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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 27
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aul Robeson’ ,
ives Recital 4 i
n Rose Street
Paul Robeson, singer wh
‘anve during ilfe as an
‘an athlete, orator,
one of the greatest
ica haa produced, bu
-ent years has been
a America’s “doghouse” for
19 Pittsburgh Jest Friday night
The man whe many times flied
Carnegie Music Hall to capacity.
came to aing and fill an engage
ment in a little dilapidated slum,
side-street hall that couldn't heve
held more than 350 people ne
matier how tightly you park «
them in. One pot-bellied ove
heats the entire tall in the wir
ver thie,
POLICE. READY,
“IN CABE” . .
And the police were there ft
maintain ali of the city odin
ances gbout so many
peop-t
~o much feor spece. There er
“%y policemen called out te Ce
id Avenue police #ation# .
ors geet
(Continued eu. Page 8, Ost. a)
he
¢
J60-1230¥-
wives Recital”
On Rose Street
. {Coattaued from Pape 2)
on. the ouinide_, There were a
est two deputy aheriffe, cits
and sounty devectives and police
men parked Iue blocks away Jn
did eccur.
iu a Preparter:
“That beall .ibelds . fest .
hundred people. I fest check
them. There's 198 in there sow.
Lie jes be eighty more
people (pat we'll allen te go
, in”,
There were more than eighty
that went im ate thet tough
For just about 3 or @ litte
more than thal persons “heard
Upbeson sing The audience wpe
at half white prople, haf
lored. i"
Peul Rebeson and his managhr
stupped at the Flamingo Hotel
while here. where a hanguet at
ey announced price of $2.00 per
‘wad was held for him after the
Uneert,
Mr. Robesor. wes ushered into
he hall. eerorted by police. bs
tax of @ rear exit door. newly
‘at by the promoters of the con
ert after the elty af Piutahurgh
andemned the building for con-
eet ow. when thes heard Paul
Nabeson was going 40 sing there.
‘me promoters gaid they giso
va! to pepalr the fire eacape in
ae: te hold the coscrert.
# gigantic American Deg Was
ireped from. one side of the
tage and the corvert began with
‘he audience vising and singing
he “Star - Spanglet Banner.”
There were a large number of
pegsangs there who have been ac
ruged fron lime to time of as
wa@pating aith Refieta, Bet a
wike olhera, loa, who were’ The
nn musi lovers. ald coupes
aré young sweethearts. who 4 gre
iret admirers of Paul Robgstr
Sh. Rebeson gave a Puli oon
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7 '
REET INFOS TION CONTAINED
_ aN OSrAK
|
Plaincinthes, past cone trouble
' Arnone other ciumbers which
wel, but which might
i, Jews
Snovhad buttered flied bir
nd Inte Bis mouth from
tice during the sing
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