MGM Offers $225,000 for “Pirate”; Stars Negroes
Seem’ Stars
(BY DOLORES CALVIN)
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New York City (C)..‘ PIRATE
TO CLOSE.The Alfred Lunt
Published In
this spans
every weak
The greatest
star of th»
screen!
Playing at the Astor Theatre, the i
motion picture showcase of Broadway, j
is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film that |
has a big title—"The Human Comedy.’*
★ ★ ★ ★
It’s about people—real people—human
people—American people—all people.
★ ★ ★ *
Involved are adventure, romance, feel
ing, beauty, decency, understanding
and all the words like that in the
dictionary.
★ ★ ★ ★
Walter Winchell calls it “A Show
Stopper” and Time Magazine states:
“Immensely moving. Electric with the
joy of life. It may well be the most
talked-about movie of 1943.”
★ ★ ★ ★
Clarence Brown produced and directed
the film with lov' ig care. Mickey
Rooney gives an an t’s performance as
Homer Macauley, the messenger boy. i
Frank Morgan as Willie Grogan, the
telegraph operator, is perfection itself.
★ ★ ★ ★
One could tell about the entire cast; tell
about every single episode in the film.
It’s that interesting and true.
★ ★ ★ ★
May we suggest that you write this
column a letter after you’ve seen the
picture. * * * *
Someone once criticized the films for
not giving the true picture of the best
side of American life. We’d like to hear
from that chap after he sees “The j
Human Comedy.”! ~ I
★ ★
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★ ★ ★ .
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Lynn Fontanne play of robbers
and Haiti, “The Pirate”, which
starr d Muriel Hahn and Maurice
Ellis, along with several others,
will close May 1st, according to an
announcement from the managers
-At the Martin Beck Theatre.
“The Pirate” t°ok in more than
$500,000 since opening night in De
cember .... Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
has offered to buy screen rights
for $225,000, for the Lunts to ap
pear in their version, but they
haven’t decided yet.
[THIS IS NEWS_The Delta
Rhythm Boys are under the care
ful eye of their local draft boards
here....Sgt. Joe Louis’ role jn
"This Is The Army” will consist
of punching a bag to music..The
original troupe will not disband,
as rumored, after the picture is
made, but will be sent to tour Eng
land, North Africa and the spots
still left in EUfope to tour . Jack
Benny returns to the air April 4th
....Meanwhile Rochester has had
quite a time with Orson Welles.
TALK OF THE TOWN.Louis
Armstrong and his band will be
in "Jam Session”_Fats Waller
without his band will be a new
thing here, but that’s what New
Yorkers will see when he comes
to the Appoilo heatre stage this
week with Muggsy Spanier’s band
and songstiles^ Claudia McNeil -
Stepin Fetchit’s manager is bring
ing said Fetchit to Hollywood and
bets he’ll be good for a while, at
least-Fetchit is trying to break
in pictures again_
INCIDENTALLY_Inez Matth
ews, Negro star of “The Pirate”
joined the entertainment last week
at Cerutti’s Restaurant__Ethel
Waters appears on “Only Yester
day” WABC 8:00-8:30 EWT. Sunday
night.The Pabst radio show
which featured so many of our top
notch bands expired last week with
Jimmie Lunceford giving the fare
well performances-Ralph Cool
er, the announcer, still continues
the show, however, with records of
our most famous bandleaders and
the best Negro music he can find
on the wax every night at 8:30_
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STREFTS
Lots to gab about after two
weeks of nothing. Don’t think we
fcep chics ain’t “Traveling light.”
Going back a couple of notches
let's dig Bronzeville.
LOTS TO LOOK AT AND NO
PLACE TO GO!
If I had a trap I’d catch some of I
those stray rabbit furs that some
of those chicks are sportin’.
Red is the go_Chesterfields)
and three piece suits are all bloo.-n
ing out a little ahead of schedule.
On Saturday night (If the weather
is fine) the avenue is a colorful
scene.
What are the chics going to
sport Easter Sunday???
The Gas ration has nothing to
do with Bronzeville. Those cats
are too smart for that. They save
the weeks amount to burn out Sat.
and Sunday nights.
Omaha Cats that Jitterbuged in
to the army came back one by one
jitterbugging under a new name.
Sargeant Herman Franklin who
has only been there long enough
for a first furlough returned a
Sarg.
