The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-04-27
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Because we are at peace and many of the boys and
u who have been overseas in the remote army camps
gu from the Motor City, Easter time in and around Par
a valley Sugar Hill and midtown was celebrated in
anch gayer fashion. AS result the tavern and club
erators did booming business.
The only complaints we heard that there wasn't
,onch beer to go around.
an MEXICAN HOOK-UP
W Edward A. Baker, wel-known Detroit producer of
49, ntoracal Goodwill Hour began on April IL a ma
torvde broadcast covering the states of Texas Lous
ana Mississippi Florida, Georgia South Carolina North
Carolina, Alabama Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Hi
~ Indiana Ohio and several other states The program
iIl b beamed through Station XEG in Monterey Mexico
Baker told us that the programs will be educational
md designed to create better racial and international I'M
Sr.tandmg Also this program will be heard music
e top tunes of the day. interviews and appearances
or and personalities and newscast The station has
ssendng range of 900 watts.
The program will be regular weekly feature and
can be heard 1850 on your dial.
TALE OF AFRICA"
With drum-beats, song and dance, the African Acad-
envy Arts and Research will celebrate its annual Fes
val Of African Dance and Music during Easter Week at
Carnegie Hall. New York, on Thursday evening April %
and Friday evening April 20 For both evenings the pro-
cram, viii feature Asadata Dafora most noted exponent
If these African arts and company of fifty in "a Tale
NJ Old Africa, devised by himself and Etuka c. Okala-
Abuta African writer now in this country As an add-
tona attraction the second evening April % Kah-
crime Dunhams group will present her Rites de Passage"
DEALING with primitive rituals of adolescence.
NEW YORK-Rey Ingram chief witness in the cele-
baed rebellion of the cast of the Broadway musical
g" Iou. Woman" asked for postponement of the hear
ing the charges filed against him by singer Nurel RAIN
before the council of Actors EQUITY when he appeared for
the scheduled hearing last Wednesday
Ingram is being hauled into the Equity battle pit bv
Mis-, RAIN her contention that it was he along with
Harold Nicholas who provoked the take its almost
unnu cdentv action in refusing continue TO play their
respective roles if the former Carmen Jones' star con-
tnued in the cast The producers of course had no all
Tentative but 10 ask Miss Rain to withdraw from the role
even though this action cost them substantial sum
Mr Ingram asked that the hearing be postponed until
Ar!l 30 His reason for requesting the postponement
bccause his most important witness out of town.
WEST VIRGINIA CHOIR TO APPEAR
treat is in store for music lovers when the Capel-
hor OF West Virginia State College to Detroit
Sunday May >, at $3.50 r. m, for recital at Plymouth
CONGREGATIONAL Church. The choir according to Mrs
Madlyn Watson, president of the w Virginia Coegans
local alumni group, is the best in the history of the col
ege
The purpose of the program to raise funds esab
nh scholarship fund for West Virginia students
CLIMBING Benny Sampson, local prodigy and dazzling
musical personality and his Four Naturas recently COM
peied a 2Oweek engagement at the Vogue
hS versatile aggregation of speciality artists sing and
naY both the classics and Jazz with great skill The
boys were heard by recording scout while at the Vogue
snd are now talking contracts for waxing deal
THE PARADISE
Le}en contestants picked for the Amateur night
snow az the Paradise Theatre at the first addition of
SeurS last Saturday morning by Rollo S Vest. Lanky
ho"man and Philip McNamnee, manager of the theatre
Each Tuesday the theatre will present amateur
Ngnt al the Paradise under direction of Roo S Vest