhie bed SaarIuce
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Electric Appliances

ELEC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1889. real
bargain. Siy Supefipr las2s Gd River
CONSULT the enl3fged Real Estate lstings
IN the big sunday Times Want Ad
Section
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Reclaimed Furniture
4 ROOMS-S39

once in "A lifetime Look Everything
eaes 3-piece living room set occasional
chair russ lamps studio couch radio.
beds dressefS breakfast Eet eas stove;
- month Benson, 1924 Woodward open
evenings, Sunday. T.
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RIAL FIFuL 2-pc nving room suite. clos
ing cut Al So stuart. 3i2a GratIot.

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ING cut Al So stuart 5i2a Gratiot
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B=nsnn.s ia22i Woodward open eve
ainss SUNDAY r.
BIDS lennyHad walnut maple IS 50
Bsnsons 1884 Woodward Open eve
aass sunday ~
ii Nh BIDS complete springs. mat
freEsPs. new SIS Benson :. 1924
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FACTORY CLosE-ouT
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Hospital Tick inrefspfiug mattress :. -
27Na2 CRIB cotton mattress -..#.- a.
Large Bed sheets Sc PillaW Cases 10
pad Blankets Vi - Feather PILLOWS .aa
Mems Wool Upper Sport Jackets -
PAINTS LiNOLEuM BEDS SHOES.
RUBBEBs BOOTS. GALosHEs CHEAP
uI FRFfdaT 2901 GRATIOT
sunday g N 10 4 . m Daily. 70
BED OUTFIT bel sprnr ana maTtress-
STA as value Now 81 Sd Terms Wash
inrton 36a Gfauot Open evenings
cHfLns nigh char u Is ras range
N5.aai rugs. - Hooks 1899 Mack
FURNITURE FOR sale five rooms. good
iahie tap gas range; sacrifice S275, no
dealers call EN 3556-M
HIGH GRADE hsing room suite slightly
used Ssa 50 value yours for so 30.
terms Washington. 1863 Grauut Open eve.
INNERSPRING MATTRESS Was Si7. 30.
now s. 80 Dennis. 1881 Gratio'
II PAYS to buy the Lenttal Stores way
II hcations m Detroit
JENNY LIND or four poster. full or twin
sizes, So 50 Crown 27Go Grauot.
LIVING nooM sntes ueautifui SELECTION.
under Sau. don't pay the Iong price.
puy direct trum- distributor ROjERS co
26l6 East Grand Blvd. at the Viaduct
LIVING ROOM sUITE-New mohair. was
SOS slightly sofed; S24 Bensons, 1924
Woodward Open evenings Sunday i2-5.
LIVING RIM suites logo above cost open
Sunday Van Lokern. 1917 Charlevoix.
LIVING ROOM suites S26 20. Riteway
Furniture Co. ii5 Harper.
LOOK Matched walnut or mahogany finish
ape. hedro0m suites $50 values go at
only S2l 81 Hurry Easy terms. Washing
ton 1858 Gratiot -open evenings.
NEW LIVING ROOM SALE
Sacrificing a stock of brand uTw- = piece
living room suites In mohaIr. velour frlz-
zetta and tapestry in beautiful patterns,
-colars-And frames Terms 81 down.
Charles London suite. davenport and
chairs SD compFeie Northern Warehouse
l521g LiVERNOiS
NtA MATTRESS SALE
Sacrificing brand new factory wrapped in
nerspripe 1872 coil mattresses. while they
~ a. = +4ft+seEs- AaEeh4lsf----
l52lo L1NERNOlS
NEW factory wfapped nnerspring mat
tfess 50 ea Arcadia t1irn 6s5s Gratiot.
NEW all-x+a4- AKIN. sxIz rugs Sls
NONE 5nnd CAsS OPEN EVENINGS
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BIDS JenuyHad walnut maple IS So
Bsnsons 1854 Woodward Open eve
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A NORTHERN MAREHop 81 SALE
a conn.ete room OUTFIT nigsi sell use
one month Was $40 sacffflce 50 ON
piete. 81 nowu Ia2tu IiNERNOIS
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AT ALVIN FURNITURE

Is MONTHS . PAY so " Nernar
Open Evenings
A SPECIAL SALE Of an dc luxe S-room
floor sample outhts and all floor sample
room outfits 2-pe stripe mahair living
room suite, S9Xi2 rug ? end tables 3 pc
bedroom suite. spring and mattress. char
S-pc. dining room suite. 9xI2 rug ST5
terms WARDS Outlet. 7s34 Harper
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Musicc. Instruments

