The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-09

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.,h. We have lot of loose ends catch up on and
". have found everyone willing to supply us with
10, of interest about the revues, and inside nforma-
ton on friends
casting our ewes down the ad columns of this weeks
,Of The Tribune find the Valley spots extending an
rss,on 10 lis take gander at some terrific produc-
s The gi3 season at the Paradise thcater will offer
w. array of stage attractions ever witnessed in
nrot recruited from Harlem, Hollywood and the Windy
NV 4 was announced Sunday by Ben and Lou Cohen.
TIARA oocraior, of tho amusement business The early
wv n tho week Lionel Hampton, tho sensational yibra-
| and drum artist and his orchestra and sexte start of
@,psrade al ;hc Paradise Cootie Williams, the wild
nn nj md his hand and Slim and Slam of the Flat
Ton Flooc.o fame viii open Friday.
Abe Broad, owner of the oldest black and tan in
n. Arsenal City, also announced that his producer,
Leonard Reed has lined talent that promises
pack his popular uptown club all season Leon
ard working a program that will include acts
ike Lou Jodans aggregation Baby Lawrence,
famed youthful artist of the taps, is headlning the
present revue Holiday Froos" TBone Walker
closed Sunday night Broad seems overjoyed be-
,,u,e his vellknown club is located on the Oakland
car line aud easy to reach any hour And with the
kind of acts he has booked he is assured of large
following OF patrons There several new faces
IN the chorus This brings the Zombie chorus up to
nine girls the largest line in town.
Be.. sr producer al A. II. Sneed's Club Three
sms A.4>s eeang out new routines for her Winter
Mason rey-e Betty is one of those producers who
roes IN :or da Numbers and gives her girls chance to
Larry Steele the popular Club Congo, NC. and
producer told that he is going to help sell many
bonds in his show as he and at the same time
give the patrons a production worth talking about
NC Steele is very clever tap dancer too, and
we would welcome ar opportunity to see him step out
front with TIE girls and lay down taps.
Wsst-. oW at the + & c the reason is Bobby
Kesvo,ss aae4 b sell his acts new piano PLAYER
Ia: taken held down by Holmes Manager
Warren laRss always on hand to that every patron
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George e. Lee manager at Mac Ivey's Cory Cor
ner, always expected to come with song or two
satisfy his fans George leads the band and
keeps so busy meeting the folks that have to wait
long time " hen call weekly to check with him on
notes Of interest.
The NOTES
Roma.ec ~. ,eut us very clever Christmas card
and s. did Raro iarrs Romano is helping with the
sale bord
More than 500 boys and girls attended the Christ
mas party arranged by the Paradise theatcr IN CO.
operation with the Lucy Thurman YWCA and the ST.
Antoine YMCA branches Duke Ellington played
for the party.
The pasc entertained the members Of the This
he Armi at the USO center on John K street |
Ms Week / he program was arranged by Mrs. ChareS
Nphen' q B American Red Cross Motor corps
We took in the matinee of the Army show Satur-
Gay and gladly say that the Irwin Berlin produc-
u0n was the finest aggregation of entertainment pro-
uueed anywhere in the world Our ~ negro boys
'neT big time tap dancing.
From New York comes word that Billy Rose million
eve owner m the Diamond Horseshoe, has begun rehear
sos lof tarmcn Jones Billy has been looklhg
s sgna Iece or something different 10 produce ana
. . MI on he Carmen Jones production, recen'H
~ sasuoned hy Oscar ammerstcin H. The tenor roes WI"
0sOone by Billy Banks. who starred with W. G. HANDY.
D We ran little paper written BY Marcus n;
SOu"are an authority 1--WE language which PROVED
very interesting reading We arc passing few
notes on the subject to you:
-, 1--WE form Of Slang Jazz has become swing
wing has become live Jive talk can be tound on
ivy 'Onege campus we'll as the street inc "oru
, IN I4ue appearance with swing music ne So
r "n nep language aids tterbugs in expressing 'neii
r~ri "fet thcir limited vocabularies fail - my
ma as aay or girl friend is now queen or lono' AS
s sEE man leaves the crowd he drills on down inc
,s-'acked means she has good shape and they al
n "ous lane or walks down the street Ihey say she =
M, nei me props'-prettv legs Soon nignl comes
me weary eyes and he goes to his room 10 COP
I. yu or get some shuteye" "Piow pigeons are pea
dr. They cannot find better term of saying that a
rsS,u good unless they say THE cats are jumping TO-
,r before Bill Robinson the tap king left Detroit on ms
pleafancc at the Paradise heater he had bult quite
+ P az bowler And when the bowling bug hites you
ss ~, loo bad We heard the other day tilat nH
INSURED while bowling in Cincinnati ana nad ~ ~
innro, 10 ne hospital Last reports are 'ha' "e =
n ms new ration program calls for periodic eheek
Al, anu cross changing Of tires So we stopped"
raw. laws Super Service E. Vernon at Brush, and the
b, S was so quick that had time to catch an eS