GO Variety (November 1925) 235 / 257 <#> For three years Duke Ellington <#> and his Washlngtonians were the musical feature at the Hollywood Cafe, which has since been renamed the Kentucky Clulx Their music created quite a demand, with such popularity that Duke and his band seemed a fixture. Then the Cameo Club, uptowa, sought a band. Flattering offers were made to Duke, and the result was he and musicians moved out of their apparent permanent home in cafe. Then came the shock of Duke's life. After one appearance—Just one single night, to be exact—the Washlngtonians were informed that they wouldn't do for the Cameo. Not that their musio wasn't good, but it didn't fit the atmosphere, or whatever It was, that comprised the alibi. Meanwhile Elmer Snowdcn and band were ensconced at the Kentucky and there was no chance of Duke'a return. Ethel Waters and Earl Dancer have now staged a big act, comprising 20 persons, and the Ellington <#> band got the Job.Page n233 Share Close Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. Link to this page view: Link to the book: Embed a mini Book Reader: 1 page 2 pages Open to this page? Finished About this book Close Variety (November 1925) Variety (November 1925) Other Formats * PDF | * Plain Text | * DAISY | * ePub | * Send to Kindle More information on archive.org About the BookReader | Report a problem