New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00174

-♦ —w** a • »’»'w « -i ♦ 1 In The Wings By DAVE HEPBURN WHAT PRICE GLORY 1 The Hollywood Race Relations Bureau, this week, announced that it is going to picket the Motion Picture Academy Award presentations at Santa Monica, Cal., April 8. Last year a handful of the HRRB—which, in reality, is Caleb Peterson—picketed the Oscar awards and were promptly Arrested by the police, on the charge that they were trespassing. Peterson was fined $26.50 which he has not paid yet and then promptly retaliated by suing Wendell Corey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sci­ ences for a million dollars. The Bureau lost the “right of assembly" suit. This year, Mr. Peterson is talking of a bigger showdown and even suggests that the “picketing could become vio­ lent” if the Academy tries to stop them. They’ll be in “for a damn good fight,” he said. HEPBURN <' A - The Sidewalks He has threatened sit-ins on the sidewalks, and a force of 500 pickets two days before the presentations, if the Academy is antagonistic. If they do not put up objections, Peterson says the pickets will only be about 25 in number—a token force. Peterson said last year he cooperated with the po­ lice to keep his pickets to a minimum, but his indica­ tion that “this is no Martin Luther King movement,” emphasizes this is war. Unless this is being done for catalystic reasons, we fail to see the dire importance of it. Caleb Peterson will get some publicity and his Race Relations Bureau will be talked about for a few paragraphs, but we don’t see it as providing more Jobs for Negro actors In the movies. In the first place the Academy has nothing to do with the hiring of actors. The pressure should be brought on the producers and casting offices. But it was Mr. Peterson himself who let Darryl F. Zanuck off the hook when he had “The Longest Day” picketed in New York. Peterson made a unilateral pact with Zanuck which left CORE, which was picketing with him (and supplying all the pickets) oqt on a limb. He agreed to call off the pickets without consulting his adherents and merely on a broad agreement made by a 20th Century vice president. Not Organized The trouble is the Hollywood Race Relations Bu­ reau is not organized. It is a loosely put together “club" of which Peterson is president, secretary and sergeant at arms. It seems to come up for air only at Oscar time and while it has its purpose, we fail to see how it helps the Negro cause. A statement that CORE was going to help the picketing was denied by a spokesman in the CORE office, who said however, that it is possible CORE in Los Angeles may be doing something about Rumor He Was Dead Frankie Lyman Very Much Alive here. Martinelli revealed. “Ha is one of the most versatile enter­ tainers around. He sings, dances, plays the drums and mimics. He is rounding out into one of the top entertainers today’ By LE8 MATTHEWS “I don’t know how or who started the rumor that I was dead but it apparently failed to reach the ears of my creditors”, the smiling Frankie Lymon told the Amsicrdsm News Monday afternoon while lounging on a comfortable chair in the office of his manager. Johnnie Marti­ nelli, at 1674 Broadway. “When the rumor otarted Martinelli said, “he was on tour in .Canada and I was unable to get in touch with him and he failed to call the office”. Robert Redcross, vho is Lym- on’s personal manager said; "All Frankie talks about is his com­ ing marriage to Elizabeth Phil­ lips of Philadelphia. Nothing else matters now”. “Now that is something I en­ joy talking about”, Lymon said. "She is the light of my life. I don’t have the exact date set but it will be around March 23 while I am appearing at Club Safari, College Point, L.I.” “A Long Time” “I enjoy living, ainglng and entertaining,” the 20-year-old singer said. “I am very much alive and as far as I am concern­ ed I will be here for a tong time. You know something’*, the smiling Lymon said, “it was Just yesterday that I was singing with the Teenagers The boys attempt ed to continue after 1 became a single but they finally decided to disband.” “Some are married and rais­ ing families. We get together and talk about old times every so often. I don’t think we will ever be apart, We grew up to­ gether, we will always be to­ gether not physically but in spir­ it”, a suddenly serious Frankie Lymon said. “Frankie will return to Canada thia week to complete several engagements before returning WITH DINAH - Ella Fltxger- ald and the Met’s Joan Suther­ land are guests on "The Dinah Shore Show,” Sunday, March 17 (10-11 p.m.) on NBC-TV. African Dancers At Queens School Just back from appearing at an international festival in Ohio, Dinixulu and his Afric*-? Dancers and Singers will appear in a con­ cert at JHS 59 at Springfield Blvd. and Lucas Street Spring- field Gardens, Queens on Satur­ day evening, March 16, at 8:30 p.m. ENJOY THE BEST AMERICA HAS TO OFFER OLD TAYLOR 86 SO GOOD...EVEN THE ROCKS TASTE BETTER ttniuCMY siiui&ni soufisoe WMiSMtt-ihi old unoa wsixust kuww mi t uxnsmtU.lL HALLS FOR HIRE New Movie House Opens The Continental, newest deluxe theatre of the Walter Reade- Sterling, Inc., circuit, and first new motion picture theatre in the Borough of Queens in nearly two decades, will open on Thurs­ day, March 21, it was announced today by Walter. Reade, Jr., Chairman of the Board. Ixx-ated at 7020 Austin Street, off Continental Avenue, in pop- ulousand fast-growing Forest Hills, the theatre is unique in that it is the first In the United States with its own roof-top parking. The theatre, itself and stores are on the ground floor; the second floor contains office space and automobile space, with additional parking space over the office area. The theatre will seat 600 per­ sons in plush surroundings, and incorporate all the latest inno­ vations in sound and film pro­ jection. It will, according to Mr. Reade, present the finest films available not only from Holly­ wood, but all the film capitals of the world. The Reade-Sterllng Group is an integrated company opera­ ting approximately 40 theatres in New York and New Jersey, as well as motion picture and television production and distri­ bution divisions. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala. — William Dawson, international­ ly known composer and conduc­ tor, has been invited by the Mu­ sic Educators Conference of Mas­ sachusetts, to be guest conductor of the Massachusetts All - State Chorus of 250 selected voices, at Spring! 1 e 1 d, Massachusetts, March 21-23. it What strikes us as bad public relations is the sug­ gestion of violence. We are for anything that will ad­ vance the Negro cause in this industry and we will fight for it. But any idea of fighting the police or beat­ ing up movie stars may gain us some publicity but it won’t get Negroes more jobs. The secood Coffee Concert ot the ltB season was given in the Little Theatre of St. Martin s Ep- iscopal Church last Friday even­ ing The internationally - celebrat­ ed Negro eellist. Kermit Moore, was the featured artist. Opening with Vivaldi’s “Sonata No. 5." Mr. Moore and Eugene MaflcJM. at the piano, let the elu sive qualities of the music escape For in a Sonata performance, the artistry of both performers is equally shared. Mr. Mancini’s piano passages could hardly be heard. Thus the tonal colorations were off balance, giving the im­ pression that the composition was being played in two different keys. Yet in Brahms' "Sonata in E Minor,” the soft interplay of piano and cello tones were so smoothly interwoven that the en thuslastic response of the aud leooe was well deserved. Mr. Moore gave Edward Mar getado’s “Ballade" a warmth, and mellowness thst was delicate in melodic beauty. The syncopat­ ed touches in Howard Swanson’s Suite for Cello and Plano” elud ed Mr. Mancini, for his accompa­ niment was not ns rhythmically projected when the.cello passages reached the jazzy fragments that crept in and out of this musical abstraction. The program ended with "The Swan" and “Allegro Appassiona to” by Saint - Saens Mr Moore played two encores, Bach’s “Ad agio in A Minor” and “Andalus­ ia” by Granados Having given the audience such a wonderfully balanced display of artistry, it is too bad that Mr. Moore's vigorous bowing, on oc casion. caused several distract­ ing momenta. Raoul Abdul. Director of Coffee Concerts, is to be commended for the fine selection of artists pres ented so far. I i II I Henry Smith, Lyric Baritone The Men of Mt. Calvary Bap- exhausted, for he fainted while tist Church presented Henry' Smith, lyric baritone, in concert at the church last Thursday even­ ing. Accompanied by Eugene Tha- mon at the piano, Mr. Smith op­ ened the program with songs by Purcell, Caldara, Caccini and Handel. These songs were not projected with any feeling or lyr­ ic beauty. During the second part of the program, it became obvious thaj Smith was either ill or singing Wolfs "Verborgenheit.’ However, he proceeded with the program and after a rest during intermission, he "came on like thunder,” and sang with more vigor and spirit, giving a tong lyric line to the “Kashmiri Song. In a group of songs by Copland, his singing of "The Dodger” was bouncy and in “The Boatmen’s Dance” he gave the first sign of volume. The program ended with Spirituals by Boatner, Work and Burleigh. National Orchestral Association Tie National Orchestral Assoc­ iation gave its third concert of the 1961-1963 season at Carnegie Hall lasCTuesday evening. Musical Di­ rector, John Barnett, conducted as Jhe orchestra played Schu­ mann’s “Symphony No. S in E flatZMajor," Egk’s” French Suite” nftef Rameau and the “Dance of the-Seven Veils from ‘Salome’ ” by Strauss. The featured artist, Itzhak Periman, violinist, played the "Violin Concerto No. 1 in E sharp Miqpr” by Wieniawski. Tbleyoung artist managed to achieve some­ thing not often heard in a concert halt, an ABSOLUTE SILENCE; not* a cough or creaking board. The audience sat in rapt atten­ tion as he gave his solo passages a lovely tenderneso and rich, mel­ low, violin tones. Bis double stopping was not al­ ways accurate and the high notes at times were screechy, but this did not stop the audience from giving him a tumnltoue burst of applause, for this handicapped artist had given a stunning per­ formance. The orchestral readings were spirited, precise and played with a lilting fluidity. There were mo­ ments of driving rhythmic force and especially in the Egk, the ob­ vious experiments In sound prov ed that the young musicians were equal to the task. CITY BALLET TIME The graceful couple above are danc­ ers Diana Adame and Arthur Mitchell shown in a scene from "Agon”, by Igor Stravinsky It is one of 33 ballets to be presented by the New York City Ballet during lie Spring ieaeon which opened Tuesday at City Center. Thirty-three ballets will be presented through April 21. Coasters At Apollo The Coasters, one of the fun- the Apolto Theatre opening Friday at the 125th St. house. Poitier To Play Sheik Aly HOLLYWOOD — Producer Irv­ ing Allen has announced the signing of Sidney Poitier to co- star with Richard Widmark and Leslie Parrish in his forthcom­ ing production, “The Long Ships.” which will commence filming in Yugoslavia this Spring. Poitier will portray the role Also en the show are of Sheik Aly Man Suh. * key Baby erd, “There He In” te a likely hit; new comedian Flip Wilson and the Cookies, three young ladies with a lilt. The teenagers delight, the Bluebells, the Pnrkettej and Reuben Phillips make up the rest of the show. One of the best habits yon can form Is that of reading the Am­ sterdam News every week. Try it and see. figure in the story of one of the voyages of the Vikings, whose leader Is Widmark. Miss Par­ rish playa the Viking Princess Gerda in the spectacle. The film will mark Poitier’s return to Columbia where he starred in “All the Young Men" and "A Raisin in the Sun.’’ “The Long Ships” is based on the exciting hovel of Frans G. Bengtsson. Jack Cardiff, who di­ rected the award - winning mo­ tion picture, "Room at the Tbp,’’ will direct the film from the screenplay by Robert Ardrey. Guest Conductor Pfretty Voices, Pretty Figures... Opera Stars Today Are '“■Not Like Those Of Old Gloria Davy, Grace Bumbry and Margaret Tynes, the myth of fat opera stars is dead and they are Just as crazy about the diet fad a* the housewife next door. One of the up and coming young divas who takes her av­ oirdupois very seriously Is pretty Lucia Hawkins who, at a voluptuous 130 pounds thinks she is fifteen pounds overweight. Miss Hawkins, a ranking lyric soprano who is currently on tour in Canada with the “Porgy and Bess’* trio, originally came from Vicksburg, Ifflss., and baa not quite gotten away from the calorie -loaded foods to which childhood accustomed her. But she is definitely doing