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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
By FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS.
for AMP
ARTISTRY RY RACHMANIOFE
ARTISTRY

Lovers of piano concertos will
be enthralled by Sergei Rachmani-
motifs CONCERTO NO. l. IN F.
SHARP MINOR, Opus l, played by
the Philadelphia orchestra, Eugene
Ormandy conducting, and with the
composer as soloist. 1t occupies six
II inch sides in Victor Masterpiece
Album M-865.
The famous Russian composer
pianist, who bridges gap between
traditional and modern creative eff
forts, is at his best interpreting his
own work. On this concerto, he
displays brilliant technique, making
each note sharply distinct in even
the most rapid passages, at times
loosing an angry tidal wave of
sound, at others conveying feeling
of delicate tenderness. His cadenza
on the third side is exceptionally
effective.
There is a certain serenity and
grandeur about the entire concerto,
even in it's stormiest phases when
Rachmaninoff and the Philadelphia
orchestra 60 about, that will ap-
peal to most listeners. The recurrent
melody is delightful and the record
ing is mechanically excellent
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

MASKING MY TOE, WOOPSIN
and JITTERBUG. If you're never
heard this kind of music, here's a
chance to get acquainted.
JUMP AND SWEET
Jurnpiest platter of the week is
CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK by
Glenn Miller on Bluebird A riff
romp, the boys kick like Basic in
spots. Miller has seldom shown bet
ter use of dynamics. Listen to those
trumpets stabbing that reed riff!
Flipover is a hot version of that
oldie, LET'S HAVE ANOTHER
CUP O. COFFEE. 1t also jumps,
but a needlessly long overly COM
mercial vocal brings down the sides
rating 80. Claude Thornhill had his
tongue in his cheek on the piano
passages of the bouncing SOME
BODY ELSE IS TAKING MY
PLACE, Columbia, for he couldn't
be that corney and mean it. Other
side is a popular treatment of VA
LU-BLU in which his lacy piano
is heard mainly in the background
Minus the two-beat, Bob Crosby
swings through that wacky hit, A
FOOT SUIT, on Decca. Steadily
rhythmic, Eddie Miller's short tenor
solo cops honors. Paired is BARREL
HOUSE BESSIE FROM BASIN
STREET, medium tempo humor-
Gus number with some Dixieland
traits, that isn't any too much.
The King Cole Trio gives with the
Jump and 1--WE on the Decca of
CALL THE POLICE and ARE YOU
FER 1T. In between the trick vocal
stuff. there's a mess of potent
swing J. .Sy Oliver comes up with
another super arrangement on the
Tommy Dorsey Victor of WHAT is
THIS THING CALLED LOVE,
having the boys use the emphasized
phrase endings of Lunceford. At
ter the first few bars of sweet sax
intro, the reeds percolate and set
the wax to. boiling. Connie Haines
turns in a super vocal and ziggy
Elman goes to town on trumpet.
Paired is the sweet and quietly
sentimental, LOVE SENDS A LIT
TIE GIFT OF ROSES, with an
excellent voice blend !. I. Milt Herth
matches novelty Decca of PRETTY
LITTLE BUSY BODY and THE
NADOCKY, with tub thumper
O,Neil Spencer singing on both
sides. Just another biscuit, how
ever
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
.SWeethearts
With Fetch

NEW YORK-tC) - On Easter
Sunday, April 9Th. and thereafter,
the international Sweethearts OF
Rhythm. acclaimed as the first all
girl band to be strictly in the
groove, will be teamed against
Fletcher Henderson's boys on a
string of one-night dates.
The two bands will play alternate
sets On these douple-header events,
winding up with concert finale
for which Fletcher will conduct the
combined bands in a 25-piece ar
rangement Of his own. This should
prove to be something quite unique
in swing history.
Eddie Durham. their musical di-
rector, thinks the "SWeethearts'
are the best he has ever heard and
has enlarged their reed section tc
six and plans to bring up the brass
to eight. The girls are from Piney
Woods, Miss, school and did sur
prisiDgly well when on their first
tour after they decided to go "corn-
mercial." The Sweethearts are aim
ing at an Eastern location and
then air time. in The near future.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

