The New York herald., 1922-05-14


steamships are arriving crowded with
tourists, and with each load the hotel
keepers say they cannot take another
person and that their establishments
are completely filed for weeks in ad-
vance, and all sorts of discouraging
things. but on they come, regardless
of reports OF no accommodations or
the high cost of travel. and last min
ute rooms seem to be available despite
the talk to the contrary. With so
much concern about the hotels being
filed as early as April. one Is inclined
to believe that the tourists will be
sleeping in tents in the Bois by the
time June arrives.
An exceptionally backward spring.
however, has kept many OF the early
tourists from remaining In the French
capital. The cold weather, with con-
slant rain and often snow for the last
eight weeks has cast gloom over the
city that soon gets on the nerves of the
visitors. so they are scattering in all
directions to get their travelling on the
Continent done In April and May. with
the hope of settling down for longer
stay in Paris in June. The night life,
however goes on undisturbed by rain or
terly during the day about wading
through the shopping districts and being
frozen out of their hotel rooms, &c,
drown their troubles in champagne and
seem glad enough to be in a country
that Is wet In more than one sense Of
the word.
An event of the week was the opening
of Maurice and Leonora Hughes's sea-
son at the newly fitted Theater
Caumartin. which was formerly the old
Glover Club. 1t seems that these
American dancers are to have the same
great success that they had last season.
though the size of the place will pre-
vent the record Of last spring to be
reached. 1t is mere band box Of
place, with scarcely room enough to
turn around. to say nothing of dancing.
but the tourists no sooner reach Paris
than they hear of the American places,
and they all flock to the same spot,
and If they cannot find space in which
to dance they can at least find cham
payne enough to drink. The opening
of this new midnight dancing house
bids fair to be a repetition of the story
of the Rue Caumartin Of last year.
when Harry Pilcer held the floor with
the most popular dancing house until
tho Maurice-Hughes combination came
along and opened across the street.
Paris Is peculiarly tickle individual
when 1t comes to her amusement. espe-
cially In her dancing haunts, and she
Immediately transferred her affections
from Pilcer to the newcomers. This
season 1t will probably be the 80 Diff
ferent" which will suffer, though there
should be enough for both, as there
are almost twice as many tourists
here as were in Paris in April last year.
and each house Is turning away hun
dreds of dancers every night for the
lack of space. SO one should catch the
overflow of the other. The so Dir
ferent," which was formerly the
Grand Teddy" has had an unusual
run during the entire winter. 1t has
drawn many more of the smart
Partisan set than any or the mldnignt
places.
The $50 Different" Popular.
The "Parroquet." the "Abbaye de
Theleme," "Zellis'' and various others
of the same kind have been more or
less filed each night, but they have
drawn more of the visitors to Paris
men, for example. who are here for a
week or two on business, and New York
buyers who are constantly coming and
going. so the crowds have been rather
more transient than those seen at the
$50 Different" 1t now seems that this
place. which has held its popularity In
being really the smartest dancing house
| in Paris for a whole winter, is to be
pitted against the new place, and 1t re-
mains to be seen whether or not 1t VIII
be able to stand the pace set by the
new place any better than Harry Pilcer
did last spring.
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$50 Different" has the advantage OF
being more comfortable for those who
really love to dance instead OF watch
| ing Others The Maurice-Hughes place.
though small, Is very attractively ar
ranged. and Il Is apparent that Amer
| leans love to see Maurice and Leonora
Hughes dance, no matter whether 1t Is
| in a bandbox or banquet hall. They
| introduced several new dances. which
were a great success, and were called
back many times for their oldest num-
bers. Among the Americans noticed on
| the opening night were Mrs. Vincent
Astor entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
| don Whitehouse of the American EN-
bassy, and Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Russell
| (she was Miss Harriman) Mrs. John
Black was with Mrs. Armstead Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Wall. Mr.. William
Roche, Mr.. Preston Gibson and Mr..
Morris volcl. Mrs. Herman Frasch and
her daughter, Mrs. Frasch- Wilton were
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. III. c. Huffer
and Mr.. J. Tarn McGrew. Others no-
ticed were Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Mayer.
Prince and Princess Michel Murat In
FAINT Don Luis of Spain, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Perkins, Mr.. Laurens Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Diercks, Mrs.
Lathrop Randolph, Mrs. ii. Ives Doug
las, Mrs. Walter Douglas, Mr.. Conde
Mast, Miss Madeleine Brandes, Capt
George Bloch, Mr.. J. c. Douglas, Mr.
| w. II. Warner and Mr.. w. ID. Morgan
Then there were Mile. Cecile Sorel with
a party and the Duchess Sforxa. with
her usual queer looking following. Il
add to the picture. and the American
Theater was not without Representatives
in Mr.. Irving Berlin, writer of jazz
melodies; Miss Justine Johnston. q for
mer Ziegfeld Follies beauty. now a NOV
ing picture star, and Miss Muriel
Spring. another film star.
At CIaridge's.
Claridge's had It's big weekly dinner
dance the same night and many who
gave parties there were seen afterwart
at Maurice and Leonora Hughes
Among them were Mr.. wincheil Smith
the playwright, and Mrs. Smith. enter.
tanning several persons prominent fr
the theatrical world, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack stone. Mr.. and Mrs John
Emerson, Mr.. and Mrs. William Elliott
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