The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-08-07
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by ulysses boykin


Fl The weekend heat brought out the crowds and sent
v fn-lovcrs looking for cool beverages and ar-ocn-
M med spots for retreat. This is why we found such
81 se as the & club the Club Three Skies Henrys
"A irc cub the Paradise Grill, the Cozy Corner and
&oads Club zombe packed and TANNED.
III The Club Zombie crowd gave Troy Brown and
Rsron Lee a good send off when they closed Sunday
r;gbt The ace comedy team hundreds of friends
during their six-week run at the Zombie. Producer
Wilson came usual with his terrific produc-
ion Flyng Home" with Tina Push OUT Dixon as
The featured Tina is old Zombe favorite and
Get. in the groove when she has musical background
Furnished by Cecil Lee and his boys Tina is the
sister o! former News photographer James Dixon.
Bet,y Taylor has clever show worthy Of seeing at
N Skies. and Ash Can laRue comedian and producer at
RN club breaks it up with one of those rip snorn
H. hou that sends you. Alberta Adams is back with
4 bla,s and Miss Monette Moore is the me-!
ERsoNALITiEs
SGT Joe Louis Barrow was in the Motor City over
The week end Sgt. Willis Ward is Citizen Ward
again Ward was up until he entered the armed
forces head personnel man at Ford Motor COM
|pany
Fle. south. the vionist-eader. opened with his
srd Il, th, F0ies Bergere New York nitefy For once,
rs SPOT particularly appropriate for Eddie because for
Lar h was Of the raves of Europe and played long
bragepenis in London, Paris Amsterdam and Budapest
Stage fans the world over mourned the passing of
Jules Bedsoe, who was of the few Negro artists
Ito achieve in the concert and operate field
Bledsoe died following cerebral hemorrhage at the
home Of his friend and oneme manager, Adran F.
Huygens. He 43 years old and remembered in
this country his role in the original production of
Jerome Kern's operetta, "Showboat.' in which he IN
hoduccd what to become of Americas
greatest songs "Old Man River
De,soi musicians are experiencing short weeks be-
us tie liquor shortage at several OF the amusement
p Nhth proves that it takes something stronger than
nsr ,o satisfy the night club patrons
Down Beat, the musicians magazine, carried
story IN its Aug issue the compliments paid Duke
Ellington by Dr. Leopold Stokowski, the famous con-
ductor
Do1n Beat quoted StokowSki saying that Stokowsk
had Ington as one Of Americas outstanding artists.
The conductor appeared on KFAC as the guest
OF Don Otis critic and commentator on jazz and the
classics
oJagr is a vitally important part Of our music ana
X lore Sokowski said. 1T has no traditons-no Inn
ok. and ii will 80 forever developing as long as
aSeials give free rein 10 their IMAGINATION. Jazz Is
Qie--lhcre's been anything like IT, In TINS klna
music hc United States second TO none IN the Whole
rd
On Ellington the famous conductor said: FL
lngton music initiates the symphony IL seems
simple but actually is music of great subtiety. ms
men play though they were creating the music al
the moment by way Of freedom of improvisation
Ih, much-heraldcd goth Century-Fox production
torn, Weather which stars Lena Horne. Bill Robinson
Caa galloway opened at the Roxy theater, M = Ia
y, ac0 The show is going over big ACCORDING 70
stern rites Detroit has not had chance TO see y ye'
Horace Henderson, brother of Fletcher Hender-
son il now sergeant in the us. Army. he Is as
signed TO military police unit and has been busy
aiding the WAC and WAVES in their recruiting cam
pagns Horace used to have a band that played at
the old Swingland the Rhumbooge, Chicago
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