singer and composer, who in az
years as soloist at st Georges
Episcopal church in New York has
not once missed service. Main
tanning this record will prevent
Burleigh from appearing on the
broadcast Sunday, though one Of
his compositions will be sung by
the Agricultural and Technical
College chorus of Greensboro. NC,
under the direction of Warner Law
son.
In contrast to the long career OF
the 75-year-old Burleigh, the
broadcast will present Lawrence L.
Whisonant, 26-year-old baritone,
Just achieving prominence in radio
and on the concert stage. Wilson
ant will sing Langston Hughes
poem, "The Negro Speaks OF
Rivers" set to music by Margaret
Bonds
Hazel Harrison, outstanding Ne
gro woman pianist, will play
composition by r. Nathaniel Dett,
who was for some time conductor
of the Hampton Institute choir.
Many other Negro personalities
in the creative arts will be mention
ed in the broadcast among them
w. E. 3. Dubois, Harvard educat-
ed former editor of 1.-THE Crisis" :;
Richard Wright, author of Native
Son.; James Weldon johnson, au-
thor of the Negro anthem, Lift
Evry Voice and Sing; and Phyllis
Wheatley, one of the earliest names
in Negro letters, whose poems writ
ten late in the 18th century were
well known in Boston and London.
Freedoms People, through DR..
Ambrose Caliver, who conceived
and supervises the series for the
U 5. Office of Education, was re-
Gently named to the Honor Roll OF
Race Relations for depicting "tne
role of the Negro in the building
of America . The series is made
possible by grants from the Rosen-
valid Fund and the Southern Edu-
cation Foundation, together with
broadcasting facilities contributed
by the NBC.
The 12-voice de Paur chorus and
35-uiece NBC orchestra are regular
features of the series. Scripts are
by Irve Tunick, and musical ar
rangements by DR.. Charles Cooke.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
WEST INDIAN ACCENT

Calypso music, originating in
Trinidad, permits no halfway mea-
sures. You are either wildly en-
Unused or else you can't stand the
stuff. If you like this distinctive
type of folk music, sung with a
West Indian accent and played with
native rhythm stylings, you will well
come Calypsos, Vol. 3, 10 sides in
a special Decca album. Gerald
Clark's Caribbean Serenaders back
up the male vOcaliSts carrying such
imaginative names as The Lion,
Mighty Destroyer, King Radio, the
GROWER and Atilla the Hun.
ALI the songs are descriptive, some
humorous and some satirical. Ira
ditionally, calypso singers are able
to sing about anything on the
spur of the moment. The range of
their subject matter is shown in
the titles: BING CROSBY, MOTH
ER'S LOVE, UGLY WOMAN, WO-
MAN rs NOT THE WEAKER SEX,
ROOSEVELT'S ELECTION, THE
RED CROSS SOCIETY, CHIP
CHIP WATER, OLD LADY YOU
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

Making his first appearance at
the Lookout House in Covington,
Kentucky, across the river from Gin
scinnati, Cab surprised everyone by
shattering every attendance record
scored in the long history of the
swanky dining and dancing spot.
THE feat is one of the highlights
FIN the startling Galloway career.
The current issue of Variety, the
Theatrical trade paper, reveals that
IA survey of the nations record
stores and coin machine operators
lists the Galloway Okeh platter OF
'Blues in the Night" as the No. I
RECORD.
|. Movie fans are viewing the fam
sniliar Galloway countenance on
P'soundie" screens. Two months ago
Cab and his musical company made
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Picture Rights
To Be Held Up
For Settlement
BY BERNICE and DOLORES
CALVIN Exclusive to Calvin News
Sprvical

BY BERNICE and DOLORES
CALVIN Exclusive TO Calvin News
Service).
NEW YORK - Co = A differ
ence of opinion apparently has
arisen as to who controls the screen
rights to ''Porgy and Bess," now in
successful revival at the Majestic
Theatre. Last week, John j. Wild
berg, an associate with Cheryl
Crawford in the presentation, said
he was arranging for the sale Of
the picture rights. He added that
the transaction brought in 100000
he and Miss Crawford would re-
ceive only $4,000 each.
On March 3rd, word came from
Joseph Heidi, spokesman for the
Theatre Guild, the original produc-
ers of the play and its musical
derivation, that Miss Crawford and
Mr.. Wildberg shave no interest In
these rights. However, it has been
agreed that the picture rights will
not be released until the end Of
the New York run and the road
tour Metro Goldwyn-Mayer and
Gabriel Pascal have both shown
interest in filming "Porgy and
Bess.'
BY way of further explanation,
Mr.. Heidi says the film rights to
"Porgy and Bess" have never been
under option. A screen company
once did buy the rights to the novel
'tPorgy," but they were later re-
purchased by the authors, the Guild
and the hackers Of the first must
cal version.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Nv ALVIN MOSES

