The guardian., 1940-02-10

again. , Bill BBailey the ace dancer
at the Roxy, just back from PhilIv was
holding arms with Billie Lee pretty
Brooklyn damsel.
This Is all for now: Pals, gals and
you; III dig you later with the rest
OF the chatter, your cruising reporter.
Snelson, 400 Manhattan, NYC.
DOWN MEMORY LANE
Where are the glamour girls Of YES
teryear? What is the "cream of the
crop" of the last decade doing now?
Are they hiding behind the close secu-
rity Of husband, home and family? |
don't see them very often. Some I
haven't seen for weeks, months and
years. Here are few Of the choicest
ladies, who were the toast of Harlem
Just a few seasons ago If you see
any of them, please tell 'em to drop
me line, and let me know their
whereabouts:
Bessie Givens, the manicurist; Ulma
! Banks, hostess at the Savoy; Dora
White, Cotton Club dancer; Adelaide
Sealey, one Of 7th Avenues prettiest
Lavada Carter, sister Of Valada Snow:
tillda Perlino, vocalist; Janice Dill
ard, former pianist of Maxine SuIli-
van; the lovely Petrina NAPLES, who
once went bicycle riding on Morning
lde Ave; talented artistic Emelie
Stoner, of Greenwich Village; Opal
Brown, salesIady at Bluminsteins.
Marcelline Jenkins, with her pedi-
greed Spitz; Wilhelmina Ashman, the
1T" girl Of l15th Street; Violet Orr,
copiOus young matron from 11th St;
Helen Hagan, noted pianist; Edith
Taylor, Of Western Union; Billie
campbell Of Show Boat wife of
Preacher the musician; Ludie Smith,
sister Of Aubrey Lyles; Cora La Redd,
the dancing demon from Newark;
Alma Hubbard, noted songbird; Amy
! Brown, ace beautician; Connie Perdue,
Show Boat baby doll.
Georgetta Williams, of the Planta-
ton; Marion Jordan, comely manicur-
ist Alease Cheatham, of the WV;
Natalie Long, former Pittsburgher;
| .'llllll d0SdI, DtdulGOuS udlIlSdl OL
East ll2th Street; Marmetta Mikell,
Of Blackbirds; Josephine Brown,
pretty show girl of the Westend;
Louise McClane, Dainty matron for
merly of Philly Fannie Hendrickson,
charming soubrette with Eddie Hun
ter; Freda Smith, lovely maid, fond of
d game of poker; Clare Campbell,
cabaret favorite; the personabe Ruth
Gleason, eX-femme of Izzy Myers.
The lovely Aurelia Austen, daughter
of the noted Lena Trent Gordon, Of
Philly; the suave Dorcas Brooks, night
spot fayorite; Chlorice Brown, a
talented Sugar Hill beauty; the gIa-
mourous Rosie Swain, Of the Idak's;
the admirable Mary Cheyney, Of
Fayetteville; the adorable Lillian Gary,
Of the Henry st. Settlement; the cute
Evelyn Warner, Of w. Va. State; the
lovely Jean Lee, competent manicmist
Of the Quality shop; the vivacious
lucille Parker; the hospitable Dora
Belle, and her Pekinese; the glamour
our Naomi Thomas, stage dancer;
likable Mae Cobb, daughter of the
famous Johnny c.;
The exotic Riviera Sisters, of stage
| fame; the charming Verna Smith, of
the Dorrence Brooks; the comely Mona
Davis, late from Europe; the dainty
Margot Love, dansuese; Jimmie Bac-
chus, the cute little dool Of Sugar Hill;
the vivacious EIma Overton, of Holly
wood; the tantalizing Mai Fame; the
dainty Billie Bow, wife of Mussy An
derson the faXen hair Addie McLeary
lass, and her two pretty children; the
charming Trixie Kemp-Martin;
The movie pretty Willor Guilford,
Of Bklyn.; the effervescent Percie
Miro; the Fla. orange-blossom, Ber-
nice Dobson; the vivacious Helen
ylus-Allen; the beauty Sadie Scott,
Of Youngstown; the prolific Gerald
inc Dismond; the attractive Brown
Sugar. Anderson; the smiling Minnie
Wright; the talented Ruby Felix the
artistic Princess Oreha;; the darling
Carol Chiffon; the dainty Rita Wal
ker; the personable Ollie Beasley, OF
Chicago; the cutie Bonita Seller; the
attractive Laura Booker T.) Wash
ington Cyrus, of Chicago.
The mistocratic Pearl Rucker- Whit
mire the glamorous Rose Meta Car
doza; the hospitable Louise Fisher
Morris; the popular Jean Dago: The
1.-THE Savannah Churchill; the fascin-
ating Midgie Lane; the unsophisticated
Ruby Hill, formerly with Noble Sissle;
the alEuling Julia Woodward; the
efficient Mary Richardson; the Quiet
Gus Gwendolyn Bryan; the studious
Mary Carter; the Industrious Kay
Brown the police-lady Louise Wells;
the pretty Marguerite McGuinn; the
little brownskin Virginia Grooves of
Bklyn
The illustrious Roselyn Lawson and
Dot Height of the WV the lovely
Marie Lopez of Sugar Hill; the charm
ing Marie Saunders; the cute Carrie
Wilson; the adorable Robena Hughes,
of Boston; the studious Mary Bethune,
of Backbirds fame; the tiny Bootsie
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