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CAFE ORDERED CLOSED
CHICAGO.—Whether or not Chi-
cago has at last clamped down firm-
ly and permanently (for the time
being!) on entertainment by female
impersonators was to be decided
this week when the case of the Cab-
in Inn, closed a week ago by police
orders, goes to court.
When police stopped the show and
locked the cafe’s doors, it was gen-
erally understood this action was
taken solely because of the type of
entertainment offered, although some
employes say it was closed because
of license trouble.
Since then plainclothes detectives
have been making the rounds of all
Southside late spots to keep down
more entertainment of this type.
Sam Fouchee, known as “Peggy
Hopkins Joyce" and one of the beat
in the business, was ordered out of
the Club DeLisa after one week’s
engagement to conform with the
present attitude.
The Cabin Inn, one of the tew
Negro-owned mazda marts, has been
running second only to the DeLisa
ON THE AIR
By CHARLES ISAAC BOWEN
for honors as the most frequented
spot. Several weeks ago police stop-
wed shows at DaLuxe cafes, order-
ing impersonators into “trousers or
else—!" it was understood, however,
that everything was okay after a
few dollars are alleged ito have
changed hands. However, the me-
Luxe did not return to this kind of
show although in two days the
Cabin Inn went on as before.
Among those who recently took
part in productions at the closed
cafe are Dick Burrows, known as
“The Sepia Mae West;" "Marlene
Dietrich." "Lila Lee," "Dixie Lee,"
and others.
GLEANINGS FROM
CHICAGO’S CONGO
Sam Robinson, blackface comedian
and hubby of Frances Hereford,
featured singer since the birth of
the DeL.isa, has moved into that
spot as producer replacing Bee
Yancey, who left with several of
her chorines for an ofay nightery
. . “Bulldon Shorty" Burche is also
there since closing of the Cabin Inn
grew to seem a natural thing on the
part of colored radio artists, rather
than the traditional jazz or spirit-
uals. In his amateur groups the
same policy has held. More power
to Major Bowes, say I.
Topical Types
In Filmland
The Major Bowes Amateur Hour
continues to be the most popular of
the ether tryout channels. It seems
to get the pick of the talent and
from my viewpoint is the best of the
national hookups of its type. Like-
wise, although the fact does not ley Jones. Instead of using his ret
affect my judgement *
the one on which most of the ooL
ored performers are heard. Only oc-
casionally for example does one ex-
pect a first class colored singer on
either the Fred Allen or Fenne-:
mint hours. In fact if Fred was not
on the Sal Hepatica time, it would
be rather sad.
It as perhaps natural tot the bet-
Ater /singers of color to incline to-
, Td Major Bowes. He opened the
bor to radio’s talented warblers of
color long ago over his Capitol
Family Hour, and has consistently
encouraged and made opportunity
for them. It was on the Major
Bowes programs that presentation
of arias of the most classical type,
WGN and the Mutual Broadcrat-
Company have been presenting an
excellent show each Sunday night
featuring a mixed glee club organis-
ed and conducted by Prof. J. Wes
I hope, it is ular Metropolitan Choir Mr. Jones
has developed a new group and it
is an excellent one. He has feature
a number of soloists, Hortense Love,
Emma Brown and W. D. Myrick be-
ing among them. On a recent broad-
cast Katherine Perry, the wife of
Earl Mines was featured and made
a most pleasing impression. Inter-
estingly, officials at WGN have been
surprised at the excellence of? the
talent which Mr. Jones has been
able to marshall for the hour with
little or slight remuneration. They
are not aware evidently what a vast
army of talent of color merely
awaits opportunity, training and
some one to show its members what
its all about.
HOLLYWOOD. —Scouts from the
avenue sent word to the boulevard
that if I did not return to my col
the young ’un, Joan, would 7 be
trucking right on sway with it.
It has happened to better mothers
and columnists than I. Louella Par-
sons, Hearst syndicater, went to
Europe once and her gal, Harriet,
out-wrote her to such an extent that
if it had been left to the readers
and not Billy Hearst, she would be
this moment on the retired list.
It wouldn't surprise me a bit to
learn one at these days that Ralph
Matthews’ offspring had bounced his
dad or Ted Yates, Jr., had given his
effusive papa the skates. Look to
your wares, boys!
This news and unsuspected stooge
who gave all the space to my pet-
peeves and dishes the dirt in the
wrong direction nevertheless has my
thanks for good service and earns
the one fan letter that came to the
desk while I’ve been introducing a
new kind of nite club to Hollywood
ians.
