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Ella Fitzgerald To Lead “Chick” Webb’s Band NEW YORK—Eli* Fitzgerald. Americas No. 1 songstress, will lead the late Chick Webb's band if the desire of the member* of the band are carried out, It was learn- ed this week. According to author! tat t \ sources, the members of the ban want Ella to lead, and indicatio. .ite that the girl who sent the mu .leal aggregation skyrocketing t fame wuh her rendition or Tisket-A- Tasket.'* will take n\ when the swingstets open at Loev S ate. here, the week of duly b Will Perpetuate Niime V’hile Moe Hale. who hook* haul, has no announced plan* f > ih# future of Webb* hand as >«• it's understood tha' it will remit together and may perpetuate th name of its leader by coif.lnuin a* t hick Wohb s orchestra. A* the time of hi* death it h:t be#ri planned to h.»\o Webb v it., drawn from active parMclpatlo 1 in *he hand and devote h'msel? directing :»« operation* from b bind a desk handling »r:ange ments. rehearsing it and sf'ing ;n on recording ria'es Webbs hard was lie. ttrst '<> S'gn wI• h pert a when 'ha- organ!, ration was formed in lift*, and h.s record* ha'° eonsis’ cm iv been among 'he best seller- A* a sons- writer h* tu;ned out several hi'* among them ' You Showed. Me the Wa; "In a Cr>ins Mood." ltoli- rtav jn lift’lent, and collaborated w!'h Kds»' - S:tmp*on on the now standard Smmptn a 1 ’he Savov a' the S.t' v Wet'h's il'illll work and the sen*a’ ioital, swing tune* trade the Harlem ballroom a mem fn- s'l musl' ians. Jeni Le Gon Comes To Harlem Sky Club NEW YORK V\r’i Moving Hoilvwood '■* Harlem. Mi"- .'em T.« don, rlan■ is dar'in'g of Ho; v wood. anl w 'so was featur'd a* an exotic dancer In Edd .e I'minr « All {Taba Goes in Town opened at Harlem* 'amH Sky **' ■*b Fri- da v nigh’. Presen’ed br Karl Har'e r . irnown th r oughou* the show busi- ness *or hi* nianv gc.ntiV.a' ; pro- duction*. including "Afriian.i in which Ethel Waters n»« s'.v*ed. th• show- bull' a bind Me* EeGort O'i’iired main' favorite ion* and daugh’er* of Harlem in a fas’ «'• ;< png revu-e. ?•<•••• in; > 1h» 'Mikado Jumps' \1 •«• I,ef}on * talem* and love’v .'lape were unveiled beffire more ■■ an u p* «ou* ivli i w•* *ee ♦!•• three show- nr (•■■‘erred. imw \ IN I II! (111 Vlt Res- of current 'race .-cords 1* C , WVf T>.- ' MAR HlE.f* WOM XN Rf.l KS ami THE W \V 1 M KKKL*:.V. writ ’!i» .tips- . •• fn he?*-” vo e 'li.in previously. ;-”d Ml'ke Jr'.'s lll'lfl. v MS?? NO. ,i s,-*' \ * , h , i es*OT lo « S 0 V.-< aO in rb' «HlflO ram- r * R. V H BJ.l'Kj® Tiny M»vk*”\ * lie a n* v \ 11. M\ , Rl.ri'j* r : 1 r,OT \ FEE I-IN'c, FOR VO’ - « *• In -he n’-.es T‘i"l* [ <% jB *1 4h nJ*l ”$* | -4J U ■*M 1 v » Gets Cinema Offer f 1 ? unrt :| X ■\ f xSSHSL ***. ** t ®sr 4. Rosamond Johnson, one of \mcrlea** great eniiipnser* and brother of the lale James NN *• I(I«> ii Johnson, scheduled for an important assignment with <>ne of the larvre cinema companies, according to re- ports coming from the Fa«t. The report stntes that Johnson hn« been approached by the representatives of ihc tlrm, and now has the offer under con- sideration. AFTER DARK Revelry In The Night Spots Ry Ro*« J. Cowans \ po*' card comes from Hie S"i t i \■ r ractlon . . announcing thoi’ - K ■*• Moonlight" of i'nc ».(<•'11 . . . T't'irsctay night, July u dm Steam) r I’ir In-Ra\ . . .Matthew Rucker ntid !i• > 12 little spin sos .-wine will I" 1 on hand for Mr nm-u . . Some of th<* |t*- •roiters down at Hie tt-ht were Il v f*< * W. Roy kill, WI; 1 1 s Waul. Ti m and l.iMian Hammond. Hr. S H ( «•vv ». George S)ato|i ami W. ' e H i !o ' e \o a <uvl. ,|ue I I ,|| lie Y. i g . , Johnson . . . V tie Sllttotl. the little girl wilh the voice. having a boils* w armitig pars Saturday nigh’ . . . Fnrg»’ the address, bin i* is on fia: field . . Juat drop in Hr,* S’ din Ci ib and a*k Arline I have been informed that Sonm Wilson b.r> a p.r.g pong inuit on ae ip if of ihe > hicken shack Eugene Tonne*. I’ettx Fisliet Rer* \V.’ iarn* l.eon Miller. Her Mor’nn, an 1 I NV. Hinton n>-rf ip*. a n*’■.