ACCORDIONS-Sti have 100 to choose
We are original manufacturers. including
reeds; no middle men we handle our own
paper: no finance no need to shop. el5O
Gratiot.
c. g. CONN. LTD. Band. orchestra in
struments 1900 Broadway RA 1908
KlMBALL made Ord. assume payments
sl9s SIS mo. 1912 Farmer Open ewes
PIANO. upright, USED, $40. good condition.
CITY Music 7412 Mack
YEAR-END USED PIANO CLEARANCE
Sensational Faiaes- Elhorn upright. $40 90 !.
Medorf grand. worth much more. S2if.
Merriam grand S27a many other values
GRINNEIL BROS. ISIS WOODWARD
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
Young Tenor
Gets Break In
Big Studio
BY LAWRENCE F. LAMAR

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(S N s.
Acting on the personal OK. of
1OFJis B MayelS executive head
of the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer stu
dioS, production heads of the vast
plant affixed their signatures to a
contract binding the excellent
singing voice and personality OF
Charles Holland, brilliant young
sepia tenor ace, for one year. Hol-
and, who came here a year ago
as member of the Hall Johnson
singing chorus, appeared pleased
with the terms of the contract.
Although, the tone quality Of
young Hollands voice has been
noted on many previous occasions,
he having appeared in several far
western semi-concert presenta-
tions, no sucn recognition had
ever come his way as that given
by critics, big and small, the
world over, when they raved
over his appearance on the Red
Cross benefit program.
Facently holland appeared In
q goth Century-FoX studio opus
entitled youth Will Be Served. !"
Following further ground work in
film acting the young singing
marvel who has been favorably
compared to Roland Hayes, was
taken in by the M-G-M studio
scouts, with the resultant contract
signing.
The contract, however, allows am
ple leeway for Holland to pursue
his career as a concert artist. On
) october 28h, Holland makes his
eastern debut at New YorkS
famed Town Hall.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
Those Wild Radio Raves

The following broadcast listing
Is In effect from Aug. 10 to %.
All time shown is Eastern Day
light. Subtract / hour for Central
daylight and Eastern Standard
time; 2 hours for Central Stand
ard, 3 hours for Mountain and
hours for Pacific coast time. AS
is the unavoidable case in radio
scheduling, all programs are sub
ject to last minute and talent
changes.
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
Basin Street Chamber Music
Society, NBC Blue, Sunday 4:30
pm. Guests.
Erskine Butterfield, Tuesday,
$3.50 pm, Saturday 10:45 am,
MBS, pianist, vocalist.
Characters, NBC Blue, Tues.
$3.50 am, MBS, Saturday 6:45 pm.
Roy Collins, songs, WAAT,
54Ok, Jersey City, N. j. Sunday
2:15 pm.
Four of a Kind, vocal quartet.
WLW 710k, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Mon, We'd, Fri, 6 pm.
Coleman Hawkins, NBC, Sun,
Thurs, Fri, Savoy Ballroom, NY
Horace Henderson, CHS, We'd.
Thurs. l am, Coliseum, Chicago.
Ink Spots, NBC Blue, scatter
ed schedule. Vocalists.
John Kirby, CHS, Sunday 80
pm. Also guest songstress.
Jimme Lunceford, CHS. Scat
tered schedule. Casa Manana
Culver City, Calf.
Platter Brains, WNEW, 125Ok
New York, Monday 10 pm. Swing
Recorded Show with guest band
leader appearing weekly.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
TAPPING WIRES

AS member OF the Hall Joil1-
son chorus, Holland sang in the
screen version of Green Pas
lures but except for occasional
1ecitalS and some guest SpoLs on
Pacific coast radio programs, MS
Sunday NBC program will be his
first big chance as soloist.
MOTEN, WESLEY CHORUS
AIR
One of the nations outstanding
Race choirs, the j. Wesley JoneA
chorus OF Chicago, presented q
program of spirituals on The
second Diamond Jubilee" broad
cast over station WBBM on Sun
day, August a. A special 50-voice
chorus for the program was Sc
lected by Jones from his 100
voice group appeartg AT the
american Negro Exposition cur
rently being held at the Chicago
Coliseum in celebration OF Is
years OF Negro freedom.
Eta Moten, celebrated star o.
stage, radio and screen, again
acted as mistress of cerenr les
and read narrative material eX-
planning the spirituals.
Numbers Use during the pro-
gram by the J. Wesley Jtf e.
clrirus included the favorl0e
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot the
familiar "I Got Robe" ana
Ride On, Jesus" I'm Bright
MI ysions Above" Il Couldn t
Hear Nobody Pray and finally
DE. Lord. Remember" which leac
into the grand finale with the
combined chorus and orchestra
in special arrangement OF
Deep River
J Wesley jones has been known
for his musical work as choral
conductor fcr the past sixteen
wears. He is secretary OF the Ma
fional Association of Negro ML'lsl-
clans.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
(Bv ALVIN MOSES for AMP

