The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-10-21
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SATURDAY MITE IN THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY
by ulysses boykin

The Antlered noggns along the oak -pancled walls
Of Andy Smiths Motor City Lodge, No. 962 at 225 East
Forest in Detroits midtown look down upon trangu-
lar of Elks and their guests enjoying golden brown
fried chicken they listen to the music from the basc
men bar where you have to fight for elbow room
Broads Club Zombie-HaroId Waaces orchestra
playing for dancing huge brisk paced sunkssed revue
featuring star-studded Joe Johnson stars Customers
have the illusion that service is efficient and automatic
which is exactly the way Noah Brown, official greeter
wants them to feel. After thought only now and then
patron might think that one of the little trim mattresses
has put little weight the tab We were on hand TO
see the new revue for October l6h's opening called
Swing MerryGo-Round'
Chow is sublime at the Horseshoe Bar known as
COG This is an ideal spot located twixt night cubdom
and theaterdom Here chubby breast of chicken II
brcadcrumbed in the best southern manner You brush
elbows with the walters who the big city tycoons
the DAG. the Detroit Club and the Indian named
Joint Jefferson avenue whore you have to be born a
millionaire to crash
Big spacious rooms sophisticated music and Clapiso
songs combine to give Three Sixers the much desired
peace entertainment and feeling Of being somebody inn
poan smart walters bow at your command and make
you feel much like big shot that you drop bigger
tip than you had planned and you spend Monday on the
assembly lme wishing you hadn't spurged so much. But
whats few extra bucks on Saturday night anyway. If
YOU have done your share by putting little of the easy
dough in War Bonds?
The Shore Patrol making the rounds of the bars
looking very smart with their strapped revolvers hang
from their sides and big night sticks in their hands to
help keep the celebrating Navy men on leave from blow
ing off too much spirit.
Folks scrambng and begging to be taken places by
the important ordly independent taxi cab drivers Some
into the black belt One consolation is that
cries are going to be little longer than the and
then our day will come. What you bet?
As novelty in night clubbery the b e. c Theatcr-
Bar CHEEKY sort of place. Jitterbugging is definitely
abu It's rugged sort Of place where YOU have
through the Saturday night crowd to get at the bar You
greeted by courteous males who alert to bounce
who wants to give way his savage instinct and
raise too much whoopee. Manager Warren LaRue is
proud of the well disciplined crowds of late and seeks
give them the best in name entertainment that be
cnced away from New York.
His latest star, Margaret Watkins hits the Jackpot
Nobody replace Alberta Adams though She is queen
her class Motor City folk like blues in great big
and Alberta loves to sing for them. Slippers love the
because it is the ghost of big smiling Roy Ightfoot
who gave Detroit it's first theaterbar The place is
the Special jam sessions every night, but no
dancing you sit and sip.
Ter, with it's gayhued diapes pomp and splendor In
spite of the Diggs Civil Rights law and feeling that
You can go about anywhere you choose we Just can't
up enough courage or find friend who would like
explore the spot OF course in New York City they
tell that all you have to have to get into the Latin
Quarter is dough. There color doesn't mean thing.
That must be paradise.
Folks in Detroit have lots of money to spend They
want to do the things they have always wanted to do
Go to night club show and buy few drinks The
Saturday night crowd at the Paradise always live and
the mid night show tops off everything. Two Detroit
boys Pork Chops Patterson and Jackson on the stage
with Count Bases band The new show which opens on
October 20 will present the International SweetheartS of
Rnythm the a-girl band and revival OF Paul Robson
in the movie Emperor Jones'. Could this be an accident
that the great Robson here in the Theatre Guilds pro
duction "Otheo at the Cass Theacr night cap at the
Bowl and we are ready to 90.
FOOT NOTE-October II is the birthday Of your
scribe what am going to do to celebrateD would
like to hear and the sensational Maurice Rocco
"booge wookie' pianist who is appearing in person at
The Downtown, and somebody the better half two
free passes for SO its date
grand and glorious Saturday night every night IN
the Nalley-Up-town in the gay midtown section of the
- orsemens bar SonDie Wilson. still further up
town along the barb-q at the Zombie or out Bos
ton Blvd. and Arden Park way where the entertainment
Is sorta on the OF
CUFF NOTE: The Rev. Dr. Prophet Jones ex-
poets to be in his new mansion Arden Park before
November IT. This is his birthday and he is planning
70 throw of the biggest parties ever witnessed by
Detroiters
REMEMBER TO VOTE!
NJ Stewart Thompson, accountant flew down from
New York on some kind of mission last week. This
Thompson boy gets around don't you know. Write the
boys in the service which reminds us that we are Denho
In corresDondence too SO long until the next i've