something about IL Basie Virtues I may be a little naive, Mlse Hawkins said last week as she prepared to board a plane at Idelwlld, “but I really lleve the basic virtues of ness, truth, self denial and dis­ cipline always win out In the end.” she points to her hips and her thighs, but the reporter saw nothing particularly wrong — and a tot right — with the parts to which she alluded. ■ Price Of Success I am going to whittle them down,” she said, “slowly but surely, and then I’ll be ready for that Town Hall debut.” That debut Is not far off. Working conscientiously ten hours a day under different coaches, Miss Hawkins hopes to make it some time this year. Since she was commended by the Republicans, and Vice Pres­ ident Lyndon Johnson, her star has been creeping steadily up­ ward. She is solidly booked now until June, with a trip to the West Indies and South America In the offing. Two TV appear­ ances and some radio stints have enhanced her career and Increased her following. Besides a voice which Lola Hayes and other experts thing is “tremend­ ous” she Is also easy on the eyes. ; By DAVE HEPBURN iShe old image of the operatic divi — a fat, boeomy woman with clear bell-Uke voice and pear-shaped notes, who indulged ev^ry craving of her appetite — stiH lingers with us, but is really noCtrue anymore. TSie idea that prima donnas bafl to be fat came from Europe Xvious centuries when Eur- men preferred their wom­ en ^to be plump and round, and singers entertained the notion t hat _. ample breast made for ample sound. Today with the likes of pretty figures like Marghertte Piazza, Roberta Peters, Marla Callas, Fir Superb Drinks and Superb < Savings, Try These * Quality Brands in Scetlond KING GILBERT SCOTCH 86 Proof $439 4/5 Qt. To this end Miss Hawkins ap­ plies herself daily when she is at home, in her Riverside Drive apartment. She has ‘ equipment of all kinds to exercise and tighten her muscles. She spends at least half an hour everyday doing push-ups and upside-down cycle motions to keep her waist at a nippy 22 and those stomach muscles as taught as a kettle drum. Moreover these exercises help her breathing which is an Important adjunct of any singer. “Fat lingers are passe,” she says. “Your audience, at least In America, likes to see a trim figure and slim ankles. Besides when you’re fat you’ve got to put on corsets and girdles and that Impairs your breathing.” Like most women aha says, "Most of it is right here,” as CANADIAN STAR WHISKY 86 ProofM” FRIEDLAND'S •_ Wine A Liquor Store MB Lenox Ave. Nr. 140th St. Free Fast Home Delivery Call AU 6-7722 t oft THE ALVIN DANCE THEATER — April 28lh - 2 PM - Brooklyn Acodowy of Mask $1 Jf, $2.78, $2.72 - Orehostro $2.78, $2.71, $1.48 .* TNE WALTANN SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS “It really Isn’t pleasant to face the day with nothing but a cup of black coffee and a boiled egg, but that’s the price of beauty and success. When I have arrived I can eat all I want.” (That’s what she thinks.) Miss Davy Sings At NYU New York University’s Divi­ sion of General Education will present the brilliant young so­ prano, Gloria Davy and the fam ed Koeckert Quartet in two final concerts of the Washington Square season. The Koeckert Quartet will ap­ pear at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March IS at Vanderbilt Hall and Gloria Davy will be heard in recital at the Elaner and Lubin Auditorium on Sunday, March 17 at 4:30 p.m. » "•» DANCING WI TEACH n Anderson's Studio 2323 71b Avo. (136th St.) AU 3-0542 MUSKAL GROUPS RENIARSI PENN'S STUDIO Special Daytime Rataa Mono — Starao Tapes Made DIVA IN THE MAKING —Ly- exercycle everyday to cut down poundage, especially on her thighs add hips. (George West Soprano Lucia Hawkins takes her weight seriously, uses photo). NAMU Chapter Holds Meeting, Hears Artists prise presentation for his prowess in many mediums and adminis­ trative and musical abilities dem­ onstrated over a period of years at home and abroad. Mrs. Frances Newsome, artist- teacher • singer in her own right called for positive attitudes of ar­ tists during the meeting of Mu Te Or National Association of Negro Musicians Chapter at the home of Hope Kreigher. Fred Thomas is president of the group. 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