PFRS0I1MM5 in llisr!' I ^ VINCENT YOUMANS, A.S.CAP. ^ -"Melodic Fisherman” -- \ - -t By Daniel I McNamara WHETHER songwriters are born —or made—has always been debatable An examination of biog raphies of hundreds of composer i members of A. S. C. A. P. shows, jitiowever, that the majority of tune cmiths developed like Topsy, they pjust growed” from other plans pro jected by their parents. Vincent Youmans, for instance, -was intended to be an engineer— but destined to become a composer —one of the leading writers of mod em musical comedy—as "No, No, Nanette,' "Hit the Deck." “Great Day" and other productions attest. Born in New York City, Septem ber V. 1898. of Irlsb-English an cestry the parental program point ed to an engineering degree at Sheffield. Yale's famous engineer ing school Vincent’s uncle had been a personage at Yale, coxwain of the Varsity Crew of 1888. and be wanted his nephew to continue In his steps Vincent, however, quit prep •chool at seventeen, two months '[before graduation to work in Wall Street That didn't work out; fi nance soon palled on him. and he was contemplating entering his father’s chain of retail stores when America entered the World War. Vincent’s skill at the piano pre vented his seeing the world with - the navy for he was drafted into various entertainment units at the Great Lakes Training Station. The war for him was Just a series of musical shows. He returned to civil life in April, 1919, with rich experience in writing Bongs and staging entertainments, and at once entered the music publishing business in New York. Within a year he had qualified for admission to the American So ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and in 1921 he com posed the Broadway musical com-1 edy hit, “Two Little Girls in Blue, ’ starring Jack Donohue and the Fairbanks Twins. The country soon! was singing "Oh, Me! Oh. My, Oh,| You!'' Shows that followed, and their hit songs, included “Wildflow er,” 1923, with "Bambolina” and “Wildflower;” “No, No, Nannette." 1924, with “Tea for Two" and “I Want To Be Happy;” “Oh, Please." 1926, with “I Know That You Know," “Hit The Deck," 1927, with “Hallelujah." and “Sometimes I’m Happy:" “Great Day," 1929, with “Great Day," “Without a Song” and “More Than You Know;” “Through The Years, ’ 1931, with "Through The Years" and "Drums In My Heart.” With the decline of musical com edy, the pictures called him to Hol lywood. He wrote the music for the first Astaire-Rogers film, "Fly ing Down to Rio.” in 1933. Songs in this picture were “Carloca,” “Or chlds In the Moonlight.” and "Fly ing Down to Rio.” A long illness interrupted his work with the Aims. Now recov ered, be is ambitious to writs a symphony: often has started, then laid aside more serious work for popular songs. When be la free from bis music, he usually Is deep sea Ashing—off New Jersey In the summer, in the Oulf of Mexico la the winter. (Music features & Photo Syndicate) ’“Life And Death Of An American” Opens at Maxine Elliott's Theatre The opening of George Sklar’s ■"Life and Death of an American” at Maxine Elliott’s Theatre on Friday (May 19) marks the debut of one of America’s outstanding play collaborators as a solo dra matist. "Life and Death of an Ameri can,’’ the Federal Theatre Projectt’s ninth major offering of tihe season ■was the play responsible for that far-away look in the eyes of George Sklar during those years when, as a measure of relaxation he collaborated with Albert Maltz on such hits as "Merry Go Round” and “Peace on Earth;” and with Paul Peters on “Stevedore” and ^‘Parade.” Nine years in his mind and five years in his typewriter, "Life and Death of an American” is Sklar’s contribution to American biagra phy, with John Doe. in the per son of Jerry Dorgan, as its hero, umd the changing American scene ainco tthe turn of the century as its background. // Sentenced to 20 years «n the chain gang tor asking for justice! ANGELO HERNDON X tolls his own story, the incred ibis TRUE record of conditions facing white and black work ^ - ers alike -in his autobiography Let Me Live! Just published• $2.50 at all book* stores—or from the publishers — RANDOM HOUSE, 20 E. J7< N.Y.C // The new Sklar drama spans a period of forty years, tracing the life thread of his average Ameri can from 1900 onward. It is