NEW YORK-(ANP) - AS Ne
grceS, we must never cease Strug-
Cling for a right share of the div
idends this. country of ours has not
permitted us to enjoy. Without
any pressure politics, our sons
have died upon all Of Americas
battlefields, and these new ones,
scattered throughout the world
will find us fighting with our
white brother again. Never have
we experienced the feeling Of being
mercenaries or as .Adolph Hitler
styled the 1886 Negro Olympic ath-
letes. @auxiliaries." Our country
the only land we've known and
sworn fealty too since the 10th
century (the. New World en-
Gagged in wars We fought for her
that she might stand and endure
We expected her to reward us with
ONLY one thing the same fail
treatment all Americans are as
sured under the bill of rights"
Failing to receive even sem
DidtlIG III ldll liCuultiCtAe tlioo 70 o.
corded otner foreigners to these
shores, viz: jew, Italian, Irish, Fin
lander and Russian, to name few
in this vast polyglot. intelligent
men and women with the aid OF
championing white friends. have
carried the brunt of the fight. With
the chief Sachem of Capitol Hill
apparently unaware that. "A CELL
INC IS CLOSING SLOWLY BUT
SURELY UPON SOME IS MIL
LION LOYAL NEGROES the
moot query confronts us What to
do?2P
In the midst of total war; we
must fashion the postwar picture
fer orr lads who return to us. arm.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
New-Style Tuxedos
Out For Musicians
BY DOLORES CALVIN

NEW YORK - Co - Dance
band musicians will have to go back
TO the old-styled tuxedos for uni
forms within the next II months
because of the wool shortage" says
lSy Devore, whose firm males the
uniforms Count Basic and his
'band wears, as well as those of so
sother orcheStras.
] Present wooden stacks are rapid
zly being depleted, and cotton and
Krayon substitutes are rapidly TAX
spng the place of high-grade wool
In material. 4Devore says.
Clothing is all being more stand
ardized, less fancy patterns and
8weaves, and because uniforms for
#hsndSmen are bright, as well as a
lux, there is bound TO be return
TO tuxes. Maybe not right away.
#but certainly before this year ends.
uniforms which used to sell for
$4oOO, now cost musician 5000
OF more. Before long, they won't
be able to buy them at ALL
The obvious answer, Devore
pointed out, was that musicians
clothing firms and pay $1,000 OF
less, for standard tuxes. There will
be only a very limited amount Of
Woolens available for necessary
clothing, and be contact with the
rayon and cotton goods. And that
means musicians tool
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

four shorts and they are currently
being released. The producers state
that Cabs films top anything pre-
viously turned out by the studio.
Now appearing on the stage of
the Paradise Theatre III Detroit,
Cab will head for Columbus, Ohio
next week for a stay at Frank Dali
ley's Valley Dale and then back to
Chicago on April for return en-
gagement in the famed Panther
Room of the Sherman Hotel. The
entire crew is looking forward TO a
summers stay in California. Cab
has been signed for six week run
at the Casa Manana in Culver City,
adjacent to the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Count Must Pay
Tax On S35O,OOO

NEW YORK CITY-(S N ST.
COUNT Basic, the sepia Jump
King of Swing" will pay taxes on
a gross income of $350,000 for 1941
as the highest paid colored artist
iii the entertainment field! 1871
was BaSie's greatest year, but he
appears headed for even bigger
things in 1912.
The Count is booked solidly to
the end of the year, he's slated to
make q feature musical film for
Columbia Pictures this summer and
has prominent cigarette manu-
facturer interested in his bands
services for commercial radio pro-
graIns
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Got Race Pride
In London, He
Tells Canadians
Reared in Jersey
Amid the D Test
OF Povertv

