Lee Says He'll Play Othello' After Native Son' Closes Ruby 'S Huge New Aloha R Anch Popular Spot Orson Wolios to NEWS of THEATRES
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SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1941 THE PHOENIX INDEX, PHOENIX, ARIZONA PAGE SEVEN Lee Says He'll Play Othello' After Native Son' Closes Ruby 's Huge New Aloha R anch Popular Spot Orson Wolios To NEWS OF THEATRES "¦’ »'*• ¦¦'i ¦-—g=rrr . ¦¦. • ”wi ¦!-.iL. '¦ ly* •y_ * «•¦».¦ ¦ » 1 ¦ 1 ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦'.-.'¦ ¦¦.—» ¦ 1 jtjii¦ 1 ¦ Be The Director By BERNICE AND DELORES CALVIN a NEW— (C) —Canada (Bigger Thomas) Lee, has been i4// Alone And Lonely” Is offered to do the leading role in Shakespeare’s ‘ Othello” next season,,as soon as ‘‘Native Son’’ closes. And it will be directed by the master of showmen,Orson Welles, who de- serves at least 1-3 of the credit for “Native Son" being the huge success that it is. (Author Richard Wright .and actor Destined For Hit Parade Canada Lee get the other 2-3rds). This important secret Mr. Lee modestly revealed to U 3 when we visited him backstage j Pearson, Sanders in his dressing room after his June 3rd performance. Asked They Wrote Hit Nufnber who would be in the leading feminine lea- Vlr. Lee replied: Really Have One, “I don’t know. You see, the oth- —: er actors haven’t even been chos Asserts Dorsey c-n yet.” In Topsy s Roast And that’s not all. This actor NEW YORK CITY— <SNS) has two picture offers pending, When Jimmy Dorsey’s Decca re- both from R.K.O. “I’m not sure cord of “A.!l Alone and Lonely” was yet what they’ll be like. I don’t released last week a lot of people want any yassuh mess or Stephin were very happy Swing master Fetchit stuff. Besides, it would Dorsey was certain that lie had giving up “Native Son”, lecord to follow mean another topnotch pus 50 people out, of “Amapola.” The which would his great success I They of the song felt that work. And couldn’t do that. publishers and deserve "All Alone and Lonely” was another are a fine hur.ch the hit song. But David Sanders and A1 chance. as much as I.’ (Secretly, Pearson, the Detroit boys who wrote we wonder what would become of the song, were probably the happiest “Native Son’’ without Canada Lee, of the lot for there’s c.niy one person for that role.) A few months ago they had given up hope of becoming songwriters We him what he thought in were askers Music publishers Detroit of this night’s performance, his very receptive and one not neither 81st, a.nd he answered, “It was a of the boys could' leave home and I think it was as goo' 1 try publishers in Chica- stinker. dont to interest disagreed, of go or New York But you can’t keep as usual.” We but audi- a good song down these days After course, he did think that the .ails Mw passing through the hands of mu- less he did think that the audi- sicians w’ho had heard “All Alone ence was grand and “had a won- and Lonely" played by the four derful reaction.’’ piece rhythm band composer San- ders leads in Detroit's “Prog's Club." Here we concurred and n°ted a copy of the song found its way that we espies only a handful of into the hands of Jimmy Dorsey. colored in tne theatre. The white people seemed to go for this race, DORSEY SELLS SONG show a big way and in i \ conscious in Jimmy Dorsey, who is billed as a serious big way, too. 5 * * back to star, Saxophonist” & „ \ t But getting the the "World's Greatest •if ~v might well add “Worlds Greatest Canada Lee. He seems to nave his Tune Picker" to that billing. Dor- future all mapped out ana big sey played the new song once and things are in store for him. too. As immediate record- put is down for we parted from the very likable Duke Ellington, now out on the ing. very versatile personality, we Coast, swung into the famous Top- a.nd marking the felt he handle tne new roles sy’s Roost last week Convinced of the commercial poss- would first time a colored “name" band full of days on as capable as Bigger Thomas. The highway through Riverside. Cal., is cars these SCHOOL ibilities of the ballad, he brought it just has ever been featured at his unique AGENTS IN SUMMER Foy he’s a great actor, this Cana- their way to Aloha, the 160-acre Eden among the rolling trcc.studded TU3KEGEE <ANP> Ninety to BMI and within a few days con- Los Angeles’ cabaret Ivy Anderson with Pearson da Lee’! hills opened May 30 by Ruby Elzy, pictured above, and her genial hus. agricultural extension agents rep- tracts were signed is heading the show. publica- resenting six states registered