<•• ’be old Folk*’ din- ner Sttr«iav . . sponsored h\ Sher- ff IIi•or .i * \Y lrd\ s it I'pui i* « TENNIS (Continued from page 7) or flgli tig Joe 1.0 us Thu and » ill be H* •ii in S turns v* ho spent most of In* t;ii ( itu- pllrmti’ing lit* opponent ahoul good sho'e and fighting himself m. r lr* «• u o o * |’l. ,i*e n in< tu- ber, M- Simm*. that when you p 1 a hi i ones ton i' !*• vela ti and. al* wa'• » e\peci ib* liitl to cotio’ Ini'k Fmp'h is H»e number twn |o . . .Deputy Leon Miller Is a mem- ber of Mat raccl Temple Tinnit , . and lie'.* looking forward tn strut- ting when the Rhriners gather here in August , . . What are iho boys going to do about that coon hunt and skfpt shooting which they had planned for July Founh at Rill Hell's I’ii,« Riding Academy? ... I haven't loard Isaac I’city, Roy Mnpp, and Karl I'ttzr.ens talking about it dining the pa*' week . iroP cloulih < team of Mminerson Hi,tie atul Kail Johnson who lost otic of the nuhkest doubles nialih- es 1 have ever witnessed. Those Cleveland boys tut rely sent you two to the showers in a hurry, i would suggest that you boss ptav doubles from now on in any thing hut ten- nis Flora t/omax, our national ebam- P'on, played good tennis in spot*, but was unable to stand up under the '*■; rifle pressure• of Miss Ral* I-iml - net game Miss Lomax, why don't voii devdop n n* » game 100 aml (Veil tile p 1 cs»; re ? Homo an mention gor* to the following Hetrnti piavers .Norman Morr * I); <> IV Sweset, Rotlv eh■'and Vnn ltur*n. Jack Scott, <' 1 ar* eti(e Hunter. Lilli.m Ruri h, and our it'ani cajitain, An hie Jones. Now that I have let the eftt out of the hug and given my opinion of Co* Mason for the defeat, lei s re- turn Cie trouncing when the Cle- veland teani plays here July Fourth a* Urea’ Lakes Country dub # ON JULY 4th J SfISGRE AT LAKES fj COUNTRY CLUB - Good Mimic Excellent Meal* Improved Dining Room Service Tennis Tournament Bathing-Boating-Fishing: Cleveland vs. Detroit ( And Other SPORTS to be AU.PICM Featured MOT OH CITY THNNIS 1 T.VH * yS . ( Wr g Oraaf* Hall Road, drtvs two mile* to Club I ADMISSION 25c Children under 12 yrs. tree gS&SV HUM eniatNTiNO RRHtIM 6Hmh Pradikrtd* HARLEM HEAT” wt» .* ALL-STAR CAST 2»IM>|B«f4T SHOWS ■taanv: isw-it* £ Rill JtlkßMß’t Swl*| lll< MATIMII COCKTAIL HOUR (Mr, IMS*, TZWWW—* * 1 \WImNS&m JO - 'Jf farklag 4L f laf/J KatUlWeS JfR L- _-W C Znirvilmni ■■ | -f 1 Ter. J-H4IS % I CHARI. 1* NAY. V t r 1 1 m -■■ ' JIMMIE LUNCEFORD And His Orchestra Graystone Gardens And Ballroom MON., JULY 3 Dancing 9 pm to ) g. m TICKETSi Adtßir* Sals Tftc Door fife DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1939 Footlight Flashes ’(By ALVIN MOSIiS for ANP) NEW YORK—In John Hopkins hospital at Baltimore, Chick Webb, | reputedly the grandest drummer of this generation, passed away fol- lowing an unsuccessful urological operation. And with tho passing of this gnomelike figure who scaled the dizzy heights of success along I lise's highway, despite a physical handicap that would have sidetracked nine-tenths of us. the world of jazz and swing music loses an uhre- placeable leader. From the time that we come Into being with a kick and a shrill yell, the idea is beaten Into our cranliiros that "anybody can be re. placed in the job he thinks distinctly his or her own." Nearly as old as habit is this truttm. But the little "Chickadee” as this writer named him in thousands of releases dating back to his early success at Harlem s famed Savoy ballroom, was not an ordinary mortal by any stretch of the imagination. Twenty-four hours after the newspaper* of the nation had flashed the death of Webb, we were among the "9-odd musicians and thespiuns who gathered in the rear of his old stamping ground. Apollo Theatre, and there in hushed tones and ainrere