The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27

FLICKERS
BY AL MOSES

BY AL MOSES
NEW YORK-(A N P)-MOE
GALE writes us that "The 20th
Century Gabriel ERSKINE HAW-
KINS, will play in the most ex-
elusive spots in his whip around
the country that will last at least
three months from date.
THERESA HARRIS is OUR idea
OF a swell locker that we could 90
for in a huge way were we single.
For years we've bemoaned the fact
that girls cast for maid roles by
hollywood cinema companies were
so confoundeoly ugly and forced
Thy script writers) to a continuous
round Of buffonery. Theresa won
her way into the hearts of thou
sands. as did EDDIE (Rochester)
ANDERSON, in the current flicker
BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN"
THE DEEP RIVER BOYS ra-
dlo'S crack singing quartet. went
over tremendously at the APOLLO
THEATRE, and already the man
agement has been asked to bring
tnem back at the earliest conven-
ience
GALLERY CHATTER - Scene:
apollo Theatre. During action
moment wher KILLER Meade"
tRalph Cooper) grabs UP the VIM
some femme lead in his latest
gangster flicker and goes into
clincf. "Boy >, just look at the
way that Cooper opens up his
mouth accordion fashion, and
steals a kiss from that brownskin
doll. Didn't think anybody could
open his mouth not excepting Joey
E. Brown, that wide. tsk tsk,
tsk. can you feature that, it's a
killer-diller One can never be
certain of what the theatre patron
IS going to say to his next seat
ne1ghboy or just when he is about
to Snout out what we locals term
a Bronx cheer. . which is nothing
more or less than a back-nanded
compliment.
ELLA FITZGERALD has Har-
lem whistling night and day the
strains of her two latest recordings
"Starlit Hour" and "Sing Song
SWING. The queen of swing styl-
lst seems to stand alone in the
matter of putting a new song over
like MAXINE SULLIVAN, Ameri-
cans of all colors worship her.
TINY BRADSHAW writes us
from Greensboro, ". c.. that the
"Tarheel HepCats" put on a snow
that outdoes anything he has run
into during his showlife career. He
sends his best to JIMMY MAR
SHALL, the little gent who keeps
things jumping for the Schiffman
house.
AVIS ANDREWS. stage per-
soaality who grows sweeter as the
years roll by, has been asked to do
a series of concerts falling to sign
up with EDDIE CANTOR iii. -.
DARN THAT DREAM.
WILLARD ALEXANDER. re-
cording and band representative Of
the William (Playboy) Morris
booking Office, is angling for an
all colored grille aggregation. 81.
something to rival PHIL SPIThL-
NY. .eh Wjlly????
WILLIE BRYANT, now that
"MambaS Daughters has been
closed, will doubtless come back
to his "Emceeing'' at the featured
Wednesday night amateur show of
Apollo theatre. At least 10 letters
SN4uC WSChly lIlGO our SIdIlOfl VIII
lie, requesting you back. wnat'll
1 tell them, fella?
RADIO VIBRATIONS
The wonders of the radio and
televiSion come to this commenta-
tor best on a Sunday afternoon at
$50 eastern Standard tine) 80.
WABC presents Maxine Sulivan's
hubby. JOHN KIRBY with pc
tite HAZEL SCOTT. The throaty
songstress who is the toast of night
club habitues along Sind street
and Broadway has been acclaimed
the "girl with the billion-doll
voice "
On the same nour appears the
nationally famed GOLDEN DAWN
QUARTET, fast taking their place
with the INK SPOTS, CHARIO-
FcEERS, CABINEERS, DEEP R1V-
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