TORONTO. Co. ~ - CAMP
1T is not Just a. oil think /" said
Paul Robson. noted bass-baritone
u sneaking te. an audience at Az
ro-Community church here last
sunday shout his struggles and
achievements. my own father we
\ slave, escaped. educated himself
became nreacher 7 WAS reared
n New Jersey in the direst re-
ertv. I suffered the same prejudices
as any other colored boy
This trend of Mr.. RopeSon'S talk
came after the Rev c. A. Stewart
had stated in his introduction of
the singer thas all men were not
equally blessed with physical and
intellectual gifts and pointed to
Robson as an example of a man
who has made his mark IL the
world.
Holding that his struggles, devel-
opment and achievements were in
separately bound up with that of
his people, the singer told of his
search to define the forces that
blighteG mems lives, black and
white. wherever his artistic career
took him. IN England he found
conditions Of distress and unful-
filled lives among coal miners OF
Wales similar to these he had seen
among his own people and della
tions who are still poor sharecrop-
pers on farms of North Carolina.
1t was in London that he learned
GO be proud of the culture of Al
RIGA. for it was in that dark con-
tinent that people with a richness
Of culture such as theirs reserved
the right to determine their own
destiny as others He found in
London an African princess seek
ing aid for her own people of
BaSutoland, but she could not ac-
knowledge one of his friends be-
cause she was a princess, and his
friend belonged to q tribe which
had once been slaves of her peo-
pie
Even in my early says he said,
81 was ON the side of British labor.
ard while the labor movement was
net clear even in its treatment OF
the West Indies, I feel the essen
tial problem is the same for all
laboring masses"
Fascism forces are crystallized
today to point where they must
be smashed, said the noted artist.
Their destruction would mean
different world for all, and there
fore it is the struggle in which Ne
groes must enter.
In his travels throughout the
United States and Canada, Rob-
eson stated he found there was
marked hesitation to recognize the
important role the Soviet Union is
playing and must continue to play
e a permanent peace is to be won.
This was counting suicide, asking
for sudden death, he said IF we
really want to rid the world of
Hitler and fascism, the issue must
be faced squarely. I must stress
this point because I refuse to live
in a world of slavery We, as col
ored people, must be with the
forces of progress. Let us see that
we are :.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Rights To 'Porgy Bess"
End In Producers Mixup
CAST HUGHES PLAY In CHI

CHICAGO-(ANP)-Langs Hughes musical play,
1.-The Sun Do Move, will be presented at the Good Snep
herd Community center in the little theatre this month
Members of the selected for tryous held March
Sd at the center Mr. Hughes is director and producer
Horace r. Cayton director of the center Roger Bush,
head of the community activities department which is
sponsoring the production and Olive Blackwell, director
of the centers dramatic groups are among those In
charge
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Morvo Makes His
Band Men Hear
Duke Ellington

BOSTON, Mass - Co - When
Red Norvo's band opened at the
Raynor Ballroom here recently,
Duke Ellington and his famous
orchestra were set to play the
RKO-Boston the following week
Red told all of his men that each
of them was to catch the show on
the opening or there would be a
five dollar fine imposed on any,
one who failed to catch Duke.
That's admiration !
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
IN WASHINGTON. ID. G.

NEW YORK. (SNS) - Plans
for an office of the NAACP to be
set up in Washington, D. c., were
submitted to the Associations board
of directors, Monday, March 8, by
committee headed by William H.
HASTE. The Washington office will
be for the purpose of lobbying and
dealing directly with government
agencies for the protection of the
rights of Negroes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
GEORGE SCHUYLER AT
WEST VIRGINIA STATE

INSTITUTE, w. Va. - CAMP
George 5. Schuyler, well known
editor, writer and lecturer, will adj
dress the Sunday evening chapel
service in the auditorium of the
West Virginia State College, Sun
day, March Is. The subject of the
speakers lecture will be "Propa-
ganda," a timely topic in these
DAYS of war and nerves.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Cab CaIl0Uayh
KentuckyMte

NEW YORK CITY (SNS)-Cab Galloway, the King Of
H De Ho, currently enjoying of the most successful
in the ten years he has been presiding his
|chestra. Two weeks ago. Cab resumed his muscalquiz
radio program "Dr. Cab Caloway's Quzzica" the
coast web of the Blue Network and the acclaim of
The ether critics pouring in from all sections of the nation
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Sunday Broadcast
Featuring Artists

WASHINGTON D. C.-(SNS)-Negro talent in the
creative will be depicted the seventh broadcast OF the
Freedo's People scheduled the NBC (Red) net
work from 1870 to / p EWT, Sunday, March 15 The
sponsored by national advisory committee OF white
and Negro educators with which the u S. Office of Edu
cation cooperates
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
NEWS OF
THEATRES
Kirby Observes
5th Anniversary
By DOLORES CALVIN
Exclusive to Calvin Service)

