Theatricals Music Feat ures ___ _____- -- __ .— . ,. ... .—.. r—tm r—tn t—tn i—r—tn r—wi r—tn m pin r ran mn mn man man man man it j Til ORE song titles begin with per il* sonal pronouns than with any (Other words. Your correspondent, Louis Reid conducting Mime research amid the teeming files of the American Society of Com posers, Authors and Publishers, high up in an aerie of Rocke feller Center, found that the most space was reserved for numbers starting with “I”. “Mv” and “You," with “My” topping the list with nearly 400 titles. Every leading tunesmith is represented, and the topics range from castles in Spain to wild Irish roses, from .babies to sweeties. “Melancholy Baby" Leads Of all the “My" songs, which, you might ask, is first in popularity, as 'determined by the number of per formances? Believe It or not, it is Ernie Burnett's “My Melancholy Baby.” This tune, though written several years ago, rolled up nearly jz.uuu pertormances ac cording to A SC A P’s last survey. In second place was Warren and Dubin’s “My Kingdom for a Kiss" with 9,400 performances. Bringing ' up the show position was “My Romance” by Rodgers and Hart, song hit of “Jumbo.” Some other highly fa vored songs in this class 1 are Ivan Caryl’s ever-1 popular “My Beautiful! ' Lady,” Oscar Straus’" perennial “My Hero,” Paul Dresser’s old-time ballad. “My Gal Sal,” [Xavier Cugat’s “My Shawl.” Franz I Lehar’s "My Little Nest of Heaven ly Blue," another Rodgers and Hart [tune, the melodious “My Heart Stood Still" and “My First Thrill,” 'by Sigler, Goodhart and Hoffman. Many curious titles are disclosed f— some amusing, some fantastic, fsome telling a complete story, as for example, “My Blue Days Blew j Over When You Came Back to Me,” written by Max Rich and Tot Seymour. P P~P Walter Donaldson paid tribute to QMy Best Girl.” He also told the >orld that “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” knowledge which doubt■ Will Marion Cook A.S.C.A.P. less inspired his'most successful “My" song, “My Blue Heaven”, There is a title — it could origin ate only in England—“My Beastly Eyeglasses." Geography also rears its head. There is Carson Robi son's “My Blue Ridge Mountain Home.” There is even a “My Blue Ridge Mountain Queen.” Hatvoii,' of course, figures with “My Hawai ian Home." Other numbers incude “My Ozark Mountain Home" “My Cumberland Mountain Home," “My Old New Hampshire Home" “My Ohio Home," “My Sunny Tennes see," and to make the sunshine more emphatic—“My Sunny Home in Sunny Tennessee.’’’ Is Carolina neglected! Foolish question! We came upon “My Carolina Love,", “My Carolina Home," “My Carolina ' Rose” and “My Carolina Sunshine' Girl” 0-00 George Gershwin had a “My” winner in “My Cousin in Milwau kee.” Long ago that’ great song writing trio, J. Rosamond Johnson,1 Bob Cole and the late James Wel don Johnson had a big hit in “My Castle on the Nile.” Fairly recent hits in this category are the spright ly wiea my ruiure Just Passed,” by George Marion, Jr., and the late Richard Whiting; “My Hat’s on the Side of, My Head,” by Harry I Woods and “My Lucky Star,” from De Sylva, Brown and Henderson. : Herbert Represented I Victor Herbert wrote i"My Gypsy Sweetheart” [as well as “My Dream •Girl.” A steady favorite through the years is Chauncey Olcott's “My Wild Irish Rose.” One of the most stirring of American marching, songs is Julian Ed wards 'My Own United btatea. Rudy VaRee made famous the foreign ditty, “My Time Is Yourj Time” and Fannie Rrlce popular ized “My Man,” known in its origi nal French as “Mon Homme." -Var-i ious titles are associated with “My Mother." And there is even one number which singles out “My Deaf Old Mother-in-Law " Do you remem ber "My Sweetie Went Away?" It was quite the rage for a while. And, of course, you cannot have forgot ten "My Wife's Gone to the .Coun try.” This song marked the begin ning of the amazing career of Irving Berlin a quarter of a centurjj ago. RABE’S BUFFET 2229 Lake Street for Popular Brands of BEER and LIQUORS —Always a place to park— -■ ————————^■———m Bobbin’s Pharmacy 2306 No. 24th St. WE 1711 7/~irTH~yrVAr\Y7m