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Joe Draws Ruth SteakThe mighty Joe Louts, ^tlll packs a punch, box-office-wise, as was proved when the magic of his name helped to draw more than nine thousand into the Cleveland Arena Monday evening—altho as a performer without gloves, he might have left much to be desired.But none of the amusement seekers really expected the former Brown Bomber to be a Fred AStair or reincarnation of the late Bojangles Bill Robinson. He did just what was expected of him. He served as a foil for the capable comedy antics of versatile Leonard Reed, whose abilities as a funster could draw belly laughs even if he had been paired with the Archbishop of Canterbury.But just in case some of the ducat holders were disillusioned because Joe failed to measure upAppeals Review Board's Verdict On CompensationMrs. Sarah James King, 1352 E. 117th St., filed a notice of appeal to a decision rendered against her recently by the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation and the Cashmere Corporation of A-merioa, 2765 E. 55th St., in Common Pleas Court last week.Mrs. King contended that the Compensation Board Of Review erred in its decision in that it was contrary to law and the weight of evidence presented. The verdictU'fla tprmpH iinrpflRnnflhlp hv fhpCrowd, But » the Show[ as a perfectionist in drama or terspichore the promoters saw to it that he was well surrounded with an array of talent whose mastery of their arts made the appearance of the former World i heavyweight champ an anti-climax. In fact a large number interpreted things just this way and began to crowd for the exits by the time the headline attraction mounted the boards.The three hours of action packed jazz and jump, while it left the beboppers howling like aborigines, grew almost monotonous to those who like their music varying from hot to sweet as both the musicians and the vocalists outdid their predecessor in their assaults upon the eardrums.Most accomplished of these was undoubtedly the dynamic Ruth Brown, beautiful in pink marquisette, whose renditions of such rec ord hits as “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean” almost decapitated the Arena roof with roars of approval.When to this was added the whoopla of other disc favorites as Wynona (Mr. Blues) Harris; The Clovers. Ella Johnson, Nolan Lewis, the dancing of Stuff Bryant and the Edwards Sisters and the slap stick comedy of Dusty Fletcher it is a mystery that the rafters held at all. Backing up all this was the big band of Buddy Johnson and the little band of Lester Young to the end that whoever dubbed this as “a big Rhythm and Swing” show certainly saw to it that there was plenty of both.—Ralph Matthew.s
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Jul 25, 1953
Page 30
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