NEW YORK-(C)-John Kirby and his big little
band celebrating their fifth year unit with jam
session at Uptown Cafe Society," where they work
ing Actually the Kirby group has been organized for al
most but has been only five years since it's first
appearance at the Onyx Club Fftysecond street They
passed months of getting acquainted unsteady be-
fore they attempted a debut
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
RATING THE RECORDS

MASKING MY TOE, WOOPSIN
and JITTERBUG. If you're never
heard this kind of music, here's a
chance to get acquainted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22
or the Hook l..vi. " WIN Waite,

Signals Over Dept trying 10 be patriotic and cut down
on long distance telephone calls bur Dick Behng young
man Tor the American League champion Indianapolis Captol
indianapolis IN hurry from Olympia yesterday papers
the street That was when he spcd Mrs Dick Behng
on the list Of Detroit hockey players going
cgaret girls ar the USO smoke fund Red
and CaploS tonight There
but there's pretty little gal indianapolis
DICKS explanation clicked
motion who paperS
take the But OF
gesture; ! m protecting higher up"
Football Two the best football of
season this n Gus
pulled when
game for Saturday night a
unoeaten football clubs And n Is
beyond the at
stadium hobs
because football
and possibly all time to Don greatest
catcher, outfoN his
Investment Qpcke: Hockey players like the Of like
nave little something
ment But not Of them pick horses like Billy The
hJ Taylor OF me Toronto Maple Leafs Billy recently completed
deal Tor colt by Shoee Joe Connie Smythes stallion The
colt rs from Dogeere and named Shot One Taylor has
bundles OF big banne from hockey his profitable shop
IN Osha~a Might need ALL If he's going list
among his dependents.
Red Tape and Red Necs; Criticism being
confined to failure to release detailed financial
AStar Army teams campaign which
booking agent for the Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds
Army and Navy Acamedy bg shots getting blasting
failure Of tho service school thing Army
NsNy Relief Funds chunk Of that ArmyS
would help q lot Of soldiers widows and orphans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22
Loss Of Kieppe
Affects Strategy

EAST LANSING. Oct. %. Dick
Kieppe. Michigan States versatile
left halfback. will see only limited
action when the SpartanS face
Great Lakes Saturday, Coach
Charley Bachman said today
Although he was discharged
from the college hospital three
days ago after missing the Mar.
quette game, Kieppe was still both.
cred by a bronchial ailment yes.
terdsy as he participated in prac'
tice for the first time.
The loss Of Kieppe will affect
the SpartanS strategy both often.
sively and defenSively. The slen-
der Lansing senior is the teams
No. ! paSSer, and il will be passing
that Bachman is counting on &c
keep Michigan State in the game
Saturday.
However, an aerial attack with
Ebert Stark, Walter PawlowSki
and Morgan GingraSs on the
throwing end still will provide the
Spartans with their main often.
siVe threat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22
ROIIin' Around
DANCE CLASSES HELP
.POPULARIZE SKATING
BY MARGARET RUSSELL

If you've needed any definite
proof that roller skating is gain
ing in popularity by leaps and
bounds, its offered by George
Brett, professional manager oil
Rouge Park Rollerdrome.
Al this rink they have free
skate dance classes on Tuesday
and Friday nights from 7 to .
D. m, handled by George, his wife,
Billie, and Ray DesAutles. Tues
day night is turned over most ex-
tenSively TO beginners. AT the last
session there were over 100 Skat-
ers, a number which even sur
passed Georges expectations?
Another popular night at this
rink is Monday. when married
couples are particularly welcome:
Emphasis is on just plain skating.
Feature night at Rouge this
week is Pot of Gold night on Sat-
urday night
1t looks like the championship
in senior women'S figures for this
years Nationals will be wide open
Melva Block. the present cham
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22

pion. is leaving soon TO make a
skating short i'm Hollywood and
Ann Manion. who placed second,
has joined the professional show
Roller Vanities."
Ann is the second member OF
the Detroit Figure Skating Club
of Arena Gardens to join this
show. The other is Bruce Towle
Both now have feature spots IN
the revue.
The bond booth in the lobby
of Arena Gardens is doing a land
office business. During the past
week they sold Sl62 in stamps
seven SIS bonds, two $50 bonds
and one 1000 bond.
Staff members of this rink aver
aged 1914 per cent of salaries &c
bonds.
Orville Godfrey OF Arcadia is ir
a other. Helen BrundZa Hatcher
club professional. has resigned heI
job TO join her husband who is IT
an army camp in Texas. To date
Orville hasn't found anyone Il
take her place.