The guardian., 1941-04-26

ByFLOYD G. sNELsON
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POTPOURRI
BY FLOYD 6. sNELsON

POTPOURRI
1t was a pleasure to greet and vel
come the charming and personable
Narva Louis again in Harlem . she
planed east Easter Monday for a fash
ion show in Jersey City, at the Jewish
Community Center. . Incidentally, her
visit on the otherside of the Hudson
was not 50 pleasant because of some
misunderstanding on the part of some
body Marva failed to appear at a
afternoon tea that was given in her
honor, and as they put it ruffled the
feelings of some individuals. During
her time here she made visit to Bor-
dentown Industrial Institute in JERSEY.
went to see Native Son" and enjoyed
the hospitality of friends -. she's due
back here on May 5.
RUTH MARTIN, whose hubby is
mogul at the cole Colony Cafe" on
Lcuoz Avenue is proudly strutting her
copper-colored Cocker Spaniel she
is granddaughter of the champion (dog)
MY Own Brucie" winner of the West
minister Dog Show Inell Walton,
honcychiIe Of Sugar Hill, spent Easter
with the folks at home in Columbus,
Ohio. and bet they were glad to see
Harlem styles superb met a lOveIie
matron Mercedes Riley, one of the cruel
browuskin types wearing a purple, off
the face hat and flock of red fox furs,
just too terrific.
Johnnie Hawkins, Link Conway.
Chas. Wilson, trio clever entertainers.
are the tops at the swanky lie Pois-
sonjer Cafe, East 52nd Street. Park
Avenue rendezvous Jock Miller has
had his "Ieah Man. cafe face-lifted
with a new bar, etc, and all the pals
and Gals are giving the scotch and soda
holiday 49,. the Harlem Moon, owned
by Principle down the street at the
136tb Street corner is doing likewise,
business is good eh
Bepnie Carter, the ace sax player is
introducing his new find" Carmen
Rae mezzo soprano, at the Golden
Gate Friday mite Cora (Sadie
Tbowpson) Green is entertaining the
crowds over in Jersey Flo Brown,
loveie that we all like to see is well
comc patron at Jock MilIer's
Al Knowles sergeant detective at
Centre Street, is the nattiest dresser on
the police force I'm told, and I'm not
saying who told me D..
The Earl (Father) Hines crew
moved into the 125th Street playhouse
last week and knocked for killer-diller
&C.. they brought along all the rhythm
and song gadgets that they could con-
ce.ye from the Windy City . the
seight-of-hand boys did more clown
ING than Ringling Bros. and the sweet
voice easy-on-the-eyes Madeline Green
with the debonair Billy Eckstein was in
top form they are really going
places,
The Broadway hit Cabin in the Sky"
continues a great favorite in the mid
west 81. at the Hartman Theatre, Co.
Iumbus, 0. (21-23) Claude Mckay,
noted author, whose recent book Har-
lem has been well received is now hiber-
mating in the state of Maine adding an
other volume to his list. Dick Huey,
director Of the radio feature "Sheeps
a Goats tells me that his group are
having some wonderful receptions, ap-
peanng IN various localities in the
suburbs around N. Y. C. Struggle,
OF the comic team Red and Struggle, is
back from Chi. and due in the Apollo
soon.
The grand time was had by all Easter
Sunday, with Lieut. Col. Wilmer Lucas,
Capt. Roy Morse, Capt. Scott Nc