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June 29, 1941
Sunday Chicago Bee
Chicago, Cook County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Cab Calloway's orchestra broke attendance records at Chicago's Hotel Sherman Panther Room last week, drawing huge crowds despite a heat wave and earning praise for musical versatility. Upcoming: Savoy Ballroom on June 29.
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COMES TO SOUTH SIDE AFTER
BREAKING RECORD IN LOOP
The orchestra world was buzzing last week with the report that Cab Calloway, His Royal Highness of Hi De Ho, had shattered the attendance records in his initial hotel engagement in the world famous Panther Room of the Hotel Sherman. While some skeptics expressed doubt of the Sherman date, the mark rung up by Calloway erased any such misgivings. Calloway opened on Decoration Day in the midst of a typical mid-west heat wave, and the natural expectation was for business to be off.
Opening night found the dining room and the adjacent bar packed to capacity and at 11 p. m. the ropes had to be put up with scores of people waiting patiently in the lobby for hours before they could be admitted. With the heat wave continuing business was still expected to taper off. Instead it rose to mountainous proportions with the dinner sessions always full and the evening sessions jammed with the younger element.
Particularly gratifying to Calloway were the comments of the patrons in the dining room, regarding the musicianship of his orchestra. They all agreed that they were most pleasantly surprised that the Calloway orchestra was equally adept at playing 'sweet' tunes as well as the jive pieces.
Following the Sherman engagement Calloway will play a one night, dance date at the Savoy Ballroom Sunday, June 29. Featured with the band are Cozy Cole, Chu Berry and The Four Cab Jivers, all of them creating riotous sensations wherever the Cab Calloway orchestra makes an appearance.
CAB CALLOWAY
BREAKING RECORD IN LOOP
The orchestra world was buzzing last week with the report that Cab Calloway, His Royal Highness of Hi De Ho, had shattered the attendance records in his initial hotel engagement in the world famous Panther Room of the Hotel Sherman. While some skeptics expressed doubt of the Sherman date, the mark rung up by Calloway erased any such misgivings. Calloway opened on Decoration Day in the midst of a typical mid-west heat wave, and the natural expectation was for business to be off.
Opening night found the dining room and the adjacent bar packed to capacity and at 11 p. m. the ropes had to be put up with scores of people waiting patiently in the lobby for hours before they could be admitted. With the heat wave continuing business was still expected to taper off. Instead it rose to mountainous proportions with the dinner sessions always full and the evening sessions jammed with the younger element.
Particularly gratifying to Calloway were the comments of the patrons in the dining room, regarding the musicianship of his orchestra. They all agreed that they were most pleasantly surprised that the Calloway orchestra was equally adept at playing 'sweet' tunes as well as the jive pieces.
Following the Sherman engagement Calloway will play a one night, dance date at the Savoy Ballroom Sunday, June 29. Featured with the band are Cozy Cole, Chu Berry and The Four Cab Jivers, all of them creating riotous sensations wherever the Cab Calloway orchestra makes an appearance.
CAB CALLOWAY
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Cab Calloway
Attendance Record
Hotel Sherman
Panther Room
Jazz Orchestra
Savoy Ballroom
What entities or persons were involved?
Cab Calloway
Cozy Cole
Chu Berry
The Four Cab Jivers
Where did it happen?
Panther Room Of The Hotel Sherman, Loop; Savoy Ballroom, South Side
Story Details
Key Persons
Cab Calloway
Cozy Cole
Chu Berry
The Four Cab Jivers
Location
Panther Room Of The Hotel Sherman, Loop; Savoy Ballroom, South Side
Event Date
Last Week; Opened On Decoration Day; Sunday, June 29
Story Details
Cab Calloway shattered attendance records in his debut at the Hotel Sherman's Panther Room during a heat wave, with packed crowds and praise for his orchestra's versatility in sweet and jive music. Next, a one-night dance at Savoy Ballroom featuring key band members.