The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17

.UMPN 1--WE
by ulysses boykin

WE WERE first nightcrs At the Ca,s Theatre sunday
Welcome to Detroit George Gershwin and DuBosc Hcv
ards PORGY and BEsS.
lust as the late George Ger.hvn crowned his brill
H. career with the music for Porgy and Bess So did
rrpose Howard leave behind as his lasting monument
n. story Of Porgy, the crippled beggar Of Charleston
G. which has served the bretto for he FIRST great
american folk opera. The production was well received
H. very we'll done We predict full house as long as
show plays in Detroit The success Of this great pro-
Rucion proves that the American theatre with all lis
4op and quickly forgotten hits can produce something
,e TO classic It first dramatzed by Howard and
d, wife Dorothy In 1885 il was turned into t onera
b. DuBcsc
tn operas enduring qualities stem primarily from
h afpcalng story about PorGy crippled happy GO
ky who loves BeSs, the preicS girl in Catfish Row To
srla lish this story, GerShwins score include, dozen
Brand and brilliant songs in the style Broadway show
Nc At which he naturally cXcellcd His summer SINE"
N; Amt Necessarily So, and 4 Got Plenty Of Nuttn."
have proven they will live long IN American music
4 Both Eta Motcn and Todd Duncan were Acfs good
Ill., Motens husband, Claude CAMP Barnett Chicago
1evspapcr man was among the first niphcrv
We did not get to the Paradise to catch Jim
mic Iunceford's show but our scouts tell us that is
fast and furious and entertaining and Judge
from the long double waiting lire the box office
that the grand maestro is packing them in The Para
disc has srn-kssed boys ushers now If the
keeps up Hams children going get into places
that they dreamed OF.
Tho NIB Zombc is the only Nitc club m town that
rre.en, entirely different floor shows each and every
Ieh The other clubs seem to not be hpped to the
Biz The producers must be ll;lc lazy voard Reed
supposed to report to ST Louis. Mo- for Induction into
tf AMY We have our fingers crossed.
The mcmbers of the press were entertained D., beau
bill Mrs Roy Lightfoo the smiling widow 81 the famed
ovner he club in the heart OF Paradise Valley.
special put honoring he pre- party + he
ntnbM af the revue arc Christina Buckncr Clara Will
Ians A>h Can laRuc. brother OF Manager Warren La
kle. Bobby Key the NC. George Mongo DANCING Dol
Ies Of the c, Kitty Stevenson. laris.a Marry and
Louise Rogers The smart swing music under nc de
fecion 81 Albert Holmes and his musical aces.
The members of the press who enjoyed the hos
piaty of the gracious Mrs. Lighfoot Chester
Rene mayor OF p "; Maricn Fields McClain Russ
Cowans, Langford P. James, Robert Crump Harriet
Robinson, Walter j. Crider MIS-. Cwendolyn Vincent,
Mr. and Mrs. George Branham, MIR. and Mrs Roilo ,.
Vest the columnist and his better half Benny Ormsby
sent the party a couple OF rounds toe which made cv-
erything Just mellow. The & is beng rcmodced
with up-tothe-minute additions and Il viii be IN
order day or so. The crowds still Aocx to see the
shows and rub elbows together.
Thu Three Skies has a terrific floor show this week
ind sol houd place must after Miss Betty laNlors
'Wes Indian Dippy-Dip it's colorlu
Nc Sammy Fouche leaves the Sizes very soon TO
pen az the UBANGI in Harlem. The Club Congo gets
fNrao endorsement too. They have show mat Is TOPS
The JEEPS is the name Of the popular Frog club
tee Is place where you can always run INTO an ~"
lrfnd- The Jceps is where always have Dali
TIE Nicholas Brothers now playing IN the MN
'Ochesra Wives Only" now playing Broadway.