The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-12-04
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CoIumnist Meditates

The new Twelve Horsemen's Civic center is becav-
ned with glamour rooms pleasure benter hardly
Knows which to start with. The boys have some great
bans of making supper club out of one of the ball
looms and Billy Carter has been approached with the Of
4er Of being producer-m.c The board of promoters
have few hurdles to overcome before the dream can
become true
Wade Boykins aggregation turns on the heart at
\ The Club B & theater-bar, Ash Can LaRue is the
producer of highspirited revues, eats, bottled goods
end attention of the Alberta
Adams is still our queen of blues
A new floor show will be unfoded at Breads Club
kombe by Marcelus Wilson. Producer Wilson calls
e his second edition because he is keeping
he same dance routnes although the principles of the
<how will be new. The dance and comedy team of
Ianfied and Lewis, better known Spicy and Willie
Ann Robinson, singer; Shocks Howard Of the taps Aunt
Jemna and the Two Bits of Rhythm included in the
3neup Harold Wallace takes over as head man for
fccil Lees band Cecil is member of Uncle Sans
The versatile team of Rae Pearl and YoYo will
ppen New York at the Apollo theater for five weeks
fun and then will play theatres in Philadelphia, Bati-
more Washington and Atlantic City Their Detroit
rn will be at the Paradise Theatre around the first of
fhe year.
\ Connie Berry and Helen Humes, booge-woogie
living team, will return to the motor city for Marceus
Wilson's New Years show.
Detroters residing in New York are talking about
he Broadway opening of Carmen Jones' at the Broad
NAV Theatre this week This production has been de-
6ated to an allNegro cast with modern bretto that
Mould graphically reflect some phase of Negro life.
How cast it the problem according to coumnist
Richard Nancy of the New York Times Where to find
people who could sing and act il? With the constant
Ind invaluable aid of John Henry Hammond, Jr, the
principles ferreed out in additions that saw Los
Angeles, Chicago New York and way stations prowled,
Hike Detroit) Murel Smith, who sings the title role
role that has challenged Farlar, Cave Lima Cavalier
sx months ago was cleaning film for photographer in
Philly Joe (Don JOSEF, Luther Saxon. up until re-
hearsals checker in the Philly Navy yard. Miller
(Escamlo) is husky New York cop. Others IN the
show include Detroit social worker 1--WE have been
Irving find out who she isl Los Angeles chauffeur;
Buffalo bellhop-all these contribute 70 Billy Rose
eCARMEN JONES'.
We remember when few Detroiters staged Car
in ofay fashion but the public didn't great for
because it was not in tune with time Folks sort
90 for old plays and operas done IN the tempo OF Ne
Sro life.
As usual Ethel Waters, the first lady of the stage,
was given a royal reception by patrons Mt the
Paradise Theatre, when she opened here this week.
She has looked the as long as we have remem-
bered. She grows old.
Chatted with very interesting writer-one Mcheal
Garter of the paper PM and the Afro American Car
H. snaps some very good pictures well as writes. Had
little of that good old John Grayton hospitality last
saturday. He has one OF those sumptous CONAN am
Hotel suites and comes on John is doing his part Tor
1ational defense on the home fornt. frend-pnoto-
yapher at the 666 Louis Moet according 10 the grape
'ne was turned down by Uncle Sam. Time IS getung
hort for barber-frend Charles Duckworth who pass
III his exam in flyinp colors Duckworth is good army
)fcer material and will doubt rise rapidly. M.
3tewart Thompson, accountant ana business S;poS
Tavern, etc. has been under the weatner anu
h his home bv a physician Leading civil lawyer CnarieS
Berry had to spend few days in bed also lie IS up
bid about winning again as usual BON OF 'ne
5wcet brothers Dr. O. o. (dentst) Sweet ana Dr II;
d. Sweet are getting Florida sun at the olu
homestead in Barlow Ohhum think We'll go up TO the
low Corner for a few rounds with Emile Jones