Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-31
THEATRICAL
DATA
By DAVID BETHEA

NEW 1ORh CITY - Hya
FOLKS! Yes sir, the ole Stem is
all geared up for the new 1850
label, but some new things have
taken place since you last scanned
me. Down in old Tennessee, the
State Supreme Court stripped
"Blue-pencil" censor Binford of
some Of his jim Crow powers. The
States highest Court said, Binford
has no right to censor a film be-
cause negroes are in the cast.
WELL the East hasn't nothing
on Texas. A well known TV manu-
facturer tells me there are 22OO
television receivers in TIE Dallas
Forth Worth area alone SHOW
BOAT will initiate the Detroit
Civic Opera season India's film
producer is planning to film the
life of "Mahatma Ghandi" in Eng
lish SATCHMO ARMSTRONG
and CONDO booked for solid IL
weeks on the pacific coast for flat
$4,000 per week
HARLEM'S ALHAMBRA
THEA, is readying for stage shows
-. some competition for the near
by APOLLO, but then competition
is always good for a community
eh? And don't be surprised if
you see TOBACCO ROAD" with
an all-Negro cast in your city .
Former First Lady, Mrs. FDR,
slated for simulcast radio and TV
shows the first of the year
The largest number of electri-
clans over assembled TO" a picture
was used in the destruction of the
Temple scene in SAMSON AND
DELILAH." 200 men were used to
man the lights E. CHARMIENNE
HARKER, who is great Ito about
the sixth degree) granddaughter of
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. has been
signed for role in BING eros
BY'S "Mr. Music"
DEEP RIVER BOYS in from
London, record on sparkling, they
will return in the spring
SARAH VAUGHN opened at Cafe
Society . HOT LIPS PAGE ink
ed 3-yr. contract with Columbia
records ZORITA'S. double fea
ture. She is starred in the Apollo's
screen feature, Il married Saw
age" and is appearing OF the stage
in person JUNITA HALL of
South Pacific is doubling at the
Lounge JAZZ music
as a true art form, is on the Am
erican scene to stay, says maestro
Stan Kenton -.
STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM,
some of yesterdays best vaude-
Williams may be seen OH the loca-
ton of some of the % or more
Hollywood films that are being
shot right here in New York City.
At Bellvue Hospital, where "CON-
FIDENTIAL SQUAD" starring
RICHARD CONT is being filmed,
| ran across JOE WEBER of
WEBER & FIELDS" remember
them? No, its never too late to get
in the act when you have some
thing to offer.
ALONG LEGIT ROW, Josh
White, Frank Wilson, Ida James
and Lee Whipper are featured in
How Long Til Summer PEARL
BAILEY is in arms and the Girl"
and ETHEL WATERS is featured
in Member of the Wedding" All
these productions are due to pre-
miere on Broadway in a fortnight
ANNA LUCASTA in Yid-
DISH" will be produced in Detroit.
goth Century Fox's next toler-
'ance pic will deal with Jim Crow
on the campuses of American Col
leges . N. Y. Heart Campaign
will stage "Bojangles night next
May 8. Proceeds to build Robinson
Memorial Clinic in Harlem and fell
lowships for young Negro doctors
LAST FRIDAY was no-shave
day in Gotham, but every man l
lamped along Broadway looked like
he'd just left his favorite barber
shop MEL ALLEN, Yankee
sports announcer, has been saluted
in a revue titled "HOW ABOUT
THAT BOYw There is an old say
ing, DON'T LET THE NEW YEAR
FIND YOU WITHOUT A CENT.
Anyway Good wishes for a happy
1850.