Sargeant Joe Brook, also scored
a lick when he returned only to
bring three stripes for Charlotte
to feel proud of
Cpl. Carl West came on his first
furlough a Cpl.
Sargeant Marvin Kellogg arriv
ed on his leave a Sgt. He is now
stationed here.
Lieutenant Hirium Pittiman
made Lois Turner awfully proud
of his bars.
Cpl. James Calhoun brought a
smile to Corrinne Seay's face when
he sported his Cpl sign on both
arms this week, others have scor
ed fast too!
So pleez believe us when we say
Bronzeville is ful lof smart cats.
More will antro the ninth to be
accepted or rejected. Those that
SENATE MILITARY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE HEARS WHITE
TESTIFY
(continued from p 1)
ed and bolted.
“In a recent War Manpower
Commission estimate there are
still 600,000 Negroes who are out
are accepted usually proves out
to be head men. And don’t think
we aren’t proud of you.
The King Cole Trio and the
Bombardiers dance was fine,—It
commenced at the Dreamland Bali
room sponsored by Jimmy Jewell.
Ah is convinced that it was so fine.
Among the crowd we spotted Char
lie Edmons in khaki and his runn
ing pal, Charlie Liggins.
Eva Dorris took her sis' place
at the dance when she spent the
evening dancin' with Bernard Ma
rconey. Phercy Hudson looked
sharp as a tack in his “Navy” uni
form. He was surrounded by chics
Luther Taylor has sported a
Zuit suit much more finer than
the one “Brown” flashed—or shall
we say more sinceable.
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This is rather old news but it
was good to see Lorraine Stewart
back jitterbuggin’ again.
Summing it up that dance was
strictly the lick!
Lloyd Hunter played Monday
night —soldiers and all jumped a
r°Pe.
This is a small world—after
touring the East—singing in the
west—Sister Tharpe was back in
Omaha. She was among Bronze
ville singing spirituals.
Jay McShann will be at the
Dreamland Ballroom Sunday night
According to the roar at the last
dance—the hall is forced to be
packed.
It took that long orange car ten
minutes to turn 24th and Lake St.
corner Saturday night.That car is
the talk of the town. When it
sets—parking lights buzz on. You
can imagine who is the driver.
Seen Eioise Frampton in smiles
last week when Jasper Cole was
here from the army on furlough.
Much to jab about but haven’t
got the space, so—
Until next week—
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000,000 farmhands working on cot
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years supply on hand. According
to John Beecher, former regional
representative of the FEPC there
are 2,000,000 seasonal farm work
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“We are also opposed to this leg
islation,” White declared “because
it contains no safeguards to pro
tect the worker against arbitrary
action on the part of employers or
local draft boards. This bill is en
tirely silent on the obligation of an
employer not to discriminate on
account of race, creed or color to
Properly assign and upgrade em
ployees, to use safety appliances,
and to establish reasonable wage,
hour and health regulations.
■“The bill requires compulsory
Service but does not guarantee
Employment. Far example, und
er S. 666, 10,000 white workers
could be drafted and transferred
to a southern community even
though there were already pres
ent there 10,000 Negroes capable
of filling the job. A prejudiced
draft board at the behest of a pre
judiced employer who refused to
hire available Negro labor could
then order 10,000 Negro workers
to pick cotton though they posses
sed the skills to work in industry.
‘‘This bill gives an employer the
right to reject a batch of drafted
labor without assigning any rea
son for doing so and then permits
him to call on the United States
Government to provide more bat
ches from which he can choose
those he wishes to employ. The
worker would not have even ;he
Protection provided by the Civli
Service where the employer has to
choose from the top three on the
list. In short, omnipotent controls
are placed in his hands to compel
servitude without the correlative
Obligation to protect the servitor.”
Asked at this point by Senator
Austin, Republican of Vermont, if
the insertion into the bill of a re
quirement that workers would
have to be selected without regard
to race or color for assignment to
war industries, would meet Mr.
"White’s objections, White said
that such an inclusion would
strengthen the bill.
White, citing the deplorable
[ treatment of Negro soldiers in the
South, argued, “even with ample
laws on the statute books, the fed
eral government has failed to pro
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work in an airplane factory- when
such board had previously classi
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• The Association feels," White
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not eliminate the confusion in the
manpower problem for it is blip a
part of a bigger problem whi^h
ccnstituted cutho-.ity is unwilling
to tackle.Compulsory service
legislation as represented by the
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troy the foundation of freedom in
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