reverence talked of his true greatness. So often In our writings do we refer to the lines: "Distance lends rnehantment." And It was never more poignantly true as at this very moment now that Chick can't answer our quips and queries. In that crowd were performers who. while he lived, could never see the hunchback wizard of the drums who taught Gene Krupa (form- erly of Benny Goodman’s) all that worthy ever knew about swinging They said that he was a "freak” gathering arpla'tse and sympathy from his audience because of his disability And now they would come to this silent little gathering to lend their voice* with ours in praise of the grand li'l departed showman who topped the field. Though our own heart wa* bursting to overflowing within, we felt the urge to chase away these hypocrites, defaniera of the living and eulogizprs of the dead even as THK SON OF MAN HAD DRIVEN OCT THE MONEY CHANGERS FROM HIS TEMPLE OF TRI'TH! But. methought, we heard above the din of those who disputed such things as “Chick couldn't have been "0 years old he's a good 4T> if I know my onions, o'r." the voice of the grand spirit, hnt lately departed from our midst saying: “Mine 1* a peace that transcend* all human understanding ...” The Chick Wehh organization, a troupe of master musician* with Bardtt All and incomparable Ella Fitzgerald, must carry on. Mop Gale. I Webb's business manager, should keep the name CHICK WEBB alive. i for 1o thousand* who thrilled to his ariistrv with the elongated rhop- ' s'teks. HE CAN NEVER DIE. t Earl tFather! Hines, pianist par excellence and leader of one of the i nation's outstanding orchestras, moved into the Apollo this week-end. Oflhsnd, we nrp hard put to think of a bandsman who wears clothes | as well a* the Chicago wizard of the ivories and. whether he actually i pays a* much for them a* folks are prone to suspect, they'll pass for I the sl?,.* a crack 1 lickey-Freeman, and other nationally known eloth- | iors' brand, without Ihe slightest argument. The latest wrinkle of first flight hands today is “precision swing- ing” and Hines stands out like the walking beam of an ocean liner in this department. While standing in the wings coveting the show Hie other nite. we frs used our glance upon the maps of three greats of ' footlightville" grouped together In ail end box, during the Hines hand rendition of i "Jiving and Swinging Ralph Cooper. Willie Bryant and Teddy Hill (orchestra leader! were the trio in that hog. How they went for Ear lHines and his boys was a caution. Looking a little wan and tfrfd was beauteous Kathryn Perry, Cot- ton club doll who attends to the eolo work for Earl. Kathryn sort of “got off" a* they sa.v in polite Harlemesque vernacular with “Don'i Worry 'Rout .Me” And we'd say to those who have tun doubt about Kathryn’s place in the spotlight to think ihe lyrics or this hit number over in their minds. Jack Snead, singing the West Indian folk song number. “Sly Mon- goose.” went over like s Fourth of .lulv explosive, and don’t think that Ihe didn't bring out a gooc representation of our foreign cousins for you could cut their ric h brogue with a knife yll throughout the'number : in every section of the theatre. I’attl Robeson opens In White Plains (Ridgeway theatre) next week in Eugene O'Neil s stage classic. “The Emperor Jones " It will be re- called Dial ibis Is the play that brought *0 much criticism upon the head of tite internationally fumed artist a few month* ago. Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, a star In his own right out Holly- wood wav and over the airplanes, will be' seen by New Yorkers this roming week at Ihe Paramount in “Man \bout Tow n." Jack t Byzan- tine 1 Benny, is cast in the slar role, while Anderson is a glorified flunkv in the nverstuffed oriental melange, Harlem Actors In fight To Save federal Theatre Projects’ Tenure NEW YORK Harlem actors, playwrights and scribe* have thrown thfcir strength and might into the fight being staged by va- rious organization* and Individ- uals 1o save the Federal theatre proJeH, ordered, discontinued by the House Inst week. Thursday. Actors assembled at the Kdi*nn hotel many lending colored stnrs. including Bill Robinson, were there. Surprising indeed, was it to find that, one dally newspaper and sev- eral organizations in New York favor discontinuance of the the- atre project. The newspaper said In pari that performers are chogen not. according to ability. hut through their ability to qualify for relief, thus making many produc- tion! present Inferior pet formers in the various lead roles -Daily- CHICKEN -Fried- Including French Fried M* Potatoes Bread and Butter We Deliver TAVERN RESTAURANT 4MB Brush T*. i-Rfik I Pre-Holiday Dance Rating The Records... Hr IK Ok MARSHALL DAVIS (For ANP) JAZZ IN 1M« Student* of Jazz and hot rec- ord collectors ought to give Vic- tor a rousing vole of thanks for the special release of 34 famous discs waxed between 1925 and re- ent years. They age. for the most part, platters hard to get today. Not only has Victor made them available, hut has further helped out hv listing recording personnel and Hie dale made on each side, another feature la that all but four or live were made by colored hands. .lelly Roll Morton, who has been pounding e mean stomp box since around 1900. is represented with seven Bluebird platters. Titles are FAT FRANCES and PEP. Piano solos MR. JELLY LORDand WOL- VERINE BLUES; CANNON BALL RU ES and GRANDPA'S SPELLS: THE CHANT and BLACK BOTTOM STOMP, and BEALE STREET BLI'ES and THE PEARI.S. ali by Morton's Red Hot Peppers. These numbers, waxed in 1926- 27. feature such stars of that day as Johnny Dodds and Baby Dodds on c larinet and drums. Kid Orv on trombone and the late Stomp Ev- ans on alto sax. They produced some solid jazz. then, although the method of playing is radically dif- ferent from mo standards. Many of ihe compositions are Morton original* and "Wild Man Blues" is being released for the first time. Some of these recording* also use string bass Instead of tuba, which .lellv Roll. Incidentally, was the first to record. If you don't care for the entire list, then get at least “Wild Man Blues” and the trio record. The work on these I* particularly good and offers a refreshing Interlude to the “precision swing" and com- plicated arrangements featured by many hand* today. ••• or It RE Vl' STI FF The hands of Jimmie Ltinrcford anil Woody Herman, the blues play- ing while boys, are tied for “best record of the week” honors. Lunre- ford's Yocalion of AIN'S SHE SWEET and WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED SWING is the best since “Tain t What You Do." with star alto work by Willie Smith and very effective vocals by the glee club. Herman's entry is the Dacca of BU MS UPSTAIRS and BLI'ES DOWNSTAIRS. and this group has a genuine gifl for feelingly playing this kind of mu- sic Benny Goodman has a tremendous number that fails just a wee hit short of the Ltinrcford and Herman platters. It’s WHO’LL BUY MY HI’BLITCHKI with Zlg- gy Elman’s trumpet somewhat reminiscent of him "And the An- gels Sjng" recording. Benny him- self does ferritic clarinet woik and there gre several weird chords struck. The coupling on this Vic- tor Is YOC AND YOi'R LOVE. Jimmy Mund.v levels his arrang- ing genius on JKANIE WITH THK LIGHT BROWN HAIR and SWA- NEE RIVER, two Stephen Foster* standards, for Gene Krupa on Brunswick. The result is easy, re- laxed swing . . .Don Redman fea- tures his soprano sax on his ver- sion of BABY WON'T YOC PLEASE COME HOME for Victor and then gets across a typical Redman vo- cal on AIN'T I GOOD TO YOC. His band is really clicking now . A revival of AIN'T MISBEHAV- IN' on Vocalion gives Trumpeter Hobby Haekelt a chance to dis- pkiiy his musical wares The coup- ling Is EMBBACEABLK YOC. Charlie Barnet and Juan Tirol of Ellington's