Evening star. [volume], May 21, 1936, Page B-8, Image 30

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After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places.
By the Spectator.
Trad* Mark ResUtered. D. B Patent Offlca.
THE Shoreham, Calvert street's
proudest snoozery, will break
a bottle of champagne over
its own prow this evening to
fhristen the revels of Summer with
a double-barrelled Jamboree, clambake
and rigadoon. Rilla Dau. a handsome
songbird lately perched in the snap
pier drawing rooms of London and
New York, staps forth from a Venetian
sedan chair to make her debut as
a night spcl entertainer. (Moving
from haut monde to hot monde, as
It were) and Eddie Peabody, the
best-natured cyclone in show business,
shares the spotlight for the last time
In his current engagement.
T5 r\rr a 11 n n n
,, the floor by two
- large, dark citi
'■ zens, Mile. Dau
will emerge from
the fanciest go
cart seen in these
/ hills in many a
season (called a
- sedan chair be
7| cause it re
-* sembles a coupe).
Her r e p e t o i re
ranges from
< operatic aria to
the higher order
>• of chanson des
bluhoos and she
has brought with her an awesome
array of costumes, befitting various
moods and ditties. Slender, dark and
gay, this gifted lass is presented by
the distinguished Benrimo. whose
••Yellow Jacket" is an undying wow of
the American Theater, and whose
crop of stories about David Belasco,
the boys in Jack’s and the foibles of
American architecture are small gems
of urbanity.
Matt Windsor gave his Club Volga
Boatman roof a royal Russian reveille
Tuesday night. Redecorated a la
Russe, the one-time Le Paradis was
ganged by all those who knew it
when it lived downstairs at No. 1
Tommy Circle, brought In more cus
tomers, who decided to try being cool
now, but truly, just in case it never
happened again until October.
Maestro Windsor has also revamped
the orchestral situation, hiring a new
and distinctly improved band.
Authur "Whispering Smith" Reilly
Stood right up and introduced M.
Windsor at 10:30 of the opening night,
and Matt in turn introduced his
new show—the same and not the
aame. Dunia and Kola, dancers;
Papuchin and Kunouffskawa in a
comedy turn; Anna Sablukova, singer,
and Matt magically caressing his ac
cordion. While all the entertainers
have been seen here before, they
present new routines, wear new cos
tumes and seem to have acquired a
new lease on life.
Six slightly dazed gentlemen arose
and raced out of the Mayflower
lounge the other afternoon, headed
for offices of their respective doctors,
thence, to long sea voyages. All of’em
vowed they had seen a girl sitting
In four different places at the same
time and they were right, if they
only knew it. The Key quadruplets
of Texas had dropped in for an after
noon freshener-upper.
John Boles and Grade Barrie, but
separately, were on Teddy’s guest list
this week ... so were the Arthur Mul
lens, Mrs. Laura Curtis, Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandc ... the “Chip’*
Roberts and the Forbes Morgans (the
latter two couples are considering
leasing tables in the lounge on a per
annum basis).
Gail Lee. dancer at the Maryland
Club Gardens, thought the entire
population of Washington addicted
to that “Haven’t I seen you some
where before?” game (they hadn’t)
until she discovered all the puzzled
citizens who asked the question had
been to the Earle, eyed Grade Bar
rie. Great resemblance between the
two. MCG also has Honey Davis (she
won that contest the Ambassador held
to find a singer) on the grounds these
nights. She’s been away, learning
even more about the chanteuse in
dustry.
Powhatan Roof, completely equip
ped with Macias music, bows and
smiles by Ramon, piano solos by Bur
rus Williams, opens May 29 (that
would be a week from tomorrow night,
if it doesn't rain ... or anyway) . . .
: Cocoanut Grove, which has been
threatening to pop open for weeks,
blossoms next Tuesday eve . . . door
man will be Winfield, the large and
dusky greeter who used to keep the
gates at the Habana; before that at
I Michel . . . Burrus Williams and
; hausfrau took a postman's holiday at
, the Rainbow Room recently, listening
j to Moe Baer's chunes . . . Eddie Pea
! body has been invited to accompany
i President Roosevelt’s party on the trip
to the Texas Centennial opening . . .
uuiuuu ob. vuau
of Hi Hat can
hold a bass note
k from dinner time
until all the
chairs are stacked
after closing . . ,
well, almost . . ,
Harrj Hitzman
who is Ted Lewis
lawyer, dropped
in to see Prank
M c N e y ’tothei
night and sang
an imitation ol
his most famous
client’s “When
My Baby Smiles
at Me" . . . The Shoreham's press de
partment says Senator "Bob” Rey
nolds and Barnee, the Maxim Lowe
j orchestra leader, wore white suits on
j Monday night of this week, and that
1 makes it final with the Washington
| style experts . . . glad to hear the
| news. . . .