NEW YORK-Questions our the
atrical readers have piled us with
during the past three weeks are
ready for delivery, so watch for
the postman as he passes your way,
here goes:
QUESTION: 1 claim that Fannie
Brice, Jewish comedienne, never
would have skyrocketed to fame
had it not been for the brain of JOE
JORDAN, who spends deal of his
time in your city around the Rhy-
thm Club. All this took place during
Flo Ziegfeld's early life and a siz-
able wager depends upon your ans
wer.
M. L. Hubbard, Atlanta, Ga.
ANSWER: Back in 1910, when Flo
1iegfeld produced his first "Follies,'
in the old Winter Garden, Fannie
Brice was a nonetity. Joe Jordan,
the song writer, was drummer in
q burleSque house when he chanc-
ed to meet Miss Brice. Impressed
with her work even at that stage
he wrote song for her and re
quested Ziegfeld (whom he hac
written music for) to give her an
addition. Jordan, barred from the
theatre because of his color, stood
in the pouring rain on opening
night and heard Miss Brlce applaud
ed for encore after encore on his
number Thoroughly sick with the
type of discrimination we daily en-
counter, Joe called for Europe short
~ after, vowing never to return.
Of course, luckily for us) Joe did
come back. That sort of makes
you the winnah, and still cham
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
Four Ink Spots
Send Mercury
Up At PhiIIy

F'HILADFlLPHIA-(T Y P)-
The thermometer may be down
the freezing point on the streets
tonight, but at the Little Rath-
sellar here, it is sizzling around
the melting point.
You can attribute the rise in
temperature to the -Four Ink Spots.
These dusky Colored gentlemen
are purveyors Of that hot stuff
themselves a novelty quartet be-
cause, as they Wangle their two
guitars and cello, they ho-de-ho
and hi-de-hi in the best Harlem
tradition.
These number-one men of the
black and tan world are
the MeSsrs. Ivory Watson, Billy
Kenny, Orville Jones and Charles
Fuqua.
Their show is a genuine razzle-
dazz,H, zip-band, shouting, var-
whooping frenzied fiesta that
leads you to believe, for the time
at least, that the whole town has
gene "whoopee" and that there's
nothing left but to have a jClli-
ficatior.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10

Clarence Profit Trio and Bob
Howard, pianist, instrumental,
MBS and WOR 710k. Scattered
schedule, Hotel Times Square,
New York.
Maurice Rocco, pianist, Tues,
Wed, Thurs, Eat, 1880 pm,
Sun. II pm, Capitol Lounge, Chi
cago.
Rocking in Rhythm, WHIP,
14SOk, Tues, Thurs, Sat-, 2:30
pm. Recordings from Hammond,
Ind.
Art Tatum, famed pianist, MBS
Thurs, $50 pm, California Melo-
dies program.
Vagabonds, NBC Blue, excep
coast, Mon. thru Fri, 1915 am,
Vocal quartet. Also additional
schedule.
VARIETY. INsPIRATIoNAL
Amateur Mite in Harlem,
WMCA, 570k, We'd, il pm to II
midnite.
All Nations Pentecostal Church
WSFL, 970k, Chicago, Sunday II
midnite-
Amos N Andy, CHS, Mon. thru
Fri. 7 pm. Chicago to West Coast
II pm.
Clyde Barrie, baritone, CHS.
Scattered schedule.
Major Bowes Amateur Hour,
Thursday 9 pm, CHS.
Colored Hour, KTSK, Emporla,
Kansas, Sunday, $3.50 pm.
Chicago Bee Radio Forum.
WHIP, 1489k, Hammond, Ind,
Tues. 2:15 pm.
Community Tabernacle, WCPo.
1200k, Sunday 1880 pm, Cincin-
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
Race Star
Quits Tour,
Needs Rest