stag ed in flifty scenes and is played on an inclined stage which runs up ward to a height of three and a hall" feet. This sloping ramp is a device employed to expedite tihe action and to accommodate the physical range, in terms of both time and incident, which the au thor has covered in the script. Maxine Elliott's Theatre, which will house the new drama, is con sidered by the Project as its House of Hits. In this showshop the WPA Theatre hit the bell with such suc cesses as “Dr Faustus,” “Horse Eats Halt,” “Prologue to Glory” Calvin’s Newspaper Service TESTED RECIPE '■" By Frances Lee Barton1 1 ^ a ND modern man demands sat /\_ isfylng meals as strongly as did Pope —even though modern man may not be called to dinner by a collection of chiming clocks. _ Man has a dessert complex that never leaves him. Pud ding to him la like perfume to a woman or playtime to a cnnu. It's a wise woman who recognizes this and searches for new and novel dessert recipes that call for man’s favorite Ingredients — a recipe like the following, for instance: Chocolate Puff Pudding 3 tablespoons milk 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten *4 teaspoon grated lemon rind 14 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 2 egg whites 4 tablespoons confectioners luges Add milk to chocolate and heal In double boiler, stirring until smooth. Add gradually to egg yolks, stirring until blended; add lemon rind. Add baking powder to egg whites and beat with rotary egg beater until stiff. Fold in sugar. Add chocolate mixture gradually, folding gently but thoroughly. Turn Into greased baking dish which has been sprinkled Hghtly with addi tional sugar. Bake In a moderate oven (S$0* F.) 30 minutes, or until ;dooe. 8eTL«' 3EI&. fiacres 4* “ and, more recently, “Biff Show." The only other Project offering whi’ch cart be compar ’d in subject matter and technical approach to “Life and Death of an American," John Howard Lawson’s “Proces sional,” also enjoyed a successful revival at this th at.re. “Life and Dearth of an Ameri can’’ wb3 produced and directed by Charles K. Fredman, heretofore prominently connected with the theatre in Chicago and New York. Freeman also has been active as a director in Hollywood. The set tings were designed by Howard Bay and the costumes by Alexan der Janes. Incidental music was composed by Alex North and Earl Robinson, and the dance routines were choreographed by Lily M‘hl man. The cast of 70 is headed by J. Arthur Kennedy, Mary Rolfe, John Pate, Helen C Ambrose, Eleanor Scherr, Blanche Collins apd Ken dall Clark. -ftOn-• GETS LICENSE MAY 13TH Mr Eugene McGill Who has been in the restaurant and recreation business in South Omaha for pome twenty odd years and who has been employed by the Armour Packing Company, as assistant Time Keep er for about the same number of years, was granted by the City Council and State Liquor Commis sioners on May 13th, a license to operate what was formerly called the J & M L'quor Company at 24th and Lake St. The new name will be The McGill Bar and Blue Room. Mr. McGill wants it distinctly under stood that he is the sole proprietor of this new enterprise. The following persons have been employed by Mr. McGill to assist h’m in carrying on. Mr. Presi Langley, formerly with the Uion Pacific Ditrng Car department, as bar tender. Mr. Langley welcomes his former din ing car associates to pay him a visit on his new job. Mr. Harry Casey, well known, and reported ta be one of Omaha 3 most famous bartenders. Mr. Casey ha« made the round in the local, past, and present retail liquor establishments in this sec tion of the city as bartender. He is especially liked for his plea sant personality. It is commingly said that he is one of the best bar tenders on mi*ed drinks in the city. Miss Alberta Brown, (better known as Babe) is in charge of the waitresses- Miss Brown has been between Grant and 24th’ and Lake in this capacity for some 12 years She is well known and well liked by all who have formed her acquaintance. She is formerly a student at Kansas State Univer sity at Lawrence, Kansas. Mr. McGill wishes to an ounce to the Public that th’s new business will be operated on th© popular price bases with the very best of all advertised standard brands. The guests are always the boss and will receive quick and cour teous services. He invites his many past asso ciates and acquaintances to drop in and pay him a visit. 