The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-07-31

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by ulysses boykin

4 Monday night Club zombe patrons got the onnor-
tuniy the third Marceus Wilson productions This
hi that clicks one of the is Tina (Push
Out Dixon the ever-popular personality song stylst
Tina was first acclaimed at the Club Zombc number Of
months ago The clever Miss Dixon will Introduce several
new numbers well sing of her old favoritos
Alberta Adams is back at the Club e. in a
gala Ash Can LaRue production that is something
bordering on sensational Monette Moore terrific as
usual While Alabama Slim and Evelyn come on
with their solid routine. There is also a new singer
bidding for popularity with G. patrons. she is
lovely Goldie Lee.
The Club Three Skies the largest theater-cabaret this
side New York has Betty Taylor production called
Murder At the Skies Lonnie Johnson. Victor and Blue
.els Latte Dave Tit and Tat and Sam You viii Love it,
Foucne add to making the show at the Skies sensa
tona Ted Buckner and his orchestra swing with the
mond organ.
The Cory Corner, Mac Ivey's uptown swing the
ane-bar has music nightly by George Washingtons
aggregation and entertainment week-ends Joe
Helm is the manager at Henry's Swing club, popular
gathering place for fun lovers the lower eassde
Besides mighty fine show Henrys offers the best bar
becue in town.
Jimmy Groggins former handsome waiter at the old
Freq clnb and wel-known by the bar boys. indicted
into lnce Sans fighting forces Tuesday. Walter J Nor
wood patient at Grace hospital. He's doing nicely.
DOUGLASS Brown. popular manabout-town Just returned
from Kansas City where he had grand time. Said the
boNS IKE this live we write Ran into Lorenzo Marvel
popular mixer having few rounds with the boys at the
BIS Larry Chism says Lorenzo knows his way around.
The Cedar Gardens, Cleveland black and tan, has
started policy Of presenting acts. According
RoIlo Vest arrangements have been made to start
the season off with names including Lena Horne Max
inc Sullivan and Art Tatum.
From the Coast news that The Cotton club.
formerly Hollywood Casino, is Offering the second
edition Of Harlem in Hollywood" There
ehang the cast but the main one is Benny Carter TAX
INK ihe band stand from Noble Sisse NC Leonard
Reed vol-known to Detroit Zombie and Club Congo pa
irons. HIS fast one to get the show rolling Princess
urea and Pedro also we-known to Three Skies patrons
FOLLOWERS 30 ncely Pops and Louie, dancers and sing
ess stop he show cold Savannah Churchill. Carriers
hrash delivered excelently Bob Parrish is also in the
show and SO is Peg Leg Bates Detroit could stand show
Ike this especially with all the dough we are paying for
the talent getting.
The Coast critics that Leonard Reeds en-
Gee ng is no asset to the show. We heard that June
Marsha voluptuous dark-haired stripper adequately
fills the bill at the Brown Derby in Chicago She
would go good in the Motor City. Cab Galloway Is
appearing at the Park Central hotel Iocoanut
Grove in New York City.
Remember Eddie South. the smart DIRK leader who had
Very band the Jefferson Inn and the Chocolate
Bar His aggregation with Instrumentation of the
maestro at the fiddle sax trumpet piano bass and drum
constitutes versatile outfit that put musical ex
tremties from gypsy airs to boogiewooRe Joe (oheh)
Well anyway The band is teamed up with Billie tollday
o the better singers and opened with success at the
Stat, theaer in New York Erskne Hawkins teamed up
with Maxine Sullivan for the show at the Earle theater IN
Philadelphia last week The box office failed TO reach eX
pecfations Just before Cab Galloway opened IN New
Yorb ne took his revue Bostons RKO theater where
he week pulled $4,000. Billboard reported that me
show drew preponderanty coored audiences OF Zoo SUIT
and lust TO make sure the management hred uoIen
cops for the mammoth weekend biz ne snow mCiu"eu
Cholv and Doty the Rug Cutters Cabolers CaD JlVerS
Doocy Wilson Ralph Brown, Paul Dinky and Eddie ana
others