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— 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 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.— - was in Chicago about ten years ago man for four weeks and will then Everyone is looking forward to the a of one-night dance en- appearance tory of Hollywood film productions. ING A CHORUS' and SELF POR a break.neck tempo part way and The office of the administrative that he obtained his first theatri- play series first Hollywood bowl business, his went, gagements eastward, bringing him “His sense of staf'e With the group Kenny TRAIT; SCHOOL OF RHYTHM half time the rest. assistant to the secretary of the cal engagement as a combination here on June 19. mischievousness and his cas- Washington and Woody Strode, of ceremonies at to New York about July i. likable and “FEELIN TOMORROW LIKE U. S. Treasury states that Dean singer and master show chorus ual approach to the most difficult members of that former great foot- Milton Hinton wants it known Patsy Hunter’s floor I FEEL TODAY.’’ William Pickens’ title is a principal Club Alabam will close this passages of his horn, in my opinion, ball passing combination at UCLA, that Jimmie Blanton is not the at the' defense securities promotion spe- week. Most of them will open in give him an appeal which is proper- who have been assigned small, but only player. Accordingly, The listener is forced to contrast bass he cialist on the defense savings staff “Cabin in the Sky” others are re- ly and intensely his own His comic important ‘bit roles. The acoma, his way through the Lewis efforts with the most hews and plucks of the office of the secretary. Poli- hearsing for Duke Ellington’s big sense is certainly the best among New r Mexico location site has been pretentious EBONY SILHOUETTE with Cab month. musical performers.” made into replica of the British previous boogie woogie tical and non-political groups all (HMRKUD show at the Mayan this a waxings harpischord, by Calloway on Ok?h. good, who halted on The mood—if the writer may bor- Kenya. on those Hinton is over the country are cooperating Vera Lee Johnson, controlled Somalliland at fame as a row a phrase from Miss Edna St Africa. Prince Sylvia Marlowe a year ago for but he’s neither a. Blanton nor an with Dean Pickens in his drive to a sure march to singer Modupe, scholarly ht HARRY LEVETTE A year ago. has re- Clair Vincent Millay—of this African, is location General Records. Miss Marlowe Israel Crosby. Companion piece is encourage and dancer over a Bepia with the the sale of defense sav. she left “conservation at midnight” was one both a suffers terribly, as wouldn’t HEP CAT S LOVE SONG, bounc- /AMQUATCD n.€GftO entered to take up where group, in technical position who ings bonds. of fresh aopreciation of the genius and of actor. except possibly Pete Johnson ing jitbug stuff with a jive vocal by off. or I meet French and Spanish arid of Armstrong who from orphan boy instrument < Cab. Best portion a of A BROWN SAILOR'S Martin Wilkins, the sepia charac- Albert Ammons? This is .series CHARGED WITH MURDER Japanese HOLLYWOOD NOW MECCA in New Orleans had become world’s as played by Miss Marlowe sound- screwy brass phrases in the last SWEETHEARTS It was as if ter actor, who did such a swell job HOUSTON.—(ANP)--W. H Mc- who sailed the seven In tlie wake of the twin-screw’s OF NATION’S SEPIA great minstrel man. ed stiff and the technique all section. Both Bobby Byrne and Now the sailor these intent on celebrat- in the "Fighting 63rd” and “Too Clain, 53.year-o!d white man, is :n seas, whirl. CELEBRITIES men were Hot To Handle,” has been handed Wrong. Claude Thornhill try their bands ing the minstrelsy of Louis for the jail charged with the murder in Can’t always choose his girl. the most famous of hand, makes DO I WORRY. The former’s Long ago sheer pleasure ot it, for the truly the most outstanding role in the Lewis, on the othe r On connection with the fatal shoot- Since my wandering feet will not For a man must have the flashing and stars is slick the white musicians stage phenomenon art production The screen play deals the harpischcro flexible as a rub- on Decca good, with his ing James Mc- appease, smile. remarkable of folk of A. Oates, 35. emigrated from New York to Holly- Again, modern a with the British rule in Africa as ber and his technique is close trombone throughout, but Thorn- grocery operator But find and shores Soft hands, sweet lips to taste it is. folk music band Clain is a store strange lands into the center of Race talent. musical of his own, as contrasted with the rule of other to perfection. He as much hill’s Okeh is better. The latter’s without surcease Finn, Malay, or Jap, time to beguile in- gets m a county road. deed every great artist does nations, especially those of the Axis drive and power out of this 18th flipover is SLEEPY 'SERENADE, a Love at equator or iceberg's pile: Latest arrivals have been the nations. my brown Now one of the conversationalists century instrument as from a beautiful restful tune that sounds But I yearn for own Nicholas Brothers, the Berry Broth- The men making the trip were girls meanwhile was venturing, “It’s interesting to modern piano. The solo criticism is more agreeable each playing. Fa- ers. the Charioteers. Marie Bryant. specially selected as to type and had In my own United States. Waters. Todd Duncan, Rex note how Louis gets the name quali- that boogie woogie on harnis. ;cola's clarinet is much in evidence. Ethel of the trumpet he to undergo rigorous training as mili- i (Original) Ingram, Duke Ellington, Jas. Lowe ty in his playing chord just doesn't get across as j Byrne's companion piece is NfvTß_ lias in best of all tary police under the expert guid- 10-Year Old Prize and others with Ella Fitzgerald, that