The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-07-03

Tho curfew has been lifted and night life has swung
i .ton again Patrons have been locking to the bars
~ ubs all week long to catch up with themselves and
.her favorite entertainers and bartenders The mu-
,r and chorus girls and boys caught up their much
dsd rest during the little lid-campng and are in rare
rm to give their best performances to the faithful
The entertainers can always be expected to do
mehine to keep the boys in the armed forces con-
tented and happy Ash Can LaRue took his B &C
roupe out to Selfridge Field last Sunday put on
how for the boys. Those in the company that
yibuted to the of the performance Bob
bv Keyes master of ceremonies; Dixie Brown, Lores-
!, Vivian and Sarah of the chorus and Lloyd Wilson's
6ne little swing aggregation. The & entertain
r were given fine feed by the air corps and every
body had grand and glorious time. Ash Can told
~ that he gets big kick out of keeping the morale
Of the boys in the service high by making them laugh
This popular comedian boasts large following at
the famous Club heater bar in the heart of De-
troits Paradise Valley.
Swinging the Swing Shift is still the biggest and
|has revue found anywhere iii Detroit This Marcelus
|vfn production star-studded with classy acts
Mat are solid senders The smart clever dancing of Rapps
land Taps the versatile performance of Sake Williams;
|e singing of Miss Rhapsody and the sophisticated swing
ballroom dancing of Turner and Burelle plus the
dv team of Troy Brown and Baron Lee places this
|c the top as the best of the It's live and
entertaining July II revue will move into the Club
|Zombe Marceus has already signed up the boy and
| team of Skeets and Skeeter Shirley Hayes inerpre
native dancer and Dolores Brown to join the others in
|per-coossa production worth seeing Cecil Lee is the
music master 60
Cozy Corner is jumpin and is Henry's all
dressed up in brand face. Henry Hare and his
manager, Joe Helm, will have something for night
club patrons about. Plenty of barbecue dir
ferent atmosphere and plenty of entertainment.
NOTES
Count Basies loyal followers turned out to
kees where the Count played weeks run preliminary
which opened June at Harry Schooers new Aragon at
ocean Park-Generous hands went to the Counts new
|gl singer Thelma Carpenter according to Down Beat
vho may be recalled having cut platters with
Coleman Hawkins Just he ready to open at the
dragon Basic lost Trumpeer AL Kilain Ito Charlie Bar
EeD He pucked Smoky Young from Benny Carriers
lineup fiji the hole Another face in the band IS
That Of Saxman Jimmie Powell who recently replaced alb
Smith.
When the war is the character of music and
entertainment will be altered Mems emotions are
being tested in the great war, all people struggle
for chance to enjoy the Four Freedoms
Duke Ellington once explained why, in his opinion,
he music of the Negro rich and coorui Because OF
the terrific social and economic on the race Tor
generations An outgrowth of that pressure the natural
ability the Negro range emotonaly from the depths OF
despair and grief to the heights of JOY and ecstacy ana
quickly Our musicians and composers are scattered IN
nearly all of the chimes. They are interminglng with
peoples Of almost every known and nationality
Music will be richer fuller and greater than we nave
lever known