Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-09-13

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they played them loud and hot.
The singer was real gone with his
Get Up, Get Up Mama, Get Up
on Your Rusty Dusty"
The acts that were features were
really gone and the lights were
really on. When MRS. WILLIAM
GOODHUE PENN did her first
act, II brought down the house but
when she did the Gypsy number
with the two SHAW twins MAT
tie Dell and Edna Mae) fine, fine,
and LENORA DILLON plus
SMOKY TURNER, NORLAND
mccoy and myself that was really
q killer, mainly because NORLANb
mccoy got his face slapped but
good, even II IL was In the act.
That EDNA MAE SHAW sure
packs a mean slap. Mrs. Goodhue
Penn IL the pride Of Minneapolis,
because she not only has a wonder.
ful gift Of talent, but is always
willing To help some Of the younger
set put on q show. II seems that
when q person becomes n pro, he
is not very set upon helping others
put on shows because Of the little
money In II. But as for MRS.
LILLIAN GOODHUE PENN,
JOSEPHINE PERSON, BOBBY
LEE and WORTHY TURNER, thew
are all tops with me and every one
knows them rs the type Of people
we should all be.
When JOSEPHINE PERSON
started In 10 her dance number,
she not only received a big hand.
but many whistles, too, you see
she looks nice ~ she dances. That
was u statement not a wolIlsh In.
tention. As ] stated before, she Is
also the kind Of person we wish
we were because you can't beat
talent and personality.
HARDY WHITE (mod.rr
FRANKIE) did his singing with
all the skillfulnoas Of a pro, and
II you ask me, HARDY has a IA.
ture because any time a person
loves to sing a. much as HARDY,
and takes music lessons, well, ne
Just should 90 some place. To Mr..
HARDY WHITE my dear friend.
u you do not make good within Ave
years, ] as your friend, will put You
DOWN.. That was more encourage
ment than a threat.
Flash Bobby Lee, he also did n
dance speciality that really brought
MIN n place with the younger set
as well as the middle aged people,
NO one knows what to expect from
elbow only about FIVE foot four
or shorter, but he proved himself
20 be one Of the best dancers that
minneapolis and Windy City has
mad. In case any Of you lonesome
girls should want to know, he IL
about ri and very good looking.
The last act on the show wns
formal number that was Thought
up and acted by the following;
ALBERT JONES, who danced with
ANNA MAE ALLEN; NORLAND
MCCOY, who danced with VETA
LAW, CONRAD AUSTIN, who
danced with BETTY KING, and
DONALD GATES, who danced with
DOLORES BEASLEY. This Last
number was \ waltz TO the tune of
mighty LIKE A ROSE" and
IN formal clothes. We were told n
looked very nice. What got h was
that as much as ALBERT JONES
and ANNA MAE ALLEN Disagree
hSy were dancing together; no
telling what they were talking
about all that time. Well, anyway,
hope they got along.
WORTHY TURNER also did =.
song that was really neat, but then
we all know he Ii n fine singer as
ono should hope 20 meet. He was
= OF shy at first when we tried 10
hl-Jack him into singing, but as
we expected, he gave in for n
worthy cause. do you see where
he got his name4 WORTHY
worthy.
hoyl you talk about dancing. and
you don't know how you should
have seen old Johnny Jackson when
ne danced and how: he swings the
girl around with the greatest ~
ease; he did the Kind Of dancing
mat creates a breeze. lie did the
Kind OF boogie that would woogic
you, too; ! wish I could pick up on
It; how about your
You always meet the type that
Just loves TO hug. but at this mad
shin-dig all they knew was litter.
bug for they leaped and crceped
and woogied, mopl Did the camel
walk and the Texas Hop. Most OF
the girls spent four dollars FOR n