possible it, stomp , TY NIGHT, one IN ance of a former British colonial well as does on a regular of those cute BRIEF BREVITIES A HURRY others head- voices for singing jazz music and her Jimmie Lunceford and officer. box. However, the dynamic force j songs that have a habit of getting Ethel Waters “Cabin in ing here soon. sweetly husky voice which is truly Henry Hathaway, is directing provisatoins from fast tempo to on the hit parade. the Sky” company arrived last lyric in its feeling and tone It the British Colonial Opus, which an darresting ideas of Meade’s im- A new group the Variety Tuesday from Chicago for the open- But settled here already long seems to me that Louis is just about called ing gives plenty opportunities for Hol- medium slow blues make "Varia- Boys debuts on Decca’s (Sepia Se- Winner In Broadcast of their run at the Philharmonic enough to be considered outstanding one of the finest lyric artists of this beginning next week. Including Rex Muse, or any lywood's huge army of sepia film tions” definitely worth buying. ries with TACK ANNIE and HAR. citizens are Clarence Hattie other time.” in Ingram, Earl Sydner and others McDaniel. Louise Beavers, Harold A LYRIC ARTIST players to make quite a wad of We suppose that f Blue Note LFM FIESTA. The first has very NEW YORK—Joyce Michael, » cards, radio listeners sent played money nex there about 40 members in the McDaniel. Eddie Then of the put in with: by appearing in other scenes organ, calliope, good guitar, little girl with a great big voice, no small part in helping the judges are Browning, Sam one men will record Lewis on tenor and excellent they cast besides the York and add- “What exactly you to be made in the studio, depicting won $450 when she sang “O Look to pick the winner And want- New "Rochester” Anderson, Mantan do mean when and maybe the zither. while the coupling has vibraharp you war between the colonial forces of ncvachord Me So young Miss Michael ed local singers.... Thirty-eight col- Moreland. Pork Chops Patterson, speak of Armstrong as a lyric At Now" on Colgate. "Spot- ed Joyce ” And judging from thus far, an<-| added. Watch this ored extras, Lane, Browne, Italy and those of Great Britain. resu'ts hot fiddle light" radio hour on WABC, coast was more or less the “people’s motion picture trained Lovey Marie Joe artist he’ll still give good account of group Charlie Spivak’s Okeh of for colonial soldiers in Walter Wan- The Bruce Cabot, is the lone white a j to coast choice." Floyd Ray, Wynonie Harris and the answer was: “What I mean rocking novelty ger’s ready Von, Armstrong actor thus far in the screen play himself. SLAP SLAP is a Joyce, a fifth grad student won Asked what she was going to do "Sundown" are to leave trio, Ivy, Verne and Also is that both as instru- • for location New Mexico Desmond, mentalist and Most of the action will be scenes of with plenty of jive and a really 1.500 white grownups For with all of her money, her newly in Monte Hawley, Cleo singer gives a song against Dones, a of his; the colonials SINGLE STUFF powerful brass section stands out. Thursday, earned fortune, she simply answer- Sydney ace realtor and form- Ernest Whitman, Charles Hawkins. quality peculiarly he en- five successive weeks on star, Bowman, Credit the Mills E’r'othetr, this Turnover is SPRING WILL BE SO she had to compete against a group ed, “Four hundred and fifty dollars er sailent movie will surprise Billye Hawkins, Laura her dows it, so to speak, with overtones local and national readers soon with Antoine, "T-Bone,” of feeling which, 366TH OFFICER week with turning on rhythmic SAD. a nice pop tune Mattv of 300 will go right in the bank and will husband Leroy and color while my the announcement of a campaign Lawrence Criner, Reginald Fender- inspiring a great deal of imitation, TO SCHOOL heat lor Decca Their offeiings are Malneck’s ultra modern music is But after each audition which certainly be spent towards ca- '* position . for an important political son, Billy Mitchell, Fred Skinner, can be recognized at once as Louis’. FORT DEVENS, Mass.—(ANP)— DOWN, DOWN DOWN and RIG interesting and ANVIL CHORUS, was held on the air, she emerged reer of four next election Helen Crozier ITom Walter Johnson, Broomfield and Unquestionably, the man has more First Lieut. Wejay Bundara has band backing. The first, is plenty ; with may tempo changes. Not up to one victors. When the appeared final showdown came, the thousands The little lady has sev- New Orleans, latest and one of most Greeley, Ceele Burke, Jack Carr. imitators than anybody else in been detailed to pursue a gas of- A JIG JIG with Louis Jordan's Glenn Miller's The "Beer Barrel eral radio, first charming to Ruby Elzy, and Perry. jazz of phone calls, the letters and post- times on the her additions the local Cheeseman It seems that in music as in ficers training course at Edge, gutty, the second is faster and Polka's audience will like the Jes- one was with the noted actor. Jean theatrical colony, thrilled the 2000 Billye Yarbo Hall. Johnson and poetry the lyricist is the most often wood Arsenal, Md. The instruction hops, skips and jump... . .ILirry ter..’ Decca version of TTTE HUT. ITerscholi, who portrayed the popu- visitors r.t the Ruby Flzy ranch chornc. Clinton Rooemond, Harold imitated ith the ieaot merer • At will begin June 9 and cover a ]>er_ James takes an old-time tin e, LA j SUT SONCf and ROUND TIER RLBBON. An accordion accentu- lar “Dr Christian” aeries, last opening Decoration day, with her Browning and others, whose names tile '-amo time, the great lyricist lod of four weeks. PALOMA. and swings it on Colum. I NECK SHE WEARS A YELLER ates the tavern atmosphere. Christmas night. Cuban rhumba, in a genuine Havana will be run in a iater issue. is most easily parodied.