HOLLYWOOD. calf, (ANP)--
The return of q smiling, unSpolleo
woman. who stepped off the train
from Denver nine years ago. uh-
noticed. "unhonored and unsung'
is now an event IN Hollywood.
With dozens of calls still; com
ING from theatre managers all over
the country. praislng Hattie NC
Daniel, academy award winner toi
her superb Characterization o.
NANNY" in "Gone With the
Wind" and begging her TO eXteno
her personal appearance tour, the
actress. tired but still smiling, re-
turned to her home to rest.
The three months tour which
started at the Chicago theatre
ended in the same city at the state
Lake theatre, directly across the
street from the Chicago theatre.
While on tour Miss McDanlel
played in most of the leading cities
of the. East including Cleveland,
Baltimore. Washington, d. C.,
Richmond, Chicago, New York,
Milwaukee and several other cities.
In every city, her dressing room
was filled with baskets of flowers
from friends who knew her when
she was headlining on vaudeville
before Hollywood skyrocketed her
to fame.
When Hattie played in MllWau-
!zee, her former employer, Sam
Pick, met her at the depot and
welcomed her to the city. She went
10 his night club where she had
first worked as an attendant in
he ladies' lounge and later became
he feature attraction before COM
ing to Hollywood. With a great
leal of pride Sam Pick introduced
the star and a near riot broke oue,
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
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Rogers greatly; she worked iri
most Of his pictures. MAINTAIN
Moreland started in new frankie
Darro picture last Thursday at
Monogram on the Tallsman lot
Spencer Williams and Clarence
Brooks ran into gobs of rain in
Louisiana through which they are
now touring on business for Holly
wood productions.
A LITTLE CHIP
Clinton Rosamond, expects to be
very busy in future Paramount
plctures--Did good work as the
Scotch bag-piper in "Safari".-
Anita Grown gets prouder every
E day of her talented little son,
Donald, nov playing in new Fox
picture. lie q CHIP off the old
block George Reed, dean of
veterans Of the silent days, will be
among those interesting perSonali-
ties featured in Yours Truly's"
history Of the Negro in motion
pictures, starting serially in
Septelnber's Magazine Willie Best
has supplanted Step-in-Fetchit
completely III playing the lazy type
Of Negro still demanded by white
audiences, Willie is we'll liked
both by fans and studio officials
What has become OF Raymond
Turner, formerly highest salaried
contract player of the silent days
(and reckless with that salary toc.)
Laura Bowman is doing fine with
her Little Theatre" movement
and dramatic school.
Clarence Muse is losing popu-
larlty, according to a lot or recent
rumors, one of which comes from
he manager of an Avenue Theatre.
Some, including promoters and
members Of the cast of Ship of
Zion" and Run Little Chillun',
accuse him OF being too domineer-
ing. Maybe he doesn't mean any
harm.--Wel down through the
years have Always had to un-
cork the OLD ink-pot and gallop to
The defense OF Broyher Muse even
hough unaSked. Maybe 1 will a.
gain if he proves not guilty, but
Rev. Russell says he is SO far as
MS charges about the Red Cross
Radio concert is concerned oh
Well, I'll investigate for myself
Mae Turner has not been seen or
heard of much since the close OF
ile Federal dramas robbed the
public OF such excellent protrayals
as her Larry McBeth", and other
great interpretations
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
Clarence Muse Scored For
Mockery Of Negro Church
Portrayal In
RedCross Air
Show Is Hit

LOS ANGELEsS-(A " P)--
The burleSque of Negroes eating
pork chops, tried chicken and wa
termelon On Sunset boulevard,
messing up the White House,
christening ships with gin, and
shooting dice" portrayed on the
all-colored program, directed by
Clarence Muse recently for bene-
fit Of the American Red Cross,
was hardly in keeping with the
veterans actors stand on Negro
entertainment, according to the
Rev. Clayton L. Russell, youthful
and brilliant minister here, who
scored the program in an article
last week, striking especially at
Muses. characterization of col
ored minister.
Muse, according to Rev. Russell,
criticised Hattie Mcdaniel for
taking an Uncle Tom" part in
Gone With tire Wind" yet really
outdid himself in that field as nc
played the part of backwoud
moaning, groaning, bellyachil Y
ignorant preacher on the progr9 =
which was heard in a nation
wide broadcast.
1.-The same degrading portrayal;
we have heard and witnessed o.
Negroes for years were featured or
tile program" Rev. Russell de-
clared.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10