Effective May 1st: 20 Cent Discount on Laundry & Dry Cleaning Cash and Carry Edholm and Sherman Launderers & Dry Cleaners WE 6055 Be A Booster When oar solicitor calls at your home, be sure to show YOUR interest in your LOCAE PAPER, THE OMAHA GUIDE, (by giving him or her a newsy item or taking a subscription for H2 months, 6 months, 3 months, or even 1 month. When you BOOST THE GUIDE, you are boosting Omaha fend are enabling us to give employment to more of our own troys and girls. “SO COME ON, BE A BOOSTER.” OMAHA GUIDE PUB. CO. 2418 Grant Street WE 1517—1 SI8 LET PEOPLES DO IT Clean up that front room. We specialize in making old houses look like new, inside and out. No charge for eBtj mation on work. No job too small or too large. Ten trained decorating mecfhatnics. Our Motto—Service First, at the lowest prices. Call WEbster 2858. Peoples Paint and Papering Shop LARRY PEOPLES, Proprietor Observe Fisk Jubilee Day Throughout Nation ONLY LIVING MEMBER OF ORIGINAL TROUI'E AND PRESENT HONORED Nashville, Oct. 8 (ANP)—The 67th anniversary «f the “going forth’’ of the Original Jubilee gingers will be observed at Fisk university, and in all sections of tho country on Oct. 6, The ob servance will be carried out in various schools and churches of America in recognition of the sig nifiant part (the inrtepid group played in the educational advance ment of the Negro. At high noon Fisk men and women everywhere will pause in silence n sPresident Thomas Elsa Jones leads in a nat ion-wide prayer. October 6, 1871, was a memor able day. It was just six years after the founding of Fisk when 11 of her students, led by George White of the struggling school’s faculty .started out on a tour that was destined to be epoch-making in music and education. These young men and women of 1871 not only introduced to the world the song of the black folk, America’s most signal contribution to the world’s creative music, but they al so began th3 building of a finan cial foundation which gave per manence to one of the institutions of higher learning for the then just freed black men. Only One Survivor of Original —Troupe— Today there is one surviving member of th,at original group still living. Maggie Porter Cole still lives in Detroit, the object of appreciation and devotion from Fisk people the world over. The tradition of the Jubilee Singers as hearalds of song and goodwill is still topmpst among the things revered at Fisk.The Jubilee Sing ers of today under the able direc tion of Mi's. James A .Myers car ries to the world excellence is the artistry of ensemble singing, and the goodwill of a university whose foundations are rooted in Christian fellowship. In 1871 there was George White; in 1938 there is Mrs. James Myers. Then it was Ella, Sheppard, Maggie L. Porter, Jennie Jaakson, Minnie Tate, Eli za Walker, Phoebe Anderson, Thomas Rutling Benjamin Holmes Green Evans, Isaad Dirkerson. and George Wells. Today it is Arthur Lee Bostic .William Col lier, Oswald Lampkin, Herbert Rutherford, Carl Weems, and Cecil Reeves ,who carry on the time honored tradition of the Jubilee Singers. Tribute will bo paid on October fi, in the Fisk Memorial chapel, to tha original band of singers, its solo surviving member, Maggie Porter Cole, and the present group of Singers, in an impressive one hour service. The Fisk choir, of which Herald Schmidt is director, and the Fisk Jubilee Singers will furnish music for the service. Rev. William J. Faulker is to give the eulogy. -u MABEL MERCER, ENGLISH COLORED ENTERTAINER TO MAKE DEBUT AT “RUBAN BLEU” IN NEW YORK V4 London, Oct. 6 (By Rudolph Dunbar for ANP)—The manage ment of the “Ruban Bleu” in Paris has contracted Mabel Mercer, the smart vivacious colored entertainer to appear at the opening of the ‘Ruban Bleu” in New York on Oct. 12. Mabel Mercer was born in Staf fordshire, England. Her first pro fessional job was with the first syncopated orchestra which visited England. When the late Florence Mills visisted London, Mabel wag invited to join the company of “Dixie to Broadway” at the Lon don Pavilion. After the company finished