New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00089

16 • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Feb. 8, 1863 Jpssc H.Walhcr YOU MISSED A TREAT if you failed to catch Louis Lomax, James Baldwin and John Killens, all top Negro writers discuss the Negro In America on NBC-TV’s “Today” show last Friday morning. No doubt they’ll return, for host Hugh Downs remarked at the end of the show that they would. Nevertheless, gremlins slipped in the Thursday afternoon taping of the show — or as Lomax wak heard to observe, “possibly Senator Eastland”. THE FIRST STOP CAME when the mikes were not properly aligned. They had to start all over again. Another snafu developed when Downs was talking about Lomax and the camera focused on Killens. This one was surprising since Lomax has been on countless NBC-TV shows. This- brought another stop and start again. But once the gremlins were chased out, the boys (oopsI) were articulate, interesting, provocative and stimulating. SINGER DINAH WASHINGTON celebrated her 20th year in show business last Tuesday at the Kreigsmann Photo Studios on 46th St. She gathered all the musicians who started out with her, many from the old Lionel Hampton band. Monday night Dinah gave another party for the fellows at the Town Hill . . . Something we picked up at Dinah’s party: the Negro musicians who are playing regularly with network bands. They’re only nine in number. Here < they are: i jj-—1 CBS — Jimmie Nottingham, trumpet; Tyree Glenn, trombone-vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Specs i Powell, drums. NBC — Snookie Young, trumpet; ‘ Art Davis, bass; Clark Terry, trumpet. ABC — Joe < Wiley, trumpet; Ernie Royal, trumpet. Five trumpets out of nine musicians. ’ THERE ARE SOME FELLOWS around who were " also with Sarah Vaughan last week when she drove over to Englewood Cliffs to get her clothes and the shooting rhubarb involved. But they remained in their cars and did not enter the house. And are they happy . . . Former track star Andy Stanfield was in the TV booth for last Friday’s Melrose Games at the , Garden . . . Leontyne Price returns to her alma mater, Central State College Tuesday, Feb. 12. WHO’S IN TOWN? Well, Lena Home’s at the J Waldorf Empire Room for six weeks; Billy Daniels g Is at the International for four; Johnny Mathis is at o the Copa for two weeks; and football star-singer Rosey Grier and former dancer Rose Hardaway are at the J Living Room . . . The price of success: A national 2 magazine has a feature in its current issue on the i “successful” Merv Griffin show on NBC-TV in the 1 afternoon. NBC announced this week that the show will be dropped come April 1. To compound the fel- 1 ony, the Griffin program—a 2-3 showcase for talent— i was a program to replace soap operas. Now it’s be­ ing replaced by two soap operas. A NEW PLAY, “Light in the Cellar,” by Gertrude i Jeannette will be presented by the International School of Performing Arts on Feb. 18 at the school,, 225 W. 28th St. Ed Cambridge Is staging the play i which has a cast including Dick Ward, Miss Jean- ] nette, Helen Martin, Charles McRae, Gene Boland and several promising youngsters. Ward claims the play Is not written by Broadway standards, “in as ' much as there are no prostitutes, pimps, mother in washtub, or a shiftless father”. IMPULSE ARTISTS has issued two albums, one featuring “Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins” and the other “Duke Ellington and John Coltrane”. To hear Duke and Hawk together is something, but Duke and Coltrane together is something else. My, oh my. l Author, Artist Set For Library PRIZE NOVEL TO SCREEN- Youngsters Phillip Alford, Mary Badham and John Megna, sur­ round minister Bill Walker in a courthouse balcony to watch a sensational Alabama court Lee’s Pulitzer Prize novel of