10 New Cities Get Negro Housing Project Washington, May 4 (C)—New low-cost housing projects for Ne groes in ten cities were assured last week according to Adminis trator Nathan Straus of the U. S. Housing Administration. The cities to get new project, are Atlanta, Athens. Macon and Augusta. Ga„ laurel and McComb, Miss.; Cam den, N. J. Cincinnati, and El Paso. In two months tenants will begin moving into projects in Aus tin, Tex., Buffalo. N. Y., and Jacksonville, Fla. DISTINGUSHED VISITORS Nashville, Tenn., May 11 (O — Dr Raymond B. Fosdick. president of the Rockefeller Foundation, was a visitor at Meharry on April 21 Meharry is ’ou must work harder and longer hours. fp ^_I am a nice popular girl. My husband * 29 years old a"d ha is not concerned about family affairs at all. He is what you call a good timer husband and I want him? . Ans: I feel that it is better that he be a good timer, than a confirmed grouch. Take up the same habits as your hus band and learn to go and en joy life as he does, by doing so, you will not have so many worries. Southern U. Gets $154,000 Concrete Stadium, New Field; Plans Drop in — Prices Scofclandville, I-a.,—What ha? been referred to as a fair and unique method of arriving at ar acceptable price for a season tic ket and general admission for foot ball game* is bsing considered b> Y Southern University, according to a statement by Dr. F. G. Clark, president of the university, in a recent interview. Louisiana in making it possible for them to enjoy its functioning as a State Institute. Assurance has been given Presi dent Clark that the stadium will be finished during the early part of the summer and that the insti tution may look forward to using I it at the opening of the football season next fall. Its seating capa city will be 5,000. Southern University will be prompt in publicizing the action of the committee following its meet ing —■——0O0 CALIFORNIA PUBLISHER EDWARD GRUBBS Editor and Publisher of the Sil houette Pictorial magazine, 655 N. Broadway, Loe Angeles, “the aris tocrat of publications.” Mr. Grubbs only Negro proprietor of an en graving plant on ttie West Coa-t was bom in San Francisco 41 years ago. and has lived in Sacramento and Santa Cruz. At an early age Mr. Giu'obs go’ an apprentic job in an engraving plant and learned the trade. In 1921 he moved to Angel".,; *110 wo kid for nine y«.ar in white engra ,r,g plants a? an en a raver, getting special exp *•* ionce in moving picture engraving In 1930 Mr. Grubbs establishd the A it iz Engraving Plant, ana o ycnr ago he began publishing The; Silhouette. wm:h is distinguished for i-s ctouffol pictures. (Calvin Service) -oOo-■ Low Wage & Unem ployed Workers Affiliated Natl. Negro Congress Dear Editor: Perhaps you have wondered why ve have not given you a news tern on the resulst of our commit !t 'e contact on County Broad mcet iig for the needy. Due to many factors for the most part impa t:ence when the needy don’t receive an order in the first attempt lack of confidence which brings about state of helplessness and there orgetfulness to attend meetings fter they secure orders until they are cut off, this with other acts of thoughtlessness causes us to change our plans to secure h* Ip for the needy. The Good Book says with all your getting, get under standing. Instead of going to the County Board meetings every Tuesday we conduct a school for the needy that they may be able like the Good Book says, to endure hardships like good soldiers. Low-Waged Income and Unem ployed Committee, 2721 Charles St _-oOo NEW YORK POLICE FORCE TO ENFORCE CIVIC RIGHTS ACT New York May 3 —Police of ficers from the 3rd, 5th 7th, 13th. 24th, 32n«L and 36t.h precincts have telephoned the national offict oacgzzoagoitz^ocizggi^ Johnson Drug Co. Prescriptions LIQOURS, WINES and BEER WE 0999 1904 N. 24th St CAN’T recall ever having aeen any published statement of dance band men’s annual incomes ... Yet, a gwu himhj w* the batoneers are in the six figure brackets. . . . Perhaps, by the time they pay their taxes, their musicians, arrangers and agents there is not much in come left. . . . Jerome Kern , , _ . , » W I I l l « II Louis Reid more than 700 tunes. ... Of