The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-03-07


He'll 0 folks March hung
around like a lamb for just two
days and then the lion took over
that rainStorm was like
Hollywood hurricane all quiet
on the social front during the
lenten season downtown at the
Shubert Theatre there is
young colored dancing marvel
named Bobby Johnson who drew
rave notices fromth local re-
viewers by his amazing footwork
in the stage production of Lou
isiana Purchase" with Victor
Moore, William Gaxton, Irene
Bordoni and Vera Zorina in the
principal roles Irving Caesars
new musical comedy Dear Pub
lie" coming to the Colonial
Theatre March 9, stars Mitzie
Green, John Buckmaster and a
host of big names in the COM
pany for Boston preview...
Rose Brown, singing sensation Of
Gay New Orleans at the World
Fair and Hot Mikado will up
hold the sepian honors in this
opus and the sensational Oh
son and Johnson "Hellzapoppin"
show which ran steadily for four
years on Broadway returns to
the scene of its birth on Tues
day, March 10 at the Majestic
Theatre with ''The Charioteers,"
celebrated colored quartet, and
T o m m y Daniels, diminutive
hoofer comedian. March IS at
the Colonial Theatre comes the
Pulitzer prize play Watch On
The Rhine" by Lillian Hellman
and featuring Paul L u k a S,
George CouloyriS, Madys Chris
tian and GU own famous actor
Frank Wilson who played the
original Pargy the Black and
White Show at the Old Howard
Theatre ends Saturday, March 7
with an all star cast of top per-
formers headed by Dust y
Fletcher and Sunya Slane The
Globe Theatre is featuring Car
oil Reed an exotic race charmer
with golden voice. "a truly fine
musical and dramatic treat
should occur on Friday evening,
March 20 at Recital Hall in the
N. E. Conservatory of Music
building when Break of Dawn"
is presented by the Richard 3.
Harrison Players under the d.
rection of Rolf Coleman and
supported by a fifty voice chorus
conducted by Lille Ballard, the
Mildred Davenport Folk Dancers
and the Bendus Adams Bugle &
Drum Corps. this mighty spec
tacle depicting the beginning of
future TO ran underprivileged,
yet, not an unpromising race"
was written and composed by
Anna Bobitt, Mrs. B. s., who is
unquestionably one Of the most
talented race artists in the East
remember the date and plan
to attend the long-awaited re-
turns of the annual election of
the Women's Service Club, of
Boston Inc. resulted as follows:
President Harriet c. Hall. First
Vice-President Ruby Dixon.
Second Vice-President, Pearl
Powell. Recording Secretary
Lucille Lippman Correspond
ing Secretary Lottie Kimble...
Treasurer Sadie Fitzallen....
Members of the Executive Board
Cora MacKerron, Myrtle Mitch
ell and Irene Yates an ambi-
tiouS program has been planned
for the coming season closely
related to the welfare Of our
boys in training camps and
horne on leave to further the
interests of civilian morale, this
years Service Club Easter Cab
aret is being planned as the
most outstanding social event in
the history Of the organization
we congratulate the members
for their wise selection of offic-
ers headed by the interchangeable
Harriet C. Hall Mrs. Virginia
Tynes will conduct victory knit
ting sessions for the club mem
b e r s.. completed regulation
sweaters were presented by Pearl
Powell, Helen watkins and Mil
dred Wood as a starter happy
birthday greetings from Uncle
Paul and all the gang to Mrs.
Annie A. Powell on March S..
that's my nom, folks!...