and Sanders for immediate band. Jack Carr. There are plenty of saddle horses, swimming in Lake have song. for classes in the summer in-serv- tion of the Elsinore, hunting, tishing and of fried ehieken. are “All Alone and Lonely” marks the plenty Indications that ice agents short course in school sepia pleasure.scek. successful venture into song- Alofia will become a popular spot for the nation’s of agriculture, J. R. Otis first Footiitc Director writing for this newest team of com- Armstrong CTS. announced last week. Sanders Call posers. Six-footer plays pi- Her® are Al Pearson and George Sanders, who after several years’ ano. organ and solovox. and has of efforts at last got “hit number”. “All Alone and Lone- been a professional musician since have a Their Flickers the age of sixteen when he was ly,” which has just been recorded by Jimmy Dorsey’s orchestra, so say MOSES for ANP Showman regular organist at a Baptist engagement By ALVIN Ace those who should know, is destined to fill a long run on the Washington, Strode On Church in Wilmington. Dela- Ken Hit Parade. HOMER ware NEW YORK—JACOB Following that ecclesiastical TUTT, brother of the late beloved Lyricist booking, he went to work in Toledo Salem Tutt, has the finest collec- Actor speakeasies as pianist and eventual- tion of line Negro performers By PETER DANS Picture old (SNS)— Location For formed the small rhythm band stage laid eyes NEW YORK— A small African ly of the weVe ever the he is now leading His major ambi- He has one shot- of the ‘‘Oc- group of men was dining in ” Burns Wires cn: Cab Theresa tion is to be a “good songwriter toroons,’’ sterling Negro stage act Orchid Room of the Hotel Sixty Negroes A1 Pearson, the other writer of Thursday after catching i of than 40 years ago, that is midnight, the song, is a guitarist who more Louis Armstrong’s closing perform- studied la-la.pa sa, foolin’ at the Detroit Conservatory of Mu- a 100 no ance at the Apollo Theatre While Are Taken On Room you that “Broth- I RATING THE RECORDS I sic for three years He has played From Panther Homer tells how only two of them were professional under themselves in night clubs as master of cere- CHICAGO. 111. —(SNS)— Al- the Sunset Case, a South pre-repeal ers Tutt” took musicians, the other three prided Long By FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS j! “Whitney” which knowledge Jaunt monies, tenor vocalist and featured though Chicago is enjoying a spell night spot. the handle of themselves on their of guitarist is still a weather, is hotter Cab also his first or- caused thousands here and abroad music and musicians The talk F LAMAR Pearson little of cool the town conducted was Bv LAWRENCE (for ANPI bia. There bit dazed by his new found suc- as a chestra in Chicago, coming from SALEM TUTT all of Louis (Satchmo’) Armstrong Calif.— <NPB»— A is a constant background than the proverbial firecracker to call them HOLLYWOOD. there directly to New York and brothers, too as lyricist, and master Wagner company. of saxes riffing over strong rhy- cess result of Cab Calloway’s smash WHITNEY but that’s showman, studio production NOW IT’S LEWIS After he had signed the publica- the Panther Room of world wide acclaim this instrumentalist Monday set an all-time record thm plus the James horn both opening in swell a yarn to spiel here in ON HARPISCHORD tion contract he asked that he be the Hotel on Friday, May Calloway has always been noted The talk was both a fine tribute location company stand- straight and hot. Coupled is Sherman garden .. .wt’ll save it against the smashing by wire whenever his song 30 for his spectacular dress on the to Louis who has, it is said just ard, when it pulled out of here After recording the phenomenal DON'T CRY, CHERIE. a sweet notified time when one of our readers horns is played on the air. If Jimmy Dor- Cab is a veteran Chicago band stand or on a stage. For the turned 40 and instructive Boy and aboard a special train carrying 60 Meade “Lux” Lewis on piano and addition to she crop of war songs.. Although in with a request for a theatre fea- sey has picked another hit song, and his current engagement Sherman Hotel date, he ordered a man, Louis has been one of the tru- sepia film players to Acoma. New more recently celeste. Blue Herman his performer, article... smart, eh, what? on Woody has fun this BMI succeeds in making a spot on marks the lie has ap- completely new ensemble. even ture ly great creators of modern jazz, Mexico, scene of the African fort cheek, first time Note Records now displays the week on Decca.