matt, Ahio.
Deep River Boys, NBC Blue,
Tues. and Sat, II am. Additional
scedule, vocalsts.
Echoes of New York, WEAF,
O0k, Tues. 1880 pm. Guests.
Hazel Chairman, the Emporia
song bird, KTSW, Emporio, Kan
sas. Thurs. 6:30 pm.
First Church of Deliverance,
WIND, 550k, Sun. IL midnite to
l am, Chicago.
Golden Gate Jubilee Singers,
CHS, Friday, as pm. Sun. $3.50
pm.
Golden Hour, WCKQ, Memphis
Tenn, Sun. $50 pm. Centenary
Nj. E. Church.
Harlem Serenade, WMCA 570k
Thurs. 10 pm.
Charles Holland tenor with or
chestra, NBC Blue, Sunday 3 pm
Honest Abe, CHS, Sat. 10 am
Drama.
Josef Marvis, Bushvel songs
NBC Blue, Friday, pm.
Sheep and Goats Club Revue,
MBS, Wed. 8 pm. Richard Huey,
M. c.
Southernaires, Vocal quartet
NBC Blue, Sun. 1880 am, Wed
Thurs. 1915 pm.
We, The People, CHS, 8 pm
West Coast rebroadcast, II mid
mite.
Virginia Union Universit,
Choral Club, WRTQ, Richmond
Va, Sum-, 4 as pm. Under .direc
tion of Mrs. Aldena Windham
Davis, Elnanates from CoburT
hall.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10

Charles Hollands good deed tUr
war sufferers today Is paying him
undreamed of dividends.
Few people heard OF Holland, a
young tenor from Norfolk, Virgin
ia. until the night he went on
the air as Soloist with the famed
Hall johnson Choir to raise
money for war relief on a recent
Hollywood Red Cross mercy
broadcast.
The moment Holland sang his
first tune, Hollywood sat up and
took notice.
Overnight, he was hailed as a
sensation.
Today the NBC Artist Service
has signed Holland to a conCfact
for rodio, the concert stage anu
owho knows?) even the opera
Twentieth Century Fox movie
studios gave him a big role IN
toe next Jsne Withers picture
I OuUIl MuSI DC OCA wa
Sunday afteltloon radio listeners
from coast to coast hear MIN sing
a radio concert with Charles
Dant's Orchestra.
The first song he sang unoer
the NBC banner was the famous
Caruso aria, "Una Furtiva Lag
rima" 1t was the same song he
sang on the Red Cross mercy show
and sent radio and movie producers
into rapture. 1t is also the same
song too that he sang for Nor
folk. Virginia, voice teacher as al
untutored boy moved her so deep
ly she adopted him as protege'
and for four years gave him lrec
voice lessons.
Holland had been with the Hal
johnson choir since 1882 except for
a. three-year period when re
thought he could do better as q
crDoner with FLETCHER Hender-'
sons orchestra.
was Hall Johnson who detect
ed what he considered real genius
in youhg Holland and took him .
the famed operate teacher,
George LaPeyre. in New York.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-10
Holland Is Signed By MGM
After Benefit Appearance
FOOTLITE FLICKERS

pion,' eh, M. l.. Hubbard?
QUESTION: Who were the last
sepia stars to be featured i'm the
'FOliieS" and what year was that?
katherine Mclaughlin
% Moylan Place, N.Y.C.
ANSWER: Buck and Bubbles,
1880.
QUESTION: (A) contends that
Bandsman PAUL WHITEMAN has
never even visited the SAVOY
BALLROOM, while OBJ claims
to have been there the night Pau.
dropped in, what do You say. ALP
ANSWER: We Distinctly recall
Whiteman appearing at the Savoy
some seasons back accompanied by
no less a parsonage than . Mar
garet Livingston (his wife). Ii
memory serves us correctly
much fanfare was setoff in the pa
pers the next day when it was
learned that the "Whitemans" had
elected Lindy-hop couple for his
re-opening at the Swank Park Ave-
nue. Biltmore hotel.
QUESTION:: AT what Broadway
theatre did Donald HeywoOd's or
Man Satan have it's premiere?
Will, Cleveland, o.
ANSWER: Forrest theatre
QUESTION: What was the name
OF the actress who replaced Nina
Mae Mckinney in "Ballyhoos oi
1882?
ANSWER: Baby" Cox, former
Comics Inn headliner and the lit
tie Cinderella of "Hot Chocolates"
QUESTION: Wasn't Fats Waller
the author of Love I'm Callang?"
ANSWER: No. Andy Pazaf, Bob
Scheafer and J. c. Johnson.
QUESTION:: Did Eubie BIake's
orchestra ever appear for a run
at the Palace theatre?
Ruth Hill, Phila.
ANSWER: Back in 1882, Eubie
and his talented musicians furnish
ed melodies for Olsen and John
sons revue, Atrocities Of 1882"
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the same company that flashed in
to prominence with a brilliant
swing version of THE Mikado'. A
chorus of rs will appear in the
streamlined Chimes.
WGN-Mutual writer's and famed
producer William A. Beacher are
at work adapting the original script
for radio. The original opera by
Frenchman Robert Planquette was
first produced in Paris in 1870,
ran for several years on the con-
tinent, repeated its success in the
u. S.