Evening star., 1925-03-07
PRESIDENT ENJOYS
"ROX|E" CONCERT
Other NotabIes in Big Audi
enCe Find the Gangs
Show Excellent.

The President and Mrs. Coolidge,
Vice President Dawes and a score or
more of the nations prominent per-
sonages in the ambassadorial, sena-
toriaI and other ranks. joined with
5000 Washington radio fans last night
in welcoming in the flesh the idols OF
the ether, Roxy and his gang," who
turned the new Washington Auditorium
into a radiance OF syncopation for the
benefit of the National Press Club.
II the President ever had more
enjoyable evening at a public enter
fainment il is not on record. He
smiled often, and even went a bit
further and laughed when the
gang" began cuttir' up.
"Roxie." radios greatest impresario,
was given an ovation that almost
rocked the big auditorium and rever-
berated i'll the adjoining streets when
ne appeared with his familiar greeting,
'tHcllo. everybody" And the crowd
responded in unison with Hello,
RoXie!"
As the President and Mrs. Coolidge
took their seats in a box, the Capitol
Studio Orchestra, on it's initial tour,
struck up Hail to the Chief" and fol-
lowed with the National Anthem. With
these formalities over, the show started
And what pot pourri OF entertainment
it was-even more pretentious than the
Sunday night concerts which the "gang"
serves to millions of radio fans through
chain of high powered radio stations.
Girl Artist Plays.
In tribute to the President, "EoXie'
had Doug Stansbury sing the song
of Mr. Coolidge's alma mater Lord
Amherst" and the entire gang
Joined in the chorus. Julia Glass,
girl in her teens. the latest addi-
1ion to the group of artists, then
held the big audience almost spell
bound with a masterful piano rendi-
tion of the difficult Hungarian
Rhapsody" She was called back for
an encore.
After Doctor Billy" (William AxD,
Doug" Stansbury and a few others
of the gang" had presented their
portion of the entertainment. Rudy
weidorft cut loose with a demon
stration on his saXophone that pro-
voked a veritable storm of applause.
And when Margaret Mckee puckered
llp her lips and whistied, Listen to
the MoEking Bird" the Auditorium
again trembled from the synchroniZed
plauditsg
"Gamby," the vivacious little blond
Of the gang" stepped out of her
usual radio role and did a ballet
dance for the crowd But she came
back, as the radio audience knows her,
and sang a patter song and teamed
up with Doug" Stansbury in a duet.
Betsy Ayres. sang "Sweethearts."
from "Maytime"; sextet put over
Rurleighs Deep River" Gladys Rice
sang My Hero from the Chocolate
Soldier; Carolyn Andrews rendered
10, Here the Gentle Lark" DR.. Eu-
gene Ormand lulled the senses with
a violin solo and Yasa Bunchunk did
the same on his $4,000 pedigreed
cello.
MouInn Comedy Pleases.
Frank Moulan, the musical comedy
veteran, took the lions share of the
comedy honors. He not only threw
the crowd into Mysteries, but made the
President laugh with 81 Murdered
Her" and Apple Sauce" Daddy
Jim" Coombs, Wee Willie" Robyn,
David Mendoza, the male quartet and
others with the gang" also shared
honors in the entertainment.
As the finale, "RoXie" had the entire
gang" accompanied by the studio
orchestra, sing an operate burlesque
on ''Yes, We Have No Bananas" which
included arias from popular operas.
The curtain descended as "Roxae's'
familiar Goodnight, pleasant
dreams, God bless you," echoed in the
rear of the auditorium.
"Roxie' and "the gang will give
two more performances before re-
turning to New York for the regular
Sunday night broadcast-one at 2:3G
o'clock this afternoon and the final
at Sis o'clock tonight.
'Roxie" and the entire gang" went
to the White House at l o'clock this
afternoon, where they were received
by the President and Mrs. Coolidge
and congratulated for the stellar per-
formance of last night, which pleased
the Chief Executive and the first lady.