band have written LAZY BCG. an odd hut effective tun*. Barnett, first to record it, lias another powerful Bluebird here, and Ihe companion piece, MISS ANNA BELLE LEE. also clicks . . . The Smoothies can set 'em on fire nr cool ’em off, Their versatility is demonstrated in the taring CHEW CHEW CHEW and tite lazv BREEZIN' ALONG THE BREEZE for Bluebird . . . Another standout Bluebird is by Wingy Manone, with chu Berry. Buster Ralley. Cozv Cole and oth- ers aiding Titles are DOWNRIGHT DISGCSTKD BLUER and BOOGIE WOOGIE, the Plnetop Smith rlai- sir with new words by Manone. •9• COMMERCIAL STUFF Seldom can a group follow one smash hit with another, hut the Ink Spots are likely to break this rule with IT'S FI NNY TO EV- ERYONE BCT ME and JI'ST FOR A THRILL, a Decca to go along- side their “If I Didn't t me" . . Radio listener* who have raved over MY LAST GOODBYE by Dick Jurtgens ran now get it nn Voca- tion ropied With RUMPEL STILT- SKIN . . Van Alexander has had better disc* tlthn LET THERE HK LOVE and IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM, on Bluebird . . But Glenn Miller s THE LAMP IS |,(>w and lll<l K EVENING for the same company is inngnilicieni. Jack Teagarden's new Bruns- wick of OCTOROON Is much better than his other recent work, with fine trombone and vocal. The coup- ling Is WHITE HAILS, nothing ex- traordinary . . . Tommy Dorsey. Ihe other top ranking trombonist MTara RENDEZVOUS TIME IN PARKE and IS IT POSSIBLE, two zwaat swing numbers, for-Victor . . . Andy Kirk, like everybody alia hat recordad R'POSIN Pha firrtl giags on thjs number at will as on I'LL NEVER LEARN ThU a D«cca. Became Ambrose has produced so msny marvelous rtcords. I find his first Dercas releasad In some months. O.K, FOR SOUND and 2146 St. Antoine Street, Corner- Columbia—-Cliff ord 21)24 Up East ’;v; Teddy Wilson and his orrhes. tra butt opened at one of (he swanky night clpbs In New England where they are expect- ed to remain during the sum- mer months. Bojangles Wins Equity Battle Granted Month Trial Os Salaries NKW YORK Rill Robinson unit ; Michael Todd. owners of “Mot Mikado,” the swingcopated ver- -1 sion of Gilbert and Sullivan's com- ic opera, "The Mikado.” won a | hard-fought battle against Equity here last week and as a result, J the production which was a big hit on Broadway, has opened in I the Hall of Music at the New York World's Fair. Equity receded from its stand that no concession would he made and a spec hi I council meeting held Saturday, June 17. after Ml* [ c had Todd, the show's producer, presented a petition to the asso- datlon which indicated the will- ingness of the cast and chorus to play at pay tinder that established by Equity for the Fair. Todd appeared at Equity with ' Massard Short, the show's stag* ! er, and Marty Korkin, manager of Hill Robinson, star of "Mot Mika- : do.” The latter is said to have a $20,000 interest in the show. They asked for a seven-day week to be tiled for one month. This was granted. However, for the Sun- day performances, company must he given additional pay. Time and ' a half for overtime was also speci- fied Council was told that changes In the production had entailed an ! added expenditure of $15,000. Re- hearsals had been held up by | Equity early in the week and were | not resumed until Saturday after- i noon after the special council i meeting. The petition set forth that the chorus would accept $55 weekly, which Is the usual pay in New j York. Equity rules calls for sls at the Fair and a minimum of SSO | for principals. i.I, ■. FREE, plus I HEARD A SONG IN' A TAXI and THERE'S A NEW WORLD, disappointing. Rest of the four-sides is "Free,” a medium alow number ... If you like Jer- ry Colonna's method of poking fun at old time songs, you'll go for his humorous version on Vocal lon of WHEN YOF WERE SWEET SIX- TEEN and TALLY-HO! In a big wav. He ban just about the craz- iest voice possible . . Kav Kyser