Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-08-12
THEATRICAL
DATA
ABOUT THE STARS
By TED YATES

CleOn Wilson, the public relations
counsel for Heavyweight Champ
ion Ezzard Charles, informs me
that the N. Y. Press Club not only
missed an opportunity ITO SCOOP
the appointment of it's prexy JIM
my Hicks-who has become war
correspondent in Korea-but the
sports gem was, according to Will
son, Tiny Bradshaw's receiving an
autographed baseball from his
favorite major league bali player
Larry Dolby of the Cleveland In
dians . Darwin w. Telesford,
former Civil Service Commission
er and prexy of the New Deal
Democratic Club, possesses avidity
for TV shows and lists Hazel Scott,
Little Esther, and Bob Howard as
his favorites A New Haven,
Conn. teen-age club has selected
bandsman Co0tie Williams as its
late summer favorite. All the
members of the group insist that
Cootie is the top "name" band. All
the kids last name being Williams
too. (Oh! Just to be young again
and to have fun m then !! -.
Tom Delaney, the Harlem bar-and-
grill proprietor was telling US a
bout an incident that took place
recently in Detroit, Michigan. The
genial Tom insists that no other
blues singer "tops" Dinah Wash
ington. "And why" we queried,
would you, in particular, place
the charming artist at the top o.
he heap? After all, you no longer
peddle juke boxes, Tom?" Delaney
went on to tell us that he had just
returned to New York after being
to the coast, "and everywhere" he
insisted, 81 heard the gals record
ing. 4 Wanna Be Loved BY YOU
what's more all the folks | came in
contact with-and others too =
praised Dinah no end. 1t reminded
me of another "oldie", you know
"The Music Goes Round and
Round" Yep, That's about it
Miss Washington record really
goes round m round
While it is not generally known
Johnny Otis, the bandleader, is
a robins son. He has secretly"
taken to his bosom all the Robin
sons-and that includes, namely;
Bill C'Bojangles" Robinson, Jack
lie Robinson, Ray Robinson, Clar-
ence Robinson. and others too num-
erous to mention. Quite a hobby,
yes-but, we wanted to know why
did he do the switch. (Not to men
lion, Calvert whiskey. HumphD
We asked, "And why not Otis?"
He calculated, "All an elevator
does is go up and then go down.
A celebrity always CD stays at
the top" Editors note: The ques-
ton mark is ours.) i. Earl Bostic
who set precedent when he ap-
peared at the Atlantic Beach Club
according to my friend Joe BOs-
tic, an authority on mite life and
entertainment goings on-is head
ing East for a well-earned rest.
8ostic's (the Earl, that isl sensa-
5ional tour set new high in at
enhance. Even the hot N humid
weather did nothing to halt the up
in box offices rise. When the wea-
cher got hot, Bostic got hotter
The Ravens lead all other
musical singing foursomes in origi-
nal musical arrangement adapta-
ton i. j.. Wait until you see Aman-
da Randolph in the Goth Century
Fox film, mo Way Out" The
radio-TV artist appears in a "quic-
kie" sequence, but it has a tell-tale
effect. Remember | told you so =. s..
Wini Brown, like so many real
loyal Americans, has joined the
fight against Communism. She's
insisted that she be given every
opportunity to entertain our boys
at the Front and at training
camps" and Universal Attractions,
SAT Madison Avenue, NY.C., head
ed by Ben Bart, is the first artist
bureau to come out publicly and
offer it's talent in this 'all-out bat