The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-22
Outdoor Resorts


popular and up-to-date outdoor
amusement resorts in the District.
drawing patrons from a radius OF
100 miles. Al big surprise in the
way Of an exclusive water tobog-
gan device is In working order to
give visitors something new in
the way of q ride.
The Arlington Beach Band
under the direction of Bill Strick-
land will furnish the latest dance
hits every evening Sunday ex-
cepted) from 2 to IL.
SPANISH VILLAGE ROOF
GARDEN-The genuine Spanish
brand OF gayety which Washing
ton found so attractive In the
Spanish Village Night Club dur
ing the past season will be Of
tered during the warm months,
for old friends and new, at the
Spanish Village Roof Garden,
atop the Arlington Hotel. The
roof viii open tonight.
Rosita Fontaner, Spanish singer
and dancer, whose performances
were successfully featured at the
Village earlier in the season, has
returned from New York to en-.
terrain roof patrons
Alberto Martins music, noted for
clever specialties, will tickle the
dancing toes. Johnny O'Donnell
continues as orchestra leader.
No cards OF admission will be
required at the roof. Martin, Of
the Village, will be in charge and
will receive reservations.
CHATEAU - Chinese dragons
and wreathes Of incense viii con-
vert Chateau LIE Paradis into a
bit Of the Celestial next Tuesday
evening when "a Night in China
town will be the occasion for
special revelry. Chateau LIE Para
dis band will sport embroidered
mandarin coats for the occasion,
while Director Phil de Williams
has prepared a dance program Of
Chinese jazz, which bears an
uncommon resemblance to the
newest dance numbers made
even gayer by the addition OF
unearthly Oriental rhythm, Drum
nner Max Rosenthal will do several
specialties q la Chinese Beauti-
full souvenirs are promised.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE Dance
music OF the brightest and unfail-
ing breezes are Turing hundreds
Of young folks to Chevy Chase
Lake every night. The Meyer
Davis band on the upper pavilion
and the Peck Mills Orchestra on
the lower are staging a. hot con-
test for popularity honors, with
the running about even. Ben
Levine. leading the Meyer Davis
band. is scoring heavily with his
individual style of conducting and
amusing vaudeville bits.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH Chesa-
peake Beach is ready to open its
gates next Saturday for the sea-
son. Carpenters are busy improv-
ing the boardwalk and Amuse-
ment Fairyland, painters are putt
ting gay trimmings on everything.
gardeners, are combing the grassy
slopes and sylvan dells, electri-
clans are stringing myriad electric
lights. the bathing beach bottom
] II being scraped and fishermen's
boats are being eoverhauled.
Ralph Garren and his Caro-
If1ians will be big favorite,
playing daily at the dance pa
vflion. Garren himself viii pre-
side at the piano. James ~.
Briscoe. for the past five years
mart owner Of the Carolinians and
now manager in charge Of all
bookings, will play the oanJo.
Cecil Carr. known TO the dance
hounds as Cheese" will beat the
drums. Frank Baptista. whose
daddy. Frank, sr., now retired
formerly was clarinet sOloist IN
the Marine Band, will play the
saxaphone and clarinet. He has
been with the Carolinians five
wears. Formerly he was with Vim
cent Lopez. Jerry Krick will doa-
bic with the saxaphone and violin.
LIE PARADIS ROOF-Le Para
dis roof garden is now in fun
swing for the summer, with the
famous LIE Paradis band as he
featured attraction. with Jack
Golden acting as leader. Walter
Kolk will continue to act as en-
tertainer extraordinary and will
each week present new series
of dance and song numbers or
the type that have made him a
popular entertainer. Special
amusement features will be pre-
scented from time to time.
MAYELOWER-T dancing in
the Presidential room of the May
flower to music of the Spencer
Tupman Mayflower Orchestra is
the perfect hour for many OF
the Capitals fastidious folk. The
Presidential room has been re-
decorated for the summer In cool,
bright cretonnes and is the ideal
rendezvous for these charming
people.
SWANEE Swanee-in-the-Air,
newest of the Meyer Davis chain
of attractions, is a real ten strike
with the dance lovers of Wash
ington. Atop the Earle Theater
Building the big dance resort will
always be breeze swept during
the summer while offering the
extra advantage of being as ac-
cessible as any theater in the
downtown district. The Swanee
Syncopators, led by Al Kamons,
are the featured attraction.
COLONIAL BEACH-Colonia
Beach opens for the season Sat
urday, May %, and a gala Holt
day has been planned. Colonial
Beach this season offers a num-
Der of new attractions in addi-
4in, 20 SaM.watar hathino fish.