News from MORONIA, New York
for Hollywood, looks like a page of
Ethiopian war news. The Blacks arc
conquering on every front—theatre,
screen and drawing room
ADA BROWN, that lovable lump
of sepia fimininity, jovial and grac:
ous even to newsawks, is bringing
new joys to ORPHEUM’ and •
her version of TRUCKIN’ and :
medley of mother laments tha
please and move to tears vaudeville
addicts that throng the re-opened
double-feature house on Broadway.
On the screen is the first loga
showing of VIRGINIA JUDGE fea-
turing Stepin Fetchit, Uncle Billy
McLain and other ebonites.
At the ROUNDUP LUNCHEON
staged at the Masquers clubhouse,
two Ethiops, C. MUSE AND BILL
ROBINSON were guests among an
exclusive flat of male stars. Mas-
quers' are, noted thespians, of stage
and screen: Dominoes are the fe-
male end of the organization.
By W. Thomas Smith
how to take a punch, how to ab-
5 sorb it and keep going. I’ll show
1 you how. But most important is
. knowing how to use your feet
• Even if you can't use your head
very good, your feet will take
care of you in a punch if they
have been trained. And I'm going
to see that they are trained."
Days passed. Pop would take
chalk and draw diagrams on the
floor of their tiny training quar-
ters. Then he would explain to
Jimm. that the position of his feet
must control the balance of his
whole body. And by shifting his
feet from square to square under
Pop’s direction Jimmy learned bal-
ance.
For two months Pop concentrated
on this phase of Jimmy’s training,
together with various exercises cal-
culated to strengthen muscles
certain vital spots, such as
in
the
On his job Jimmy meets Tom my struck again and this time his
worker glove landed squarely on the oth-
er's chin.
Williams, another husky
who is an amateur boxer. He asks
Jimmy to come and see him boa
the coming Saturday night, and
Jimmy tells him that he is to be
the guest of Pop Langford, famous
old-time fighter. At the Savoy Jim-
my meets lovely Adrianne Wilson
daughter of a wealthy politician.
Then Williams introduces Jimmy to
onnstitute for one of the fighters
who became ill with the result
that as his bout starts, Jimmy,
dazed by Adrianne’s charm and un-
ausirtod with ring customs, is
knocked to the canvass by his op-
ponent’s first punch.
Now Begin This Chapter:
CHAPTER THREE
As Jimmy crashed to the canvass
under the force of the terrific
smash of his jaw, the fog in his
brain seemed so thick that he’d
never move again. But something
deep within him urged him to
grope his way blindly to his feet.
His eyes were glassy and staring.
Then through the black mist which
The referee counted over the
fallen boxer, but there was not
a person in the hall who did
not realise that his counting
was just formality, for the buy
was out—cold.
For a second, after the ref-
eree raised Jimmy’s hand there
was an intense silence. The
crowd sensed that it had seen
something highly unusual. Then
the cheering began. And con-
tinned until the next bout be-
gan.
As Jimmy climbed out of the ring
stomach and solar plexus.
So Jimmy leaped and stepped
and danced and whirled. As the
days passed Pop grinned to him-
salf. Jimmy was learning. Already
he had what many fighters would
have given much to possess.
During an this time Jimmy
never raised his hands. He
worked only with Ms feet. He
began to understand that Ma
hitting power must begin with
hie contact with the •floor. It
was an intricate thing, bet Jim-
■ my found himself understand-
ing, and he wondered how he
had ever been so ignorant of
such valuable knowledge.”
After every workout Pop would
rub his body and the gnarled hands
of the veteran had an amazing
skill and deftness in limbering up
“Whatever you say, Pop”, Jimmy
agreed.
"Well then that’s settled,” Pop
said briskly. “And I’m gonna give
you five hundred to move your
folks into a better place and to
buy some clothes for them too.
You're gonna be a champ and you
gotta start looking the part, see?"
But if Jimmy thought that it
was Alderman Wilson who had
decided to risk so much on Jim-
my's future he was mistaken. It
was Adrianne, Adriane the
lovely—Adrianne who know
what she wanted and how to get
it, who had gotten her father
interested.
What happens now? Jimmy
is ready for his first effort to
climb the ladder of fame and
fortune—or will Dame For-
tune refuse to smile upon
him? Continue the story next
week and see what happens.
