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Page 13 THE SHOW-DOWN In and Around New York By Maxie Maxwell The young comic, Nicodemus, who wowed them with Cab Calloway and his orchestra, airplaned to Hollywood following his Pittsburgh engagement, where he will go Paramount. At the State the week before, Ralph Brown did not fail to take the audience with his rhythm of taps. Dynamite Hooker and his spectacular dance thrilled. They're still leaving for England. Was thrilled with the Normandie appointments, when bidding adieu to the Three Little Words. They're in London and are featured with "The Crazy Revue". Three Dukes are also in Europe, with Harry Irons, Archie Ware, Raymond Thomas, Lloyd McDonald and George Braxton Tosh forming the Five Cracker Jacks who sailed August 12th aboard the S.S. California. Luis Russell' last Apollo engagement was the tops. His swing music with Bobbie Caston and Sonny Woods was terrific. They rendered many of my favorites. Evelyn Keyes and her precision of taps were perfect. In support was the clean cut act of Burnham, Harris and Scott, presenting something different and quite unique. Little Teddy Hale, Jr., known to the profession as Ted Lewis, Jr., with his perfect fitting white satin full dress, silk hat and bubbling talent, has played his third return engagement at the Apollo this season, rioting with his "Truckin" ala "Pig-meat". A smart move on the part of the 101 Ranch Proprietor, when he renewed "Boots" Marshall's contract, now Lee-Boots is kicking higher than ever. Spent a pleasant night watching a very snappy revue with (other than "Boots" Marshall) the thrilling voice of Marjorie Sipp (also M.C.) Leon (Snake Hips) Hill, Alvin Turp and a clever dance team. Alice Wanders, with her baby-toned voice, is chirping nightly in Spanish town, going over in a grand way. Ran into Edna Mae Holly and Evelyn (Streamline Sue) Robinson, Ubangi features. Also Vera Brackens. That comedy trio Pigmeat, John Mason and Jimmie Baskette is still wowing them with Pigmeat Truckin' up on a new Lincoln Zephyr. The charming Clelia Wilson is the leading lady at the Big Apple, Hazel Ballard renders hot numbers and Ike Simmons adds the saxophone. Tommie Campbell formerly of the Three Kadets, has joined the act of the Three Speed Demons, which is headed by Willie Cole. My partner and I played an engagement at Peekskill, N.Y. An (ofay) Club Hotel you know, where we resided with the privilege to swim, canoe and a few rounds of golf. Treated more like guests than entertainers. Sally J. Cathrell, Editor of "The Show-Down" and Jessie Housley, the Artist may be contacted at 140 W. 142nd St. No. 23 while in New York City where they are stopping with Mrs. Evelyn Trice, Aunt of Baby Simmons who is now abroad and of Leonidas & Maudine Simmons of Club Ubangi N.Y.C. Adios Asta La Vista. Will have news from abroad soon... UNiversity 4-7519 "Come Up and See Us Some Time At the Coziest Spot in Harlem" CAVALCADE Restaurant and Grill-Chili Con Carne 2104 7th Ave., Between 125th and 126 BIG JOHN Colored Actors & Performers Association, Inc. 217-219 W. 126th., New York City Every Negro Performer Should Join Harlem Night By Night By Maurice Dancer The Plantation Club, made famous down Broadway in the early twenties by the late Florence Mills, Ethel Waters, and where Josephine Baker was a chorus girl, will move into the old Cotton Club up Lenox Ave. ... you may remember, a few years ago while the Cotton Club and Conie's Inn were at their height, the Plantation Club moved into the town's most lavish nite-spot in West 126th St. ...gangsters with aces demolished everything breakable ... Twist of fate: Connie Immerman, the main cog in Connie's Inn, will be head-waiter in the new Cotton Club, replacing Kid Griffin, the sepian, who for more than ten years at the old spot, took care of those duties. Wellman Braud, formerly Duke's bass, and currently with Kaiser Marshall at the Ubangi, will pilot the relief band at the new Cotton Club. ...Joe Gratu and ork have closed at the Silver Dollar ... Dick Porter airs over WMCA each Mon. eve at 10:30 and 11:45 ... over the entire CBS network with the Eton Boys on Fri. afternoons at 3 ... Sachs Furniture, Barneys Clothes and Michael Clothes are his sponsors ... Alberta Pryme, the Gypsy Lady, is the Gypsy Tavern's attraction at Wash. Sq. S. ... Josephine Hall, former Cotton Club feature, returns to her first love within a few weeks ... she will be the attraction at a new downtown cocktail lounge ... At this writing, Gro Thigpen, formerly with Fletcher Henderrson, is recuperating at Medical Center ... Eddie South closed with the French Casino and scheduled to return with the reopening othe exclusive Parisian supper club ... Dernice Harris, an alcholic diabetic victim, receives her postman at 281 Edgecombe Ave., the Address visited regularly by Sy (Lunceford) Oliver ... Gladys Daniels Stover, is of Doug and Wilbur Daniels of the 5-Spirits Rhythm, vacationed in Atlantic City ... Builder uppers: Clelia Wilson, Hazel Ballard, and Ike Continued on page 14.