is up to his usual standard, with several novelty effects, on CON- CERT IN THE PARK and ALL I REMEMBER IS YOr. for lining w irk. Gossip of i lie Movie lots Hy HARRY LEYETTE (For AXP) HOLLYWOOp Don’t look for the srand—l mean secret be» n ■plllln* at the start of ihc Or k«|. yum. I have to dish up the imatn news flrat. so just reaefnn down, and you will find the grand-, or—l mean “lid lifting off privat, lives at the end. Just stick to th» column, week after week, and |: will stand hy you Some tlm, soon I'll tell you what each of the sepiu stars getes paid in Roll), wood. They don't even know that I have the figures. I'll ton vni| about their home life .tluir | nlife, their fads, fancies, snperatlt. lions, good traits, and fault*. Harry M. Popkin. executive pro durer of Million Dollar produc- tions, is on the way bark from .\> w York after a very cncou r agin e tour ovenj the eastern field T!> 11 ip was in line with the Ing of the new deal recently niada with the Sack Amusement enter- prises which now has the exclu- slve distribution of Million Dollars all-colored east tym*. Meanwhile Mr. Sack has been covering ter- rltory In Tennessee, and other southern states before heading for Chicago. Harley Harding, who has been operating the Million Del- lar’s branch office in Chicago, will return shortly to the home office. Meanwhile Director Leo C. l*npkin| and I’nlt Supervisor Arthur v Brooks are making prepaiationa for the filming of “One Dark Night," With Hade McDaniel, and Manta's Moreland.—Thirty-six members of the Ninth and Tenth Calvary. »nd the 241 h and 25th Infantry h»v, been drilling every afternoon at Ross Snyder playground in prep- aration for the filming of “Black Regtmont.” the big war picture Million Dollar will build around the life of the late Col. <harl*a Young. Ralph Cooper, who catapulted to film fame as the star of "Rar- gain With Bullets" followed ]gt*r by “The Duke is Tops.” will slut return to Hollywood from New York in a few days. ll*’ ha« been east for several mouths making personal appearances and leading his band. He will hasten tr> pre. pate for his next, starling vehirle tentatively (titled, “Whii*’ Silere Walls," In which he will plav a highly scientific phy.de i,in who withal sympathetic and self-aar. rlfirlng. He figures in a sensation- al episode in tlie Story that Is sur* to he jam-packed with thrill* More than doubling its produc- tion budget over last year, and with a list of properties that in- clude New York stage stireeiMg and hest-selling novels, RKO Rad" pictures will produce :>s featur* length films during the isao-to season, it was annnunred at ih» Hollywood studios. Vacation plans are tit- order of the day in Hollywood, 100. and your Hollywood favorite* are all Irving to arrange their working schedules, so that they ran get time out for time off. When artqrs applaud It mu*! he good .hundreds of 'extra*'' Jammed in the senate galleria* in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Capra's current Columbia produc- tion, roae, cheered, whijilsd and stamped when James Siewsrt and Claude Rains concluded brilliant debate scenes last week . . . tha two portray warring senator* “Way Down South." Rol> Rtrrni new starring picture, ha* h*efl scheduled for release Julv 21 An- other Breen story wiih a modern South American background will go Into production Aug. 1 It w "* announced by Producer Sol Lean- er. KAPPA ALPHA PSI Ni'nrHf Srhnlnr«hlp Knnd ..MOONLIGHT CRUISE.. STEAM EH PUT-IN-BAY Monday, July 17 LEROY SMITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA Ticket*—Adults 7Scj Children Under 12—S° c Boat loaros from foot of First Stroot B*4* p. m. S**n* Studio Attraction Presents It’s First MOONLIGHT On Steamer PUTIN-BAY Thursday, July 6th Mottle tty MATTHEW RUCKER nod hit " Spirits Os Spring” Boat leave* foot of Ist St. 8:‘1!» p.m. TICKETS-75 c Advance Sale at 1727 St. Anto.nr: at Boat at 7:30 p.. m PAGE EIGHT

