Evening star., 1926-10-10
Sounding Brass.

= later than the charleston"
"Black Bottom" or the Valencia" is
gaining much popularity in London's
East End. The "Stepney" can be
danced equally as well to fast fox
trot, one step or tango. Information
egarding the origination of the name
is still a mystery, but one would think
that it was derived from the two
words, step and knee, as the knees are
dance. The London dance is some
thing between a tango and the
Charleston, with the grace of the
tango and the ugly contortiOnS of the
Charleston eliminated The feet are
kept fiat on the floor, a slight side
ways wriggle from toe to heel is the
only movement. Instead of the toes
and heels being turned in and out, the
heels are kept in all the time, making
the dance much more graceful. Lon
don dancing instructors say that the
Stepney step will be all the rage this
Winter, but Helene Loffler, local dane
ing instructor, gives us no encourage
ment regarding the English dance
gaining popularity here.
She says: Hardly any of the Eng
lish dances ever make good in the
United States. for they do not have
enough pep, and that's half the dance
in America. The Black Bottom and
the Valencia will be the season hits
in our country.
''The Valencia will be popular for
it's effectiveness and grace, and the
Black Bottom for it's humorous
points," she explained. "The Val
encia' is fast fox-trot, danced to a
Spanish rhythm, 6-S time, and is un-
usually easy to learn, and the Black
iS ,Cr,
dance, with a slowdrag rhythm"
Miss Loffler gives some encourage
ment by telling that the BLACK Bot
tom" is the rage in New York at the
present time and probably will be
taken up in Washington very soon.
Freddy Klockenbrink and his jazz
band have returned, after a success
full season at Benedict, Md. The boys
have been playing for dancing at the
Benedict Hotel and were compliment
ed highly by the officials there.
mick" Nichols, local pianist, has
gone with one of Vincent Lopez's
string of orcheStras. Nick" attract
ed much attention here and probably
will make good with Lopez.
The eight Victor artists who re-
Gently entertained at the Palace The
ater made their first appearance with
the Goodrich Zippers last Thursday
night before the microphone of
WEAF, and simultaneously broadcast
through many other stations.
the company sponsoring these ra-
dio concerts has announced that it
will bring about a complete change
over the type of program it has
been offering radio listeners formerly
The Government Printing Office Or
chestra has resumed it's weekly con-
certs. The first program since the
vacation was presented September IT,
w. G. buckingham will direct the
program each Friday in Harding Hall,
Government Printing Office, during
the luncheon periods from 11:3O until
o'clock.
This organization during the sea-
son. plays at hospitals and similar in
stitutions, and it's cheerful music is
pleaSurably looked forward to by peo-
pie in different hospitals throughout
the city.
George Bruce and his Orkney
Springs Orchestra will play at Gran
dall's Avenue Grand Theater Tuesday
and Wednesday. Saturday the orches-
ira will entertain at Crandalrs Am.
bassador Theater. Bruce's Orchestra
is a clever organization with marked
ability at syncopation.
A 12-piece Syncopated band will be
a permanent fixture in the program
at the Lincoln Theater for the com.
ing season.
The jazz selections released during
the past month are especially good
Here are few of them: ''The Birth
of the Blues" and Countess Martha"
fox trots, Paul Whiteman and his
orchestra, from bits of melody from
Brahms Hungarian dances; "Pre-
cious," fox trot, and moonlight on
the Ganges," also by Whiteman;
'Breezin' Along" a fox trot by the
Seattle Harmony Kings; For My
Sweetheart" fox trot; "How Many
Times" an Irving Berlin number for
the undergraduate population; my
Cut1e's Due at Two-to-Two Today"
railroad fox trot by Ted Weems'
orchestra; "Bolshevik," fox trot like
the "Collegiate" by Warnings Penn
sylvanians; "While the Years Go
Drifting By" a dance selection by
Art Laundry and his orchestral; "Doro.
thy" fox trot from Earl Carroll's
"Vanitfes," and "Baby Face" said to
be the big hit of the month and played
by Jan CARRIER.
Paul Whiteman has written a song
called "Trudy" and introduced a bit
of the hornpipe and other sea tunes.
When the Red Red Robin Comes
Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" is a new
and fast rhythmic fox trot.