---o———
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An Hour With
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When the English recording com-
pany, Parlophone, tent its repre-
sentatives to Chicago the other day
to make some new “hot records’
John Hammond who was superin-
tending the waxing, selected several
members of Benny Goodman’s band
which was playing at the Congress
Hotel downtown, made Gene Krupa
the leader and then added to this
white outfit, the sensational 16 year
old colored base player, Isreal
Crosby. It is said this group really
went to town with their recordings
of low down, hot cha blues. As odd
as it seems to one who thinks of
the English as staid, the type of
music which they like best over
there is of the gut bucket type and
they buy more records in a month
featuring hot tunes than Americans
do in a year. Jimmy Noone and his
orchestra did a few sweet tunes tor
'this company and Meade Lux Lewis
waxed some original "boogie woo-
gie” piano numbers.
FOX’ picturization of the favorite
old American story. In Old Ken-
tucky, started at Lowe's and Grau-
man’s CHINESE theaters, bringing
Will Rogers’ last vehicle and once
again the inimitable heel and toe
antics of BILL ROBINSON.
Film land never seems to get
enough of Bojangles. Not satisfied -
with seeing him in every other cur-
rent film showing here, they signed
him also for an engagement at the
swelegant COCOANUT GROVE out
on Wilshire at the AMBASSADOR.
Bill and Little Bo, the missus,
have really made the grade socially
in Hollywood. Invitations to social
functions, lectures, and other forms
of better class entertainment keep
the madame r.s.v.ping. AND BILL
DOESN’T HAVE TO DANCE TO
OET IN.
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Stomach Troubles and Rheumatism
Acclaimed Best by Latest Tests
The Two Bo's are, perhaps, the
first two “naturals" to invade the
colony among your people. Most of
them feel strained, act strained and
are a strain on all the guests or
they drop to the other level of con-
sidering themselves the necessary
evil in clowning.
r The Robinsons are just people. Bo
is just the same abroad as he is at
home. I have heard some of the
finest compliments paid FANNIE by
men and women of the industry who
class her as a charming, gracious,
natural person.
seemed to envelope him he heard
a wen-remembered voice which
kept repeating insistently, “Cover
your jaw, kid, cover, cover, cover
up!"
And somehow Jimmy did lift,
his powerful arms in front of
his face as he stumbled to his
feet just as the referee was a-
bout to ton the fatal tenth
coun, which would have ended
the contest.
7.
stiff muscles.
As the dars passed by Jimmy
found himself wondering, thinking
more about Adrianne, whom he
with Pop’s arm supporting him, had not seen since the night at the
Adrianne met him, fight, for Pop insisted that I o’clock
"Oh, Jimm: r she cried, “You was bed time and six o’clock was
were splendid! Simply splendid!” time to get up. Jimmy had no time
Jimmy couldn’t think of anything to seek the beautiful girl, and if
to say. So he yieled to the pull he had, he knew that he was not
on his arm exerted by Pop and yet ready to make any advances,
went off towards the dressing) Out in the snow, through the
rooms. But he turned to catch an- park every morning. Pop led Jim-
other glimpse of Adrianne and my who trotted what seemed to be
found her still looking after him, unending miles while Pop follow-
She waved gaily and blew him a ed in his big car. And every day
kiss. Jimmy knew he was gaining, for
U. each day his legs responded to the
That night Pop showed ' Jimmy heavier strain on * them. Re knew
the heavens and practically prom-(that new energy burned within
ised him the sun, moon and the him.
stars. An unitiated listener would
have easily thought the older man
was trying to fill the youth’s head
with impossible dreams; but anyone
who knew. Langford would have
known differently.
Immediately Jimmy had taken a
shower and dressed Pop took him
out a rear entrance back to South
Parkway where Pop’s car had been
parked. Pop drove slowly along and
as he drove he talked in his hus-
ky, quiet voice. And Jimmy lis-
tened.
Again his opponent leaped from
his neutral corner to lash' at his
groggy victim, a smile of confi-
dence lighting his face. But Jim-
my’s eyes were clearing now, the
fog was dispelling. Clumsily he
moved to one side, so that the
blow which had been intended for --------7 - a
___. in- lieve you got the goods. I believe
instinct that 1 can make you a champion--
a champion of champions. But if
the oth- 1 do you’ve got to believe in me,
too. You’ve got to believe that I
can do it—and you’ve got to do
what I tell you without question.
Always remember this—that what-
ever I tell you will be for your
his face, struck his shoulder
stead. Then some dim
cause the Texas youth to strike
back. His blow landed on
er fighter’s chest, but surprisingly,
sent him skidding back to the mid-
dle of the ring, his smile of confi-
dence fading away to be replaced
by a look of amazement and fear.