Stage whispers in the night depart
! ment: "How did I get cut? Easy. I
| said, 'D’ya wanna make something o 1
; it?'—and they did."
j "My name is . . . hell, I've forgot
! ten it. . . .”
"That bartender played a dirty trick
on me. I'd rather he'd dropped an
anvil on my head and charged me
twice the price. . . .”
Heard the stenographer's song? . . ,
"Is it True What They Say About
Dictation?"
Supper Club Notes
VOLGA BOATMAN ROOF —
Matt Windsor's new Cossack
roof garden opened Tuesday
night—as gay and as Russian
as was his Indoors club downstairs.
There's entertainment by Dunia and
Kola, dancers; Lapuchin and Ku
noufTskawa, comedy team; Anna Sab
lukova, singer, and the Russian Gypsy
Chorus. Matt himself leads a smooth
fiance orchestra.
* * * *
Shoreham Hotel—The new feature
In the show in the ball room is Rilla
Dau, European songstress, who makes
her American debut tonight. Eddie
Peabody also will be present tonight,
only as a guest star. Others in the
show are Luis and Gaby, dancers;
the Vaughn trio, rhythmic threesome,
and Henry Nestor, baritone. Music by
Bamee.
* * * *
Mayflower Hotel—This one warm
day, one cool day business keeps him
occupied, but the chap who operates
the air-conditioning system knows his
gadgets and the temperature in the
lounge is always right. So’s the music,
by Sidney's Orchestra.
* * * *
Maryland Club Gardens—There's a
plentiful supply of pulchritude in the
floor show, with Gail Lee doing bright
dances of her own design and Evelyn
Davis singing songs the way they
ahould be sung. Jimmy Harris leads
the orchestra, Ray Beck sings and
Fran Trappe plays the accordion,
•weetly.
* * * *
Hamilton Hotel—Moe Baer and his
erchestra play popular dance tunes
of the day so they sound like the
composers must have intended them
to sound when they wrote them. It’s
music that makes your feet move.
Bongs are by Russ Cullen. The Rain
bow Room is air-conditioned, too.
* * * *
Cocoanut Grove — The postponed
opening of this new spot at Fifth and
X streets now has been definitely set
lor next Tuesday night. Smart music
and clever entertainment are prom
ised.
* * * * *
Madrillon—The cuisine, supervised,
as is everything else about the place,
by pleasant Pete Borras, is bound to
make you glad you came and make
you resolve to come again soon.
There’s dance music by Leon Brusi
loff's Orchestra and luncheon and
dinner musie by Arsenio Ralon'j
String Ensemble.
* * * *
Lotus—There’s a brand new Earl
Lindsay revue. “Let’s Go." starring
Kaplan and Stanley, a couple of
; dizzy comedians. Other features are
j the Coquettes, the eight girls who
dance to provide the background;
| Judy Ellington, who now says “She
! Shall Have Music"; A1 Norton, mas
ter of ceremonies, and Cashmire and
Carmen, dancers. Music is by Bill
Strickland's Capitolians.
* * * *
Raleigh Room—This pleasant nook
with the atmosphere that makes you
immediately relaxed and at ease
grows in popularity. There's enter
tainment between 5 and 7 every
evening by Eddie Whitesel, popular
local accordionist.
* * * *
Hi-Hat Lounge—Kitty Simons, who
must have a tempered steel throat, for
! she sings more songs an evening than
any other lady lark for miles around,
is the feature attraction. There's
entertainment, too, by the Paradise
Islanders, who are plenty good at
; remembering old tunes.
* * * *
La Fayette Hotel—The checker
; board room has entertainment every
; afternoon and evening by the Checker
I Twins, one of whom plays an ac
'• cordion while the other sings and
| plays a violin. You can play checkers
| on the menu, too, as the name of the
| room suggests.