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  • Ella Fitzgerald To Lead“Chick” Webb’s Band

    NEW YORK—Eli* Fitzgerald.Americas No. 1 songstress, willlead the late Chick Webb's band ifthe desire of the member* of theband are carried out, It was learn-ed this week.

    According to author! tat t \sources, the members of the banwant Ella to lead, and indicatio..ite that the girl who sent the mu.leal aggregation skyrocketing tfame wuh her rendition orTisket-A- Tasket.'* will take n\when the swingstets open at LoevS ate. here, the week of duly b

    Will Perpetuate NiimeV’hile Moe Hale. who hook*

    haul, has no announced plan* f >ih# future of Webb* hand as >«•it's understood tha' it will remittogether and may perpetuate thname of its leader by coif.lnuina* t hick Wohb s orchestra.

    A* the time of hi* death it h:tbe#ri planned to h.»\o Webb v it.,drawn from active parMclpatlo 1in *he hand and devote h'msel?directing :»« operation* from b ’

    bind a desk handling »r:angements. rehearsing it and sf'ing ;non recording ria'es

    Webbs hard was lie. ttrst 'S'gn wI• h pert a when 'ha- organ!,ration was formed in lift*, and h.srecord* ha'° eonsis’ cm iv beenamong 'he best seller- A* a sons-writer h* tu;ned out several hi'*among them ' You Showed. Me theWa; " "In a Cr>ins Mood." ltoli-rtav jn lift’lent, and collaboratedw!'h Kds»'- S:tmp*on on the nowstandard Smmptn a 1 ’he Savov

    a' the S.t' v Wet'h's il'illllwork and the sen*a’ ioital, swingtune* trade the Harlem ballroom amem fn- s'l musl' ians.

    Jeni Le Gon ComesTo Harlem Sky Club

    NEW YORK V\r’i MovingHoilvwood '■* Harlem. Mi"- .'emT.« don, rlan■ is dar'in'g of Ho; vwood. anl w 'so was featur'd a* anexotic dancer In Edd .e I'minr «All {Taba Goes in Town opened

    at Harlem* 'amH Sky **' ■*b Fri-da v nigh’.

    Presen’ed br Karl Har'er .irnown th r oughou* the show busi-ness *or hi* nianv gc.ntiV.a' • ; pro-duction*. including "Afriian.i inwhich Ethel Waters n»« s'.v*ed.th• show- bull' a bind Me* EeGortO'i’iired main' favorite ion* anddaugh’er* of Harlem in a fas’ «'• ;<png revu-e.

    ?• 1h» 'Mikado Jumps'\1 •«• I,ef}on * talem* and love’v.'lape were unveiled beffire more■■an u p* «ou* ivli i w•* *ee♦!•• three show- nr (•■■‘erred.

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