New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00775

It • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Sept. 21, 1963. Marshall, head of Broadcast Media, indicated that rtit IF/* tin / hp vrlft/rQ * By DAVE HEPBURN a a ▲ ▲ H Seeing Reason d organization was doing a big job in trying to get the agencies in line with democratic ideals. They had urged them to take positive action in hiring Negroes, and they were doing it. They had urged the agencies, confidential letter, to use more Negroes in com- mercials; and they planned to do it. They had urged It took a little time but the NAACP and CORE are them to use Negroes in management training pro­ now applying themselves to the job of fighting for a grams; and they were trying. Five of the top ten better image of the American Negro on television, agencies had initiated training programs but THEY That’s a vibrant, honest-to-goodness fight. Previously COULDN’T GET QUALIFIED NEGROES, there bad been some inquiries made in Hollywood, and One su?ement of the AAAA went this way: “It is the Urban League’s Julius Thomas had made some vital fee the advcrti*iug agencies to seek out, recognize hard proposals to the producers. But _______ aml emPl°y the ^st talents available wherever they may fourxl, regardless of race, color, religion or apart from that there had been no national origin.” follow through. * Pressure and Persistence # It does our heart good, therefore, to For a group which gave even Jews a hard time, this is. some going. Lf v 1 W mW 1 # 1 HEPBURN Harlem Opera Society The Harlem Opera Society re-1 Elaine Nurse was Inez. She •ntly presented a concert ver-lsbowed she is a Ute begin- I “ - *■ -*•« ’-«• £I*** * The opera was especially well tOnally lmpure -* me, particularly as there hod .Albert Clipper sang the role of -en no opportunity for the sing- Manrico. Never has he been in •s and orchestra to rehearse better voice. His projection and rior to the performance; Most lyric delivery brought him pro- ’ tbe musicians knew the con- longed applause time and again. ictor. Joseph DelUcanri aud others in the cast were Andnj _ Ferrando; Ara Ad- ey cooperated beautifully >n -Iprng to bring about a most re- nan _ Count D1 Kathleen ned presentation . Moore _ xzucena and Anthony Mar«“er‘“L ^ iD0, ‘OPrV^ Esposito -Ruiz, mg the role of Leonora. She Lsplayed plenty of vocal power With virtually no support from ad breath control, but she tend- the Harlem community, the Har- 1 to scream bar high notes rath- lem Opera Society, under the i r than sing A» Mas Rnf- guidance of Monte Norris, and no previously sung memo- with the determination of the ar- uprano roles, it would appear tists, has, at long last, made it- ist she is doing her voice irrep- self a recognised factor in the ■ ruble harm by pushing her top cultural community of greater >nes. New York. DANCER’S DEBUT — Mcr cedes Ellington, right, listens to some tips from choreogra­ pher June Taylor about her debut with the June Taylor Dancers on the Jackie Gleason television show. Miss Elling­ ton, 24 year-old New Yorker and granddaughter of famed bandleader composer Duke Ell- Mercer Ellington, was among the 17 girts selected from 100 wha were auditioned. The young dancer is the first Ne­ gro dancer appearing on a weekly television program and will be seen when the sea­ son opens September 28th, 7:30 p.m., on the Columbia Broadcasting System TV net­ work. (UPI Photo) Works Of 2 Teenage Playwrights To Be Seen Under the direction of Bill Rob- American Theater wing, wo inaon, a graduate of the Dramat- voice at the Manhattan School <>i ic Workshop, New School for So- Muak. Ha haa appeared la majoi cial Research, the worka of teen- roles In radio aad television age Harlem playwrights Ronald Drayton and Mayat Lee will make HPri.f Lrld w their first appearance at I p m. 1 — ' ' Friday and Saturday. September 20 and 21. at the Little Theater of the Hariem ymca. As Director of the Drama GrnilD Of Entertainers Workshop of Harlem Youth Op- Th , ht , b >cene lg piayiaj JXl. portuDiUes UriMUd lHARYOUl, Mr. Robinson finds himself sur- erg ca,led TriX)ddl