its engagement in Lon don, Mabel joined up with John Pavno’s quartet and toured all over England. She first visited Paris in 1920, where she hag since been do miciled, but has paid frequent vi sits to England and the rest of the continent to fill professional engagements. Famed Fisk Singers Mark 67th Anniversary r ■■ __ - ——- ————————— Fisk university, Nashville, Tenn. and Fiskites throughout the nation on Ot. 6, will celebrate the (57th anniversary of the first tour of the famous Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1871. Fisk President Thomas Elsa Jones will lead a nationwide prayer service as part of the memorial. Mrs. James A. Myers, in above group, is tho present dir ector of the singers who .shown ! above, include Arthur Lee Bostic, I William Collier, Oswald Lampkin, Herbert Rutherford, Carl Weems and Cecil Reeves. Sole surviving member of the original troupe is Maggio Cole of Detroit. (ANP) KINGS OF SWING CHICK WEBB Chick Webb, known as the “king of the drums’, was born in Balti more, Maryland and is twenty-nine years old. Chicks first profession al date with his own orchestra was hooked for him by Duke Ellington. His fame as a swing drummer spread quickly and he was engag ed to direct his owni band at the Savoy Ballroom in the heart of Harlem. It was while there that he discovered Ella Fitzgerald, swing singer, and write his tunes, “Stomping at the Savoy’’ and “You Showed me the Way.” Chick adop ted Ella Fitzgerald from an or phanage because she showed pro mises as a singer. Today her own tune, ‘ A tisket—ATaskct” is a best seller on Decca records and the No. 1 tune among popular numbers throughout the country. Webb’s band was featured for a long time on the “Good Times So ciety” over NBC and he has made several guest appearances on both NBC and CBS. Recently he receiv ed a bonus for tho business the band did at the New York Para mount theater and last winter the band scored a great hit at Leva ggi’s restaurant in Boston. —■1 ■ i EARL “FATHER” HINES Was born in Pittsburg, Penna. Can play piano, guitar and saxa phone, but only features the piano playing ability with band. Made his professional debut in Pitts burg playing in a night club. Earl claims that then he was called a “jazz piano player’’ and today they call it swingiAt one timo studied law. His favorite sports art foot ball, golf and baseball —his hob by is keeping a scrap book. Has composed several swing tunes and his own radio theme song. Record ed for Victor, Brunswick and Dec ca. Is at present with Brunswick. Earl has been on the N BC net work almost continually for eight years. Is known in radio circles as “Father” Hines. Has had engag in', nts at Apollo theater in New York, Grand Terrace in Chicago, etc. Hines band is one of the ori ginal swing bands. CAB CALLOWAY (so the ru mors have it) is scheduled to be a proud father in November. He will now have some one to leave his fortune to. FLETCHER HENDERSON Was born in Cuthbert, Ga. Grad uated from the Atlanta University and made his debut with his own band in New York in 1924. His first orchestre was called the “Black Swan Troubadours” and they featured an unknown colored girl singer—ETHEL WATERS! Fletcher play8 the piano, violin, and cello, but only features his piano playing with band. Recorded for a negro recording company which folded after first recording session. Before having his own hand, Henderson was a teacher. He taught mathematics and chemis try. he enjoys baseball and making up swing arrangements for Benny Goodman. Henderson wrote the popular ‘ Christopher Columbus,” “Rug Cutters Swing** “Stampede,” ‘ Variety Stomp,” “Jangled Nerves —are his swing tunes. Has broad cast consistently for the past five “CYCLONE BILL’ Cumber batch as he appears as a native in “Hiati”, WPA Federal Theatre Project’s Sensational Drama at Daly’s Theatre 63rd St., nnd Broadway. years over NBC network from Grand Terraco Cafe in Chicago in Congress Hotel in Chicago, Savoy Ballroom in New York and many I RKO and Public theaters. BILL ROBINSON CLEARED BY JURY Los Angeles, Oct. G (CNA)— Bill Robinson, 6I-ycar-ol