trial. Scene is from “To Kill life in a small Southern town a Mockingbird”, starring Greg­ during the 30’s. It’s next at ory Peck and based on Harper Radio City Music Hall. His Ghost On TV Mr. Kicks Still Kicking “The Ghost of Mr. Kicks” is a production of WBBM-TV, the CBS Owned television station in Friday,” “Mr. Kicks." Hazel's Hips” and "While I’m Still Young.” Chicago. The program will reconstruct the events leading to the crea­ tion of “Kicks & Co.,” as well as the auditioning for financial support and the ill-fated musi­ cal’s opening night. Featured songs to be heard on the program include “Opportun­ ity, Please Nock,” "Horray for Singer Oscar Brown Jr., au­ thor of "Kicks & Co.,” will ap­ pear on the program as himself and as Kicks, a role perform­ ed in the original by Burgess Meredith. Co-author with James McGinn of the television script, the Chicago-born Brown has re­ covered from the disaster of his first musical to regain his place among the country’s top singing stylists and composers. Other members of toe origin­ al cast to appear in the tele­ vision production are Nichelle Nichols and Donald McKay ie. In this narrative-musical produc­ tion, Miss Nichols stars a.’ her­ self and Hazel, the role witch broutht her national attention. McKayle, who was the chore­ ographer of the original produc­ tion, will be choreographer and featured dancer of “The Ghost of Mr. Kicks.” Also appearing on the program will be the singing duo of In­ man and Ira, Carmen Hilton, Martin Yarborough. June Har­ ris and Mary Thompson. “Othello” For Workshop The Clark Center Shakespeare Workshop of the West Side YWCA, 51st 9t. and 8th Ave. is presenting "Othello”, staged by Neil McKenzie and directed by Yale Meyer, begin­ ning Feb. 4 for weekend pres­ entations. In the cast are Walter Mason, Patrick Hanratty, Maxine Mit­ chell, Kent Paul, Edmund Nie- motka, Warren Miller, Suzette Moldovan, Martha Neag, Greg­ ory Sierra, Victoria Karl, Wil­ liam Addy, Joe Lewis, Michael L. Counts, James Allen, Lloyd Hubbard, Ronald Dozier, Louise Moreto, William Simons and Michael L. Counts. A Buyer Set in a three-room apartment in Chicago’s North Side, Mr. Inge's latest is enacted in the home of Sue Barker, a 36-year- old buyer in a department store, played by Kim Stanley. The other occupant of the apartment is her lover, Bernie Slovenk, played by Harry Guardino. Bernie, a car salesman, is To Entertain Jewish Society Sir Lon DeLeon and the Lent, the Merry-Go-Roundera and Cu­ ban dancer Nesertitl will enter­ tain at a program sponsored by the Jewish Society for the Deaf on Friday, Feb. 16 at the Beacon Hotel, Broadway and 75th St. The same day they will enter­ tain at the Children’s Welfare 5th Ave. and 104th St. DeLeon has recently returned from Canada and is introducing a new dance which be calls the “Bicycle Hop.” ' What, Again? Century Fox says the movie "Cleopatra” moot have addition­ al scenes which will be shot in Spain, starting la 18 days. Richard Burton and Rex Har- will take part—and the scenes will be directed by Joseph Mankiewlcz. who was once thrown off the picture. Sobering Film At Music Hall “Daya of Wine and Roses”, the current film at Radio City Music Hall can stand up with the other two memorable Hollywood treat­ ments of alcoholism — "Lost Weekend” and ‘‘I’ll Cry Tomor- In the latest Warner film, Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick are the two stars who do exceptionally well portraying an alcoholic hus­ band and wife. It’s a grim story of a hard- drinking young husband who in­ troduces his wife to what is call­ ed “social drinking” and who becomes of victim of her thirst an thereby comes near wrecking their lives. TV Play The film is taken from a J.P. Miller television play and proves its point that the bottle can com­ pletely take over a marriage. The