The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-21
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ports everything hotsy totsy for
the biz opening next Saturday.
II win be q three-day pleasure
spree with the Knockout punch
on Monday, Decoration Day.
Everything's new this year and
there win be plenty Of thrills to
try out.
The bathing beach offers new
spine ticklers. Bathing slides.
steep. long and slippery, will
shoot bathers into the foamy
surf in hilarious manner. Aquatic
acrobats can try out their stuff
on trapeze. parallel bars and
a spring board.
This will be family season at
the Beach. A kiddies' playground
has been installed on the sandy
shore to attract the youngsters
while Papa fishes for hardheads
and Mama eats deviled crabs.
Swings. see-saws, slides and all
the other Etock stuff are pro
vided.
The comet, sensational new
ride which puts new pep in the
riders, has been tested out and
will be o. K. for opening day.
Bert Saulsman's red hot band is
warming up for the dance pa.
vilion. Five cents a couple Is
the "Go-Go" sign, and with these
musicians egging the leg shakers
on, it'll be regular arterial high
way speed on the breeze.swept,
over-the.water dance floor.
ROOF GARDEN prices within
the reach Of all amusement seekers
win obtain at Jardin Lido. the
Maddux, Marshall, Moss & Mallory
outdoor cabaret to open atop the
Arlington Hotel, May q.
The cover charge on week
nights will be SO cents a person
a new roof garden low level here
land $1.10 each on Saturday
nights.
While the admission fee and at
mospi1ere will be most democratic,
the appointments, entertainment
and service are to be Of the Ritz
lest.
Dick Llebert and his popular
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insuring the hottest dance music.
A program of appealing entertain.
ment and a series of speciality
nights are being arranged.
William, known to all night
clubbers as the former host at
Chateau lie Paradis, will be ring
master at Jardin Lido.
For the first time in history, an
evening on one of the most spa
cious roof gardens in the city is
to be made available for the price
OF a movie.
GLEN ECHO, the big open-air
free admission amusement park,
is enjoying the patronage of
thousands of Washing t onians
daily. despite cool weather. The
bracing air seems to add zest to
the fun offered by the many
amusement devices the big park
affords to young and old.
The Glen Echo ballroom, with
its fresh new decorations and
attractive indirect lighting. attracts
hundreds OF patrons nightly. In
point of construction and design,
the covered pavilion compares
favorably with the best hotel
bathrooms, This comparison Is
even more favorably noted in
regard to music. The dance
melodies at Glen Echo are fur
nished by David McWillianas and
his ten-piece novelty orchestra,
which includes the new Vibra.
phone, introduced for the first
time in Washington. The popular
club plan" is observed in the
operation Of the ballroom.