* * * *
Mayfair—The Cafe of All Nations ;
is brightened afternoons and evenings |
by Jack Campbell's smart piano
plinking and by Roy Kiser's smooth
tenor soloing. They're a pair of
clever entertainers.
* * * *
Club Carlton—There’s a pleasant
| "feel” about the place that's apt to
; turn an hour planned into an eve
ning spent. Musical background is
provided by a John Slaughter En
1 semble.
* * * *
Log Cabin Inn—This rustic spot,
out Georgia avenue (extended) is go
ing to become increasingly popular as
evenings get warmer. There is danc
ing every night to music by the Log
Cabin Inn Orchestra.
* * * *
Griffith Farm*—Raymond and his
Hawaiians supply the incidental
music and the people who run the
place are mighty proud of the food.
* * * *
Brooke Johns' Old Bam—Brooke
Johns himself acts as master of cere
monies to make sure every one has
| a gay time. There is dancing every
| night from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. and
the fried chicken has widespread
fame.
* *. * *
Lord Calvert Inn—This Is located
a half-mile this side of Maryland
University and there's dancing every
night.
CAMPAIGN TACTICS
Candidate Almost Wins Race,
Though Lacking Photo.
FAIRBANKS. Alaska <A>) —Cam
paigning for the Republican senatorial
nomination. Thomas J. De Vane ad
vertised he had no picture of himself,
but was “just as homely as any can
didate for this nomination.”
He ran 12 votes behind the victor,
whose ads carried a two-column pho
tograph.
A New Star Appears
R1LLA DAU,
European singer, makes her debut as an American night club
chanteuse tonight at the Shoreham Hotel, where she is to be
the star of the floor show in the ball room.
Choral Unit
Of Arts Club
In Program
Grace Powell, Violin
ist, Is Assisting So
loist With Group.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN. -
AT THE Cleveland Park Congre
gational Church last evening
the Choral Group of the Arts
Club. Otto T. Simon, director,
repeated the program given recently
at the Arts Club. The assisting solo
ist was Grace Powell, violinist, with
Lyman McCrary at the piano. The
accompaniments for the singers were
played by Katherine Morrison.
An Interesting feature of the pro
gram was three songs by Sir Granville
Bantock, who was a guest at the ban
quet of the D. C. Federation of Music
Clubs during Music week. His “Spring
Enchantment," "On Himalay" and
"The Tyger” are representative of his
versatile gift in creating a musical
mood in keeping with the words of
the poems selected, which were from
the pens of Helen Bantock, Shelley
and Blake. The chorus sang these
numbers with the delicate understand
ing which is the basis of approach to
interpretation by this well-schooled
group and which received the com
mendation of the composer himself,
who heard them during his visit to
this city.
Mr. simon, wno maxes a special ,
point of training his singers in an
appreciation of the best music, chose
for the remainder of the program two
lovely songs by Roberton. "Annabel
Lee” and "Memory”; Rubenstein’s
"Three Pictures” from his "Tower of
Babel”; Glinkas "Cherubim Song”
and Moussorgsky’s "The Land of Am
orea.” There is an evanescent quality
in the vocal color of the ensemble
which carries a particular charm and
which seems to draw the audience
into the mood of the composition with
real power. The men’s voices some
what outweigh in resonance those of
the women’s section, but at certain
moments the bell-like tones of the
sopranos achieve a telling contrasting
effect. In some measures of "The
Tyger” and Rubenstein's "Three Pic
tures” the full volume of the chorus
was brought out, and the result was
so pleasing in its warmth and round
ness that one regretted that this for
tissimo effect was not employed more
often.
Miss Powell was heard in two num- \
bers, Purcell’s "Slow Ayre Hornpipe” |
and the adagio-allegro from Handel's
"Sonata in D Major.” Her viollnistic ;
tone Is strong, healthy and expressive,
and she gives full play to her musical
feeling in her interpretations. The;
pitch was not alway* carefully sus
tained last evening, but in other re
spects she gave every evidence of
sound musicianship and her two
numbers were enthusiastically received
by the audience.
The auditorium of the church was
filled to the doors, and appreciation of
the fine work of the chorus grew a3
the charm of their singing exercised
itself on the listeners. The concert
was presented under the auspices of
the Institute of Arts and Science.
Dancer
GAIL LEE,
Popular and attractive dancer,
is one of the feature attrac
tions in the nightly floor
show at Maryland Club Gar
dens, suburban after-dark re
sort on the Marlboro pike.
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