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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 21
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An audience of ‘about 10,000 Lawretice Brown, sang with him,
"people headed by President En- . Most popular with the: aus
iitique Jimémez*frid members of dence were Robeson’s encores.
his Cabinet, last night heard They included “Water. Boy,*
Paul Robeson, world - famous “Deep River,” “Scandalize My
i American Negro baritone, who Name,”:'No Matter What You
‘appeared in Panarma’s Olympic Say, I Still Suit Me.” ‘Let Mi
‘!Stadium. re People Go,” and “The House.
| £ Conspicuously absent from Live In.” we us
i he performance sponsored by To close his program, Robeson
igthe ClO-United Public .Work- recited the dying soliloquy of
‘ , fers were Canal Zone officials, Othello, the play in which he
|| ;many of whom received com- sroused the enthusiasm of Lone
'|¢Plimentary tickets, *. don. in 3930 and in which he
‘| _Robeson’s program began with played for two years in the .
:}Old European ballads, then in- United States In New York and
cluded & group of the classics: on the road. _ os a
“Lord God of Abraham” from Carlos Grant, a Canal Zone
‘i"Elijah” by Mendelssohn and violinist, played during the sen
Pitwo Moussorksky selections, an cond intermission of Robeson’s -
+ jexcerpt from -“Boris Godounoff” program at the request of the
'jand “After the Battle.” . . artist becavee of his, interest-in
'! Here his program was inter- young musicians, = 8 -- >
;,Tupted by a shout from the au- ° The expected “propacanda™
‘ldience calling for “Ol’ Man which was to come with Roe
LiRiver? " -* '" beson’s appearance under CIO
. | Robeson graciously interrupt- sponsorship was included. but
: {ed his scheduled..selections :to not by speech-makirg, .
(Sing the popuiar favorite and His ‘selections, particulariy.
after a thunderous applause re- “After the Battle,” “Water —
fi peated the same song. Boy,” and “The House I Live
: His third group of presenta- in,” represented his plea for
Litions were Negro folk songs some peace and equality'of human -
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