agonies of the alcoholics on the screen are sobering to the viewer as Miss Remick and Lemmon give top dramatic performances. They get able support from Char­ les Bickford, Jack Klugman, Alan Hewitt, Tom Palmer and others. On the huge Music Hall stage, the finale is a salute to the 100th Anniversary of the Red Cross with the Corps de Ballet seen in a “Centennial Ball” salute. Bari­ tone Andrew Frierson sings “Glory Road and from Harlem are the Lou Parks Dancers whose agile dancing draws heavy ap­ plause. Others on the stage show are comedian Pat Henning, the Roikettes and vocalists Marilyn King and Alan Cole with the Mu­ sic Hall Symphony under the di­ rection of Raymond Paige . . . Jesse H. Walker. New Company A new recording company named Claves Beat Records Ltd. began operations^ in New York last week with offices at 1650 Broadway. Organized and headed by two N.Y. women, Claire Goodman and Fran Weitzner, the firm’s initial re­ lease is a unique dance instruct­ ion album titled “The Magic Claves Beat Tor The Easy- Does-It Bossa Nova.” It was released last week. A new company called “La Comedie Americaine” will pro- sent “The Precious Damsels” and "The Physician in Spite of Himself,” two of Moliere’s plays written in the 17th century. The run of the performances will be limited to, from Feb. 7 to March 3 at the Hayes Theatre, 119 W. 54th St. What’s On TV? RECOMMENDED THIS WEEK hewing ot U»e NBC- toiro Workshop”, CBS. 3 p.m. mentation ot Mary SATURDAY, Feb. 9. Rudy Val- Peter Paa”, which iee_ Meg Myles. Johnny Nash choreographed and guests on Jerry Lester’s “Week- Jerome Robbias, end” show, WOR (9), 10 pxn. play by Sir James SUNDAY, Feb. 10, TV Gospel U be shown on NBC- Time Paur, Dbclpi. choir, y, Feb. 9 from 7-9 (9)> 9 a m ______ .c. . »< AY, Feb. 8, Singers jn first of two-part series titled y and Jennie Smith OAnd Joy Ig My witness”, on vnto My Feet”, CBS, on the Steve Allen SUNDAY, Feb. 10, Mahalia Jackson sings selected spirituals (11). 11 p.m. 10 J t, Feb. 7. The King- SUNDAY, Feb. 10. Mahalia aonel Hampton and Jackaon siflgSt WOR <9), io:3O e Smith, guests on m en Show, WP1X (11) SUNDAY, Feb. 10 «A Tyranny „ „ , „ T„, _ of Minorities” Is discussed on S', Feb. 7, Jill Corey, ...p^ Open Mind” with Elmer r» Tonight Show, NBC, mflX p,. Berger, Max Lerner, Louis Lo- Webster Jones, Paul Duling, Jeffrey Hart, NBC, Feb. 8, Marques 2 p.m. ketbali star of the SUNDAY, Feb. 10, Ted Mack’s rv^Lane” JWORDS’ Amateur Hour’ CBS’ 5 P m ry Lane , WOR ), gpj^y, Feb. 10 Ed Sulli- . . „ ., , „ van’s Show has Patti Page and ■eb. 8, Lionel Hamp- BiU Dana as guestSi CBS, 8 p.m. lan' Martha Scott SUNDAY. Feb. 10, Lloyd No- B1y*«’ Jame’ Daly 'ii o m P-h R Taalle UK “^O Feb. 8, Leslie Ug- Faces Treason”, an original S <rB^“ v'D8 drama of American counter-es- membera Bdl Ven- pionage on the -Du Pont Show McGrath^ and Jess of the Week„ NBC> 10 p m “nBC* 8 30% m MONDAY, Feb. 11, “Eisenhow- er on Lincoln—the Commander- eb 8, Lionel Hamp- inX;hier. NBC 9;30 p m. ne and singer Jennie f Steve Allen Show, TUESDAY, Feb 12, Rita Mor- II p m v eno is guest on the Jack Benny Sh°W- CBS' 9 30 P m- ’Tv, TUESDAY, Feb. 12. British ToStMShiw NBC* Coroedian R°y C"0*’ Oomedian Tonight snow, mbl, Joey Forman and ginger-actress Jane Powell guests on the Garry {, Feb. 9, HarryGol- Moore show, CBS, 10 p.m. editor discusses Carl TUESDAY, Feb. 12, "As Caesar •Abe Lincoln Grows sees It”, the fifth in a series ost Ned Hoopes on on n|ne monthly Sid Caesar spec- g Room". CBS. 12:30 iais> ABC, io:3O p.m. TUESDAY, Feb 12, Four Eng- Y, Feb. 9, “The lishroen who wrote “Beyond The r. Kicks,” with Os- Fringe” join Chet Huntley in a Fr., Nichelle Nichols free-for-all discussion of life, art McKayle on Reper- and politics, NBC, 10:30 p.m. WHY PAY MORE? 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