7,1934' Saturday, July 7r 1934. THE NEW YORK AGE Sfi _ PAGE FIViL In the Realm of Music *• By RICHARD DURANT •on* the, The Colonial Park Talent Ensemble presented the third of a series of concerts at St. Michaels and All Angels Church, the Rep. J. A velop,an<J Maire, pastor, on Sunday afternoon, July 1. Jdiss Adelaide Smith was guest" tha great, TO VISIT VIRGIN ISLANDS artist for the occasion and she Piano Teacher Entertains Robinson Heads y fad* out. sang several interesting numbers. vaado NI aaanxvad presented Jlrssrs. Graves and Belfrom ren­ dered a vi<|lin obligate Others on Pupils At Her Home Group of Entertainers THE SPORT DIAL men with the program included Miss Schlyie •ject ia tej of the African Opera Co.; Miss Edith Reames, trumpet soloist; As an aftermath of the success­ At Harlem Hospital By LEWIS K, DIAL 'town, £| Joseph Anderson, baritone; Allen ful concert in which Miss Doris Cunha presented several of her 3B& afis i lnneligb| Stoute, violinist; Henry Belfram, Through the instigation of Dr. m violinist; J. Taylor Brownlow, piano pupils and others in recital uuae* ^ on Sunday afternoon, June 3, the ana Mrs. H. Binga Diamond, a large IT SEEMS as though tr* sprint laurels wil! adorn bronze brows ^ baritone; and J: W. Wright, cel­ group of entertainers were corralled i list. teacher, assisted by her mother, far a few more years, or at least another Olympiad. At the National entertained her pupils and sever­ by Bill (Bojangles) Robinson last • i Thr ensemble^ under the direc­ Thursday afternoon at Harlem Hos­ A. A. U. Championship games last week in Milwaukee, the 100 mctra * al others at a party on Sunday dash event entirely Negroid. Ralph Metcalfe won and was closely; t achesaea, tion of B. L. Graves, played -the afternoon last at her home, 862 pital and an entertaining program ** dgeamg Gavotte-Nevin "Solitude by Ken- East 225th street. Musical num­ was presented for the sick and con­ frilowed by Jesse Owens, Ohio State colored stat, and Eulace P*e*w are son* ner, "The Old Refrain" by Kries- bers, a dainty collation with in- valescing patients at the hospital. cock Temple University Negro freshman star. Metcalfe repeated ia ler and "Minuet" by Handel. Although the afternoon was quite pulled out arvd outdoor entertainment made the 200 meters making him a double champion for three times. Tha The fourth concert will be at the afternoon enjoyable fry all. hot, the following thespians volun­ sn't going St. John's A. M. E. Church, East teered their services. broad jump had considerable color as Owens jumped 25 feet sevsif Among them were Misses Reg- 128th street on Sunday evtning, Bill Robinson, Butterbeans and inches to win and John Braoks of Chicago was third. The high* July 8, under direction of Messrs. ina Romero, Mary Natiel, Margar­ et McKnight, Enid Brathwaite, Susie, Lucky Roberts, Vivian Brown, jump was tied, young Cornelius Johnson stuck right with Waltea Stoute, Belfram and Miss Smith. Jig Saw, the Shades of Rhythm, Bob Marty, the Fresno, Ca!„ Collegiate champ, both clearing 6 feet five; _ -4_ Madeline Jenkins, Consneio Ro­ Williams, tne Wool Sisters, Marcia n we haj mero; Mrs. Gibbs Nortbcrfft and Marquieri, Babe Matthews, Archie inches. One of the big surprises of the meet was the victory in th« ipposed to Clarence Cameron White her two children, Marie and Vero­ Cross, Rachel Beach, the Apollo junior broad jump by Kermat King, a local youngster and Mercury) nica. Carmen and Lloyd Romero, i Theatre Chorus, Maudine Simmons, ares" who* William Wallace, Mr. Alexander A. C champ. King won with a mark of 24 feet Mmn inches. Wits - |e brother* JBaby Simmons, Lillian Larkins, such stars as Owens of Ohio State. Peacock of Temple, and Bea To Visit Virgin Islands Williams and several others. Louise Warner, Thelma Simmons, e two will Belva West and Leon England and Johnson of Columbia, all first-year men, too, it looks like "Old Mara* iw defunct HAMPTON. Va.