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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1940.

TEEN

Bing And Dinah Top Vocalists In Poll

(By "THE WREN")

The final check up of the swarm of entries received from teen agers and overteens alike gave Bing Crosby the tile of the most popular vocalist of the male singers, with Dinah Shoto winning honours in the female group.

Favourite bonds among the Colony's jazz lovers are Benny Goodman (Hot Band) and Glenn Miller [Sweet Band). Harry James ranks highest as the leading soloist. Judging the Ideal Programme | entries was a difficult job with many excellent returns coming in.

Mr. Law On-tung's selection was eventually decided us the best while the teen agers' award turn- ed out with Shiela Sequeira ticing with Eddle Silva for first place,

Full results are:

Male Singer BING CROSBY. Female Singer DINAH SHORE.

at Band 1ENNY GOODMAN, Sweet Band GLENN MILLER, Soloist HARRY JAMES.

Ideal Programme: TEEN AGERS: Miss Sheila Sequers & Master Eddie Silva,

OVERTEENS" Mr. Law On-

Carspl.

Honourable Mention: Katherine Boyes. Marie Lopes, Sylvia Re- thedios, Norma Stevens and Carlos Yvanovich.

MALE SINGERS.

Bing Crosby (oft percent). Perry Como (12 percent).

Dick Haymes.

Frankie Laine.

Al Jolson.

Frank Sinatra.

FEMALE SINGERS

Dlanh Shore (34 percent) Peggy Lee (24 percent;

Jo Stafford

Doris Day

Starr

Клу Deanne Durbin

Ella Fitzgeraldi Jane Powell HOT BAND:

.

Benny Goodman (26 percent). Duke Ellington (24 percent). Artie Shaw (14 percent).

Stan Keriton (10 percent). Tommy Dursey (6 percent). Bob Crosby.

Xavier Cugat. Glenn Miller, Count Hasle Harry Janes Gene Kru "Fals" Wailer SWEET BAND:

SWEL, Miller (60 per cent)

Glean

Tommy Dorsey (8 percent) Vaught Monroe (6 percent) Artie Shaw (6 percent) Geraldo (6 percent}

Harry James

Charlic Spivak

Sarumy Kaye

Guy Lombardo Freddy Martia

Soloists (Instrumental)

Harry James (40 percent) Artle Shaw (28 percent) Jqe Venuli (12 percent) Benny Goodman (6 percent) Larry Adler

Carmen Cavallaro Tommy

Dorsey

Elman

Johnny Hodges

Charlie Kunz

As

hu

Bing

and Glenn

expected,

In the female easy wins. section, the race was close with last minute votes for Dlush as- suring her of first place. Jo was behind Peggy until the last day's a' tie for which gave her voting second place,

For hot bad honours, Benny's last quarter enabled him to nose out Duke who was leading up to the last day.

Harry James win was expected and the surprise in this section

Such pleasure in giving-

TOPICS

of instrumental soloists was Jog Venuti securing third place. The maestro of the violin attracted attention with his excellent' dise Summertime which was often mentioned

ideal on the

9:0-

gramincs.

With the exception of Mr. Law On tung's well balanced pro- gramme, the teen agers made better selections than their elders, Mr. Law's Ideal Programme:

(Frankic

That's My Desire Laine); Manana (Peggy Lee); Ar- tistry in Rhythm (Stan Kenton); Wonderful One (Glenn Miller); I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

(Duke Ellington); Timtayshu:

(Red Ingle and do Stafford): Twelfth Street Rag. (Pee Wee Gilles- Hunt); Oopapada (Dizzy pic): Green Eyes (Tommy Dor- sey);

Summertime (Joe Venuti). Matter

Bhalia's selections:

the of

Street

SUSIE

"Don't you think Cleo's too old to go around throwing heracit

men like that"

Xavier

PERSONALITY

Leaving the tean age

group Baptista

very soon is Maria whose birthday is on May 27,

Marie was born in Hong Kong but left the Colony when sho was three. She stayed most of her time In Shameen, Conton visiting Hong Kong and Macao at the promptings of the Jap- anese between 1037 and 1941.

In Canton Marie went to an Immaculate Conception school at

In Shameen.

Hong Kong the studied in the Italian Convent and Maryknoll's.

Mory

is now a stenographer with a well known firm in the Colony, having left school Inst year.

Her chief spori In softball. Marie cuptains the Colver Girls'

MARIA BAPTISTA

Softball team. She takes part also from the comlex to Shakespeare," in other games which include she said. Asked what her favou-

badminton. She loves to watch rite Shakespearean piece soccer particularly.

Marie answered, "Macbeth."

Marie's hobby-in-chief is ad- miring Van

Johnson besides Marie's ultimate ambition is to

wants first to taking a great interest In many write. She

get things. Hollywoodian. Her music] into the advertising feld. One of is jive

dances to and she

aher pastimes is dreas designing. similar timing,

She hopes to get into newspaper work someday when "I hive Reading to Marie is something learned a lot about publicity,"

she added.

very important. "I read anything

Sunny Side

Cugat. Tommy Dorsey, Two Loves Have Kyser. Jealousy

Frankle Laine, Adios Xavier Summertime Jeu Venuti, Take the Cugat, Why Don't You Do Right? "A" Train_Duke Ellington, Opus No. } Tommy Dorsey, Amer- Peggy Lee, Holiday for Strings Dave Rose. Buttons and Bows Ican Patrol Glenn Miller Girl of Dinah Shore. Hls Feet's Top Rie of My Dreams Pied Pipers, White Patrol, Adios and Chattanooga are she scribbles down an occasional for De Bed Stan Kenton, Another Christmas BingCrosby, Chifcebe-sill obvious favourites.

Night Like This Dick Haymes, It's You Or No One Doris Day. On A Slow Bont to China Kyser.

Eddie's best teni

Kay

Ch-Ch Jimmy Durante, It's Magic | The single dise which appeared

Begin

Doris Day.

The band most mentioned in ideal programmes is that of Glean Miller whose Moonlight Sere

the Mood, American

On a Slow Bont to China Kay unde, In

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