The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-02-14
with the New York Am

VAOA4eh PuplAOdVlOAlS Ills Or
dination was the subject of a
six page photograph and editor
ial spread in Life magazine ],
at the present time he is max
ing a wedge into the New York
college system to permit the APP
pointments of qualified colored
teachers and professors he
has always kept ahead Of the
times and an overflow mixed
congregation at Jordan Hall
greeted him last Sunday when
he delivered the main address at
Community Church i. with goI-
den oratory and silver facts, Rev.
Powell's sermon hit the daily
headlines Monday when he put
the race "all out" for victory
and "all in for defense
Charles Widdliss, former Bos-
tonian and now featured en-
tertainer at the Hotel New
Yorker took his army physical
and then made q plane trip here
to see the folks again Char
lie is doing fine and ready to
change the door chimes for taps
tabloid review of "The Color
Line" by Prof. James w. Hen
derson and Ralf Coleman pre-
sented lasweek technically
the play was too static .. his
ironically, Prof. Henderson was
a genial sepian Alexander WOOL
colt Ralf Coleman was old
John Barrymore trying to make
a comeback on the stage 4.
Ada Barco was adequate as u.s.
ual Eva S. Dawson was Mae
West in a maids outfit and
Les Smith was a total enigma
=. a newcomer to our local foot
lights, she displayed nothing but
poise in character which called
for the fire of a Bankhead d.
Furthermore, her manner of de-
livery was entirely by note &.
but in all fairness to her poten-
tialities, it was reported that she
assumed the role at a late date
the friendly audience found
the usual borderline plot inter
esting .. however, as an actor,
Mr.. Coleman is still one of Bos-
toms leading dramatic directors
:. I should know I'm some
what of a ham myself sugar
cured by the Boston Players =,
Cab Galloway is still swinging
out on the radio with torrid
versions of "Blues IN The Night"
and the new 1--WE tune Whats
Buzzin, Cousin!" after Snuffy
Smith the ChalIengers Club
Tnc of Boston will sponsor the
sensational rhythm of Wilbur
Pinkney and his orchestra with
Novella Taylor and Irene Wiley
at an informal holiday dance in
the beautiful Pythian Castle on
Market Street in Lynn Monday
February % from one to five IN
the morning at popular prices
see you there =. and on
the holiday night the Esquire
Club will present Duke Ellington
and his society orchestra at
Symphony Hall, Monday, Febru-
arv % see you there, too!
The Duke and the Queen
are playing at the RKo Boston
Theatre all this week the
manv friends and acquaintance
of Bobby Sawyer, still king pm
singing pianist at Johnny Ho-
CAMS Irish House at 235 west
SIND street in downtown New
York will be glad to learn that
his athletic son Bobby sawyer
Jr. won first prize in the Midget
Novice Glass at the Gay Blades
Skating Palace tournament IN
competition with fourteen speedy
opponents he is a WIZARD
on the ice and received a nat
tering offer to appear at the
Boston Garden with the Ice Fol-
lies but his parents felt that ne
was too young to travel the
family are doing fine in the Big
CITY and Elizabeth and Gather
inc join Bobby in sending thell
best regards to the folks PACK
home "Sabby Lewis bano IS
such a decided hit at Kelley's
Stables in New York that it's be-
ing held over incidentally
jerry Heffron, the white tenor
PLAYER with the group, will prop
ably be drafted =. from George
Frazier's Sweet and LowdoWn
in the Boston Daily Herald 4
tonite Saturday, eb. IA is the
big night at the Boston Garden
where the annual B.A.A. Track
Meet will present John Boricarl,
Ed Dugger, Jimmy Herbert, mel