—(CNS)—Gov­ CLARENCE CAMER'N WHITE ernor Pearson of the Virgin Islands his full band from the Lafayette thon," the god of speed, will be bronze a little while yet j anything bead of the Department of Music Theatre- .. _ has invited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence at Hampton Institute, who with Activities Among tie and a Cameron White to visit the Islands Mr. Robinson with Ralph Cooper, Mrs. White will visit the Virgin Or. and Mrs. Dismond and James • D 1 AA L I jnd give a recital-lecture tour. They The Pittsburgh Crawfords played a double-header with. JIng tit expected to sail from New York Islands at the invitation of Gov Sampson, have formed a committee led is well MI July 25 and return on August 20. smAJUt Pearson. that has for its purpose the presenta­ Taylor's Nashville team last Sunday at Greenlee Field and broke Union - Musicians tion of theatrical entertainment for even. The weather was a bit threatening so the crowd was rathe* f the pro- They will appear in all the principal ABBIE MITCHELL, soprano By PERCIVAL OUTRAM cities of the Isalnds andat the ma­ the sick at Harlem Hospital twice DUKE ELLINGTON S<» I went and a member of the faculty of each month. disappointing, and the report is that the attendance has been poosv jor educational and welfare institu­ the Tnskegee School of Music, Popular band leader, who was giv­ throughout the season. This from my observaion la due to twtf. its propo- tions. en welcome home reception at who will be featured in the sum- New Night Club Opens chief causes; the econmic situation, and the failure of ghe park own* \ srhRe) and Mr. White is well-known as a jmer production of the opera "'Cav- "Jimmie Lunceford, Inc., book­ AT HARLEM HOSPITAL ON Smalls' Paradise last week. lass of ex- romposer and violinist, and Mrs. aleria Rusticana" by the Aeolian ing agents, capital stick $20,000, JULY 4 era to look out for the comfort of the grandstand fans. The 180 West 135th street—Harold .The third of the Harriet L. Dis­ stand has so cover so the fans are unprotected fromt the rain, a by Leigh White as an accomplished piano art­ Opera Assn. at Mecca Temple "A Bit of Havana in Harlem" is ist , next .week. Oxley, 50 East 77th street and mond programs for shut-ins, pre- nothing keeps the hot sun from beating down on the beads of hoped to the way visitors describe the new Jerome Harris, 11 West 42nd sentel July 4, at the Terroce Roof Duke Ellington Back customers. This keeps them away unless the attraction U 10 rival to night club in the Latin section of street, all of New York." of Harlem Hospital, featured the dinary. The Crawford team when down East act and play like reef , couple ol Harlem. This club, called Club Thus reads a notice informing us internationally famous Duke El­ From Coast Successes d in that African Opera Company Continues As Cubanacan, is located at 75 Lenox that Jimmie Lunceford has incor­ lington and his band with Bill champions, but at home they, are a listless bunch with the exception- "Bojangles" Robinson, as master Dolce Ellington and his soloist, nal Negro avenue, and held its opening on porated his band since obtaining of one or two of ths players. Maybe the bnrys stray from the straight, his release from the Mills Artist of ceremonies. In addition there Ivy Anderson, an dthe famous band, n and gat Sensation Of Broadway; Local Girl Monday evening, July 2. appeared Adelaide Hall, Cora La arrived in New York last week from and narrow while at borne, and instead of getting their proper reef Bureau. Jimmie volutarily left they ere getting what Wylie avenue and its many rendezvous affords: Elother. The Mills, figuring it would be a bet­ Redd, Red and Struggle, Swan and the Coast where they have been mak­ Editor Fred R. Moore, with Dr. Lee and many ether stags nota­ ing pictures. They are to be seen They certainly showed little pep last Sunday. should be E. P. Roberts, attended the opening ter business move and mindful of Has Female Lead With Company the untoward happenings of bands bles. in "Murder in the Vanities" and —D_I_^A_L_ •:, .f\ .. e, rtogether as guests of Dr. Jose N. Cesteros.. Mae West's "Taint No Sin"— or under the direction of the Mills These programs have been There will be a biff came staged in New York at one of the} cr to arts* By E. L. DIMITRY whatever they call it when issued, Bureau—the last of which was the gratefully received by the patients major league parks far the benefit of the National Defense Fund! "KYKUNKOR," exciting and interesting creation of Asadata disappointment of Fletcher Hen- at the hospital and will be con­ o KOR," seems destined to go far sponsored by the Pittsburgh Courier. Local fans will get a chance) Dafora's, made its official Broadway debut, before a well filled and in the way of success, and with it. dersrm, who alleges that he was tinued weekly throughout the sum­ mer. Among those who are sched­ to see? some of the race's best ball players in action. Tha date baa appreciative audience, at the Little Theare, 44th street, West of Mi>s Arions. Her recent success promised the job at -the Cotton Club recently. Mills instead side­ uled to appear on one of the pro­ Negro Athletes Take not yet been decided on nor have the teams been selected, but hold! Broaway, Monday night, June 11.