p* ^o rounded by the enthusiasm of RoB M#ck Becky p^. and V. genuine talent given uninhibited p<tu DiUard are now .ppearinj freedom, and a tough assignment phase Two the yuiage as drama coach to young people who both write and act their own Q * niIed by Ron Mack an ac st playa with a vivid sense of what tor who >tudiad under the dl M Cambridge a it la they intend to say. “Dope,'' by Maygt Lee. and Black th# Hariem YMCA and Uoy< Chaos*' by Ronald Drayton, are Wcharda at Paul Mana Work written from a sense of horror tbe ^p hai success ful In the mountain summer re which is authentic. Ronald Drayton, who also sorti. I adapted Miss Lee's play, gradu- The New York . born Mack Third Ave. ated from DeWitt Clinton High who at lege. "Black Chaos is his third geven (<I bave alway, £elt play. The leads will betaken by dramatic recitations of Negr Tony Fargo and HARYOU Aa- folk jnd work 9OBg9> deilvere. sociate Acquenetta Russell. properiy would be entertaining BroM' comM from ® famlly 0 In "Dope,'’ Mis Lee's play, we hum, snap our fingers and a the leads are Gary Bolling, who times use the tambourines t will appear later in "Cool World," give the proper effect." he said and Renee M. Smith who wrote two plays produced by the New- . town High School After-School 1jO11£* I 1H1C Group She played the lead in “Oklahoma!” at her Long Island Eddie "Rochester" Anderso auditioned In 1937 for a singl City high, school. Director Robinson studied clas- Jack Bqnny radio broadcaat an ------------------------ rp. / sic acting and directing at the has been around ever since. IS ISA FULL QUART- REGARDLESS OF PRICE, NO BETTER WHISKEY IN THE WORLD! 6 1 Everybody’s talking about the Complete Pocket-Size Not just a complete week's program listings! 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It was a veritable pag- er once did the ladder quiver, so ant of dances indigenous to Af- gracefully did he execute each tea, so colorful were the coa- step. The same control was ret­ imes. Tbe heady rhythms of the dent in the Spiritual "Take My rums, bell, agbe, agogo, conga Mother Home.” Before beginning nd shebeve provided the back- the ’dance, he performed two round for a River Dance, Wd- demi - caractere jumps that ome Dance, Harvest Dance and brought gasps of astonished amazement from the audience. nany other numbers. Each dance had an authority, and a great burst of applause, tylishness and flowing quality. In addition to Miss Myorba, the The grace and ease of the dancers included Julia and Bar- lancers was impressive and com- bara Goines, Ogoundell Ibekun, nanding. Their exuberance and Alumani Erutan, Iyala, Aytnke vitality spilled over into the aud- Ibekun, Oyekunle Olokunde, Oye- ience, as the dances became dula and Ricky Fowkles. Say- more frenzied. eed Samad was the narrator. of the Badman" also "The Shake- ; iJown.” Saturday, Sept. 21, 'The Hot Horse" also "Brain That Wouldn't Die" and "Dakota Incident." a chapter and 3 color cartoons. Sunday, Monday. Sept. 22.23, "Jason and the Argonauts" also Siege'of the Saxons" and "Des- try." ROOSEVELT The Roosevelt Theatre for one week Wednesday to Tuesday, Sep- I tember 18-24, will feature the ‘ film that is shattering all records I ‘The Caretakers." Plus "Aaalgn- ' ment-Outer Space." m DANCING wi TEACH it Anderson’s Studio Club La Chose HMUM'S NIWIT DECMATB) SHOWPLACE AIR CONDITIONED JOSEPHINE THENSTEAD. MGR. 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"Tambourines to Glory." it was announced over the weekend by Joel Schenker, co-producer of the show with Louis Hexter; with ' Sydney Baron as associate pro- j ducer. , "Tambourines to Glory,” . which was scheduled to open on October 2fi. will instead premiere at the newly refurbished Little Theatre on November 2. Nlkos Psacharopoulos will di- | rect "Tambourines." The play was originally tested to success I at Westport under the auspices of the Theatre Guild and Mr. Schneker. Saturday, October ». will pre­ cede the November 2 premiere. 1A weex of previews, beginning ODETTA Herbie Mann • JORGE MOREL Art D Uftfr. 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