Anastacia Mebane

News Vision-Tuesday
Package #2: Howard Theatre



Anchor Lead









Fallen Howard sign (:04)
7
th
& T signs (:03)
Howard Theatre pan (:07)





SOT: Jamal Muhammad- Historian (:13)




Old Howard Theatre Picture (:02)
Billie Holiday (:04)
Stevie Wonder (:03)
Lester Young (:03)


SOT: Walter Ray Jr. Attendee of the
Theatre (:17)



Front Door/Graffati (:03)
Front Door [zoom in] (:05)
Chip Ellis speaking (:02)
Howard Theatre Rebirth sign (:04)










IT WAS ONCE THE BIGGEST VENUE FOR AFRICAN
AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT. OPENING IN 1910, THE
HOWARD THEATRE WAS A TREASURE TO D-Cs SHAW
NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW, THERE ARE PLANS TO RE-
BUILD THIS HISTORIC LANDMARK, MAKING IT A
STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY LIKE IT ONCE WAS.
HERES ANASTACIA MEBANE WITH MORE.


BEFORE THE APOLLO IN HARLEM, IT WAS THE
HOWARD THEATRE IN NORTHWEST D-C ON THE
CORNER OF 7TH AND T STREETS. IT WAS CALLED THE
THEATRE OF THE PEOPLE. HISTORIAN JAMAL
MUHAMMAD SAYS ITS SUCH A VITAL PART OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY.

Its very important because of all the history of our
culture was in the Howard Theatre. Not as much as
one would think next door; No, it was the Howard
Theatre.

IN ITS HEYDAY, THE HOWARD THEATRE WAS HOME
TO REDD FOXX, BILLIE HOLIDAY AND STEVIE
WONDER. IN A POEM WALTER RAY JR. REMEMBERS
SEEING HIS FAVORITE TENOR SAX PLAYER LESTER
YOUNG.

In the cheap seats, where I sat/ Coolin out, layin
back/Prayers touch my soul from inside/Liftin me
on his tenor ride/To my feet begin actin wild/ And I
was dancin in the aisle.

AFTER THE 1968 RIOTS, THE THEATRE SUFFERED. THE
HOWARD CLOSED ITS DOORS IN 1980. NOW LOCAL
DEVELOPER CHIP ELLIS IS TRYING TO RESTORE THE
THEATRE, WORKING WITH THE CITY AND MARTINEZ
AND JOHNSON ARCHITECTURAL FIRM.

Anastacia Mebane
Package # 2: Howard Theatre





Michael Carey- Financial Advisory for the
Restoration (:11)




Front of Howard Theatre [pan up] (:04)
Howard Theatre Future Picture [zoom in]
(:03)


Stand-up close







This was all Chip Ellis vision and everything. He was
trying to bring Radio One back to the city and
Howard Theatre was located next door. And he has a
vision for the whole block.


THERE ARE PLANS FOR A THEATRE, RESTAURANT,
MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER WHEN THE
HOWARD OPENS AGAIN IN 20-11.

A RED CARPET GALA, CELEBRATING THE THEATRES 100TH
ANNIVERSARY IS PLANNED FOR THIS AUGUST. FOR
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS VISION, THIS IS
ANASTACIA MEBANE .