all his songs, ‘‘Ol’ Man River” seems most certain of immortality. . . . What melodies of other contemporary songwriters seem destined for permanent glory? . . We can think of only a few— Carrie Jacobs Bond’s “End of a Perfect Day," Berlin’s “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” Friml’s “Song of the Vagabonds” and “Indian Love Call,” Billy Hill’s “Last Round Up,” George M. Cohan's “Over There,” Mana-Zucca’s “I Love Life,” Oley Speaks’ “On the Road to Mandalay,” Charles Wakefield Cadman's “At Dawning.” Rochester, N. Y., has become the most symphony-minded town in the land in proportion to its population. It supports three symphony or chestras. Symphony bands are crop ping up everywhere. Even Nutley, N. J. (pop. 20,000) has a symphony band. Gena Branscombe, Canadian-born member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, though she can trace her New York State lineage back to 1640, has Just been honored by the Dominion. Her new song "Our Canada from Sea to Sea,” set to a poem by Arthur Stringer, is to be used in Canadian schools and by Canadian military bands. Songwriter Archie Gottler lives in the dwelling (now remodeled) which was formerly the home of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Though Gottler is also a motion picture director, he prefers to be known as a song writer. His list of tunes includes ■“Breakaway.” Comes to our desk a lament that though radio has popularized thou sands of tongs, not one genuinely popular song tn the sente that it can be remembered by most of us has ever been torlffen about radio. The telephone and telegraph have fared better, as for example: ul Quess I’ll Have to Telegraph My Baby," "Hello Central. Give Me Heaven," "Hello, Ma Baby," a*4 ‘‘Hello Frisco." Georges Enesco, composer, con ductor and violinist who will direct Rumania's musical participation in New York’s World's Fair, scoffs at the contention sometimes heard that American audiences are difficult. Enesco's first World’s Fair concert v/ill be given on May 5th when he will direct the New York Philhar monic in the exposition’s Music Hall. The Rumanian musician made his first concert appearance in this country in 1922. Since then ( he has visited America thirteen times and played with or directed practically every major symphonic organization in the land. This department was curious to know recently what were the clas sical tunes most favored by the armchairs of the nation and thus Archie Gottler, a.S.C.a.p. (8ongwriter lives in the now’ re* modeled home of the late Alex ander Graham Bell.) most often dinned into the ear* drums. Network researchers came to his aid. with this result: Rimsky Korsakoff’s "Flight of the Bumble Bee"; Furiant from Smetana’e "Bartered Bride"; Tschaikowsky's "Marche Slav”; Farandole from Bizet's “L’Arlesienne Suite"; Oluck's "Iphigenla In Aulls”; Wag ner’s "Ride of the Valkyries”; Wag ner's Prelude to Act III of Lohen grin; Tschaikowsky's "Fourth Sym phony” and Schubert’s "Unfinished Symphony.” What! No Mnt of the three bid B't—Beethoven, Bach and Brahmtt The reeton I# that most of the broadcaitert' clattical music Is com fined to a half-hour or fifteen-mite ute period. And little of Beethoven, Bach and Brahmi can be completed In that time. of the NAACP that the New York civic rights act phohibiting dis crimination in any place of pub lic accomodatim on aoiLunl of race, creed or color will be vig orously enforced during and after the New York World’s Fair. This action follows the send ing on April 17 by the NAACP of strong letters tM Police Com imissioner Lewis J. Valentine and 1 District Atty. Thomas E. Dewey urging that police officers be in structed on the specific provisions of the civil rights act and that they be ordered to enforce it all times. The captains of the various pre cincts advised the NAACP that Commissioner Valentine had sent to each precinct of New York City a copy of the NAACP let ter with instructions to inform all policement in their respective pre cincts, about the civil rights law and with instructktn to enforce it. Any violations are t>< be reported to the patrolman on the beat or directly to the precinct and as surances are given that all bona fide case will be promptly attend ded to. 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