"You see, Kid," Pop said, “I be-
' WARM SPRINGS. Ga.—(ANP) —
Among the visitors to the "Little
White House" here last Thursday
was President Frederick D. Patter-
son of Tuskegee institute. He spent
an hour with the chief executive
and while he declined to be quoted
regarding the conference it was
gleaned that President Roosevelt
was vitally interested in conditions
facing the farmers of the Southland
and that he made definite inquiries
regarding programs Which might be
serviceable particularly to both Ne-
gro and white tenant farmers of the
section. He asked questions about
Tuskegee institute and its program
and sent a message of greetings to
Dr. Moton, whom he said he had
known and appreciated for many
years. He recalled the fact that both
he and his mother had been contri-
butors to the institution.
....“You see, Son," Pop explained
one day after Jimmy had been
training for two months, you got
unusual power and strength in
$ our arms and shoulders and back,
but your legs—well they are just
normal legs. Now they sre as good
as the rest of you, and" the elder
man grinned, "the rest of you it
something to write home about!"
"So what?" Jimmy asked, sens-
ing more to some.
“So now you are ready to use
your hands." Pop said. "You will
find that you can use them a hun-
dred per cent better how than you
ever did in rour life because you
know balance, and how to throw
MAN 102 WEDS WOMAN 35
MEMPHIS.—(ANP) — “June and
December” were united here Thurs-
A VAUDEVILLE
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NEW YORK CITY. (ANP)-From
an exercise boy on a race track (to
an opera star, despite the fact that
he can not read a note, istt the
unique reco ‘ "
one of the stars of “Porgy and
Bess" George Gershwin’s folk op-
era now appearing at the Alvin
theatre.
Christened in a Methodist church
in Nashville, Tennessee, John wil-
liam Sublett and carried to Louls-
ville, Kent — - 7
racing, the youth soon found a job
at Churchhill Downs as an exercise
boy. He too found that thehigh,
sounding name of “John William
Sublett" was a draw-back so he
adopted the moniker "Bubbles.” *
Another result of his operation at
the race track was the joining up
with another chap for whom .the
horses and horse racing had a fas-
cination, who bore the name of
Ford Lee Washington. In off hours
the two lads were always together
and Washington would drop into
into the home of * mutual friend
and there would spend hours’ play-
ing the piano while his side kick
improvised verses for the music
and did a little “tap dancing.”
Both found themselves unusually
talented but Washington found that
he would have to find a catching
and more suitable name and so
after premeditation and meditation
hit upon the name of “Buck” Sub-
sequently the team of “Buck and
Bubbles" was formed and they
started out upon their new ven-
ture, "forsaking their first love, the
race horses. %
After going the rounds of small
town bookers, they were kept from
returning to their first, loved at
Churchhill Downs and their rile
was rapid. fed.
day when E. W. Hooks, 102 year
old man married Mrs. Roberta Wil- I Sensation
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studios on his twenty-sixth anni
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party preview in their honor.
Factor is the one who turned Hol-
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Then the husky voice of Peg
Langford penetrated Jimmy’s
consciousness again. “Take it
easy, son,” it Mid quietly calm-
ly, cooly. "Take it easy. Stall
him off.”
Jimmy, sensing that he had some-
how halted the impetuosity of his
opponent’s attack, moved toward
him slowly, with the instant re-
sult that the other man retreated,
bis gloves protecting his middle and
face.
Jimmy struck, but the other
fighter jumped back and circled.
Jimmy, resorting to the only man-
ner he knew to land a blow, rush-
ed the other boy, who stabbed at
him with a fast left jab, but missed.
He managed, however, to tie up.
Jimmy’s arms, until the referee
parted them.
Then the time-keeper sounded
the gong to indicate the end of the
round.
In his corner Jimmy found Pop,
whose leathery face was a mask
of anger. He shoved Jimmy on the
stool by the post and wiped his
ace with a towel. 1 •
“Dadgum It, Son, what yeu
mean trying to fight like this?
I turn my back and find you
up in the ring with a bay that
knows how to box who lands a
haymaker on your jaw. How
you ever get up I don't know.
Now you listen to me. When
this round begins, push out year
left hand like you was trying
to touch that other boy’s nose
every time you get near him.
Then swing one of those round-
house rights of yours if yea
think you can land. Here I am
gonna make a champion out of
you and you almost got knocked
out."
