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;i ilir*1'1- who han guided the desti ult;»*t mi- I Vasssr through the rhutigiMinstrel Show Starring Tony Martin To Be Sponsored By JCC* in*'Ail oliMuJunior Chamber of Commerce Here To Sponsor Seymour Johnson Field All-Soldier Minstrel ShowTli.- premiere -hnwine of I»nrk Vi.-toi o* ii . n all-soldier show from Seymour Johnaon — will bo presented at the high m1io.iI anditoi mm in Wilson Mareh llih with pro* *• • *lt;1 - going to theI In* she iw* here l.y the WII-»*r of (*0111 inerce. ustrel show, and Sergeant Tony olio .noI s. r«*en »ry of 4 4” lea- most versatile:»W llllsittetiH W III!tliakl and pront-he most unusual * produced, studded .ant of 3K will ** while technl-ion men in the mid w til total 27. nos for the show w**re made 111 Ww York, and military personnel .it Seymour Johnson Field, a -tati.»n of the Army Air For. t-s Training Command. was combed for the entertainers who are featured.Martin will he Interlocutor. One of the end men will he pvt. Marty an outstanding Broadway ho established his reputu-tli appearance- in Three a Horse * and Room Ser-Auoliier will be Pfe. Sig as Ruddy Powers He was a iiiemhei vodvil team oi Tom. IHck £ The other two end men Pvt. Art. Feld of ihe Croup Theatre of NVw York, and Sgt. Ii«*n Mnrdo.k of Rome. Ca.. aA• *11 vand piCo-dl.atir. an onlionM.-t1 (who est nth a p jIII j) ||o|vie*PurIS*Allot hh. knowin c• » Iinn lifeof IHatvodvil tTheWill- Pvt. Ai• southerner who began his theatrical eareer In college and went on to the professional footlights.Sergeant Martin will also be a feat lin'd soloist.A young man whose voice was j landed by the late Madam S. htt-ntann lleink as one which would do much to bring operatic singing to full popularity in America. Sgt. Kdberf It 11 h 1 promises to eontrih-life to the unusual entertainment ottered by the show Huh I sangwith the Baltimore Civic Opera, and appeared with Andre Koste-laneiz and tin* New Orleatl« tip* ra CompHny.Nor does the show stop there. Seven other ape. la Illy numbers are s. bed tiled. These include: Pvt. Hob Roberts of ftetroit, a professional drum major whose j abilities with the baton have won him national titles.Pvt. Hob Strong. Detroit, an ac-cord ion 1st who had his own hand at the St a tier Hotel in Cleveland Just prior to his induction, anti previously had played some of the leading hotels in the Midwest,S Sgt. Dan Tows,.. formerly a pr*f?*«tonal dancer, whose taps hav* been heaid 111 some of the largest Kasteru night clubsCpI. Ceiie llosmer **f Philadelphia. Boston and New York, handsome young tenor who at *11** time was a featured soloist with Clean Miller’s on hestru.Sgt Ray Adams. Winston-j Salem. N. C., nationally known ,acrobatic and novelty rollet skater.I CpI. George Tosti and his Rum-J biers. Tosti formerly played the vibtaharpe and Xylophone with j Xavier Cugat.Pvt. Patsy Clapp. Rochester. N I Y., a comic violinist whose turns’ 'in nieht clubs along the Eastern Seaboard attracted wide atlention
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Wilson Times
Wilson, North Carolina, US
Tue, Mar 07, 1944
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