St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-06
Two NGfionaly
Known Artists
To Sinq Here

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Two Of the greatest singing
personalities Of this generation
win come to st. Paul Auditorium
at $3.50 p. m. Mar. 20 for their
first concert in the Northwest.
They are Ellabelle Davis, so
prano and Lawrence Winters, bari
tone.
To give people Of their own race
an opportunity TO hear them, the
Schubert club and the st. Philips
Episcopal church are offering
special admission tickets. Part Of
the proceeds Of the special sale
win go the church's building fund.
Tickets are being offered in
Martins Barber shop. 700 Rondo,
Josephine's Cosmopolitan Beauty
Shop, ga Rondo; the Square Deal
Liquor store, 1874 North Dale and
chatsworth Inn, 979 Rondo.
A Minneapolis ticket sale place
is being arranged and win be an
nounced next week.
Serving on the church commit
tee are Mines. Lawrence Mccoy,
Allen, Lucy Morris,
Theodore Allen, Sidney salters,
Nelson Ballenger and Kenneth
Edwards. and Mr.. James Murray.
In the space Of only five years,
the young American Negro So
prano emerged from comparative
Dbscurity to take her place among
the great singers Of the century.
Today, in the leading music CEN
.ers Of this country. Europe, Next
ION and South America, the name
If EllabeIle Davis means beautiful
music.
Following a triumphant tour Of |
Miss Davis, who has sung |
With every leading American SYM
,hony orchestra, made her first
in Lewisohn stadium
Nth the New York Philharmonic.
The has since been the soloist
Nth the orchestra at least once
ach season.
Miss Davis was born in New
sochelle, New York. Her parents
an a grocery store. Although
he sang in the church choir and
1cally at concerts, there was sim
ly no money TO finance the ca
Ger her voice deserved.
She became a dressmaker and
-as discovered" by a wealthy
lent during a session Of fittings.
Ter benefactress saw to II that
he soprano was given the best
peal training possible and in
ctober, 1914, she made her New
'ork debut In a sensationally
lcessf,ll recital in Town Hall
Lawrence Winters, who win APP
ear with her, sings 80 well, he
ang himself out Of a featured
pot in Broadway's smash musical,
Call Me Mister" 10 leading BARI
one roles with the New York
'ity Center Opera.
His road to success started in
he cotton fields Of South Carolina,
there he was fourth In a family
( six children. When his father
ound employment as a railroad
lreman working out Of East
Ipencer, W. c., he moved his
amily 10 that town and young
Winters had a chance TO 80 to
Ugh school After graduation he
yent to Washington. d. O., to
nroll at Howard University as a
music major. To pay his tuition,
e worked at jobs ranging from
elivery boy to porter and finally |
in 1941.
The success path next took him
o New York where he was get
ing into his career when the
army called him, As a CT he
vas called in 1914 to sing in
at the Presidents
birthday ball, BY the time Of his
he had been commits
toned lieutenant. The "Call Me
Ulster" engagement followed.
II win be the first concert of
he duo in the Twin Cities, and
ne OF the first in the Nation.
10th have appeared in the North
rest and across the country as
oio artists.
Mrs. M. L. Stokes is chairman
{ the st. Philips ticket commit
ee. She asked that people who
annot get TO any Of the special
lcSet sale places contact her as
DON as possible. Her telephone
lumber is ELkhurst 55Os and she |
WEnnING ANNIYERSARIEs