As he talked the anger drained
out of Pop’s voice. His hands, deft
and strong, massaged Jimmy's
shoulders gently, soothingly. Jim-
my felt all right. He wanted to
fight again. He knew what he
would do this time. Pop might have
been s great fighter, but he could
not tell Jimmy how to fight Not
tonight any how.
Then the bell clanged signaling
the beginning of round two. Jim-
my got off his stool deliberately
and with as much deliberation
stalked towards his opponent. As
they met near the center of the
ring the other youth jabbed
swiftly. His blow, straight and
hard, landed on Jimmy's nose,
bringing blood. But Jimmy had got-
ten in a blow too—a vicious hook
own good, see? I’ll never steer you
wrong.
“You've got to decide," Pop went
on, “first that you want to be a
fighter. And next that you want
to be the best fighter there is. Aft-
er you’ve made that decision. I’ll
manage the rest."
Jimmy listened quietly and back
of all the things Pop said was the
memory of Adrianne—lovely Adri-
anne whose father was rich and
powerful in civic affairs. Adrianne
who probably would look down on
such a one as Jimmy—unless Jim-
my could somehow lift himself up
to her level. If what Pop said could
come true, then he would have a
chance with Adrianne. And be-
sides, he remembered guiltily at
having forgotten them in his think-
ing, his mother and sister would
be put out of the danger of want,
of not having enough to eat. Just
like Tom had said, Pop was say-
ing, so it must be true.
“But, Pop, 1 can’t train and do
all this stuff getting ready because
I have to work and take ears of
Mom and Sis," Jimmy said finally.
"Oh, yes, you can," Pop chuck-
led.
“How?” Jimmy demanded. "If
you mean that charity business—"
Pop laughed. “No, Son, no char-
ity. I’ll take care of you and your
folks, too, see?”
“Aw, I couldn't let you do that,”
Jimmy protested.
"Well, I expect you to make
enough money to set us both of
easy street," Pop said dryly, "So
don’t let such notions stand in your
way. You’re an investment, so far
as I am concerned and all 1 want
you to do is prove to be a good
in vestmant"
“I’ll do that an right” Jimmy
promised. "You just tell me whst
to do."
III.
Pop decided to keep Jimmy “un-
dor cover" for a while, and so
rented e garage,back of one of the
ornate houses of Michigan boule-
vard. Here he started giving Jim-
my treasures from his storehouse
of ring lore—treasures that many
a ranking fighter would have paid
a fortune te obtain. Only Jimmy,
for a long time, could see little
sense to what his friend was do-
ing.
Fighting to Jimmy had always
been connected with anger, now
he learned that it was a matter
the full weight of you behind your
punches.”
"Now listen,” Pop went on
earnestly. “Hero’s what I want you
to do. Glide, see? Just like you
been doing. Don’t ever jump or
hop, just glide, kinds shuffle, like
you been doing. Savvy?"
And so it was that when Pop and
Jimmy deserted their secret train-
ing quarters for a downtown 'gym-
nasium where the best fighters in
the world trained, Jimmy scon- at-
tracted much attention in his work-
outs with other boxers because of
his deceptive, smooth shuffle which
seemed slow, but which th reality
was faster than the movements of
most fighters in action.
In the gym Jimmy learned fast.
He learned to block and to count-
er and why. Pop taught him the
almost forgotten art of feinting an
opponent into action. And Pop
taught him how and when and
where to hit.
Some of the newspapers had
already taken cognizance of the
fact that Pop Langford had de-
serted all his usual proteges for
this husky brown boy; and had,
in fact, tarnod down lucrative
training offers several times.
So some of the sports writers
came to the gym to look Jim-
my over. Seeing them Pep
grinned, go tor Me campaign
was coming along as smooth
as cream.
One day Fep told Jimmy that
he was entered in the Silver
Gloves tournament.
"This is the start, Son," he
said. “What you’ve got to do is
to go through this competition
like the wind through a hay-
field. You’ve not only got to
win, but you've got to win by
knockouts. You’re a killer, see?
A finisher. That’s what people
will pay to see. And you have
got the punch and the head-
and the feet—to do It”
But Jimmy was observant and
he noted that these days Pop wore
a worried look on his usually
placid features. Ho wondered why.
but refrained from asking. How-
ever the reason for Pop’s worry
came out the next day. “I’m broke,"
Pop told Jimmy. "I got to have
more money. So here's what 1
been thinking— Alderman Wilson
has been down to watch you work.
And if you My the word he'll lend
us some money."
Jimmy said nothing, but his look
told Pop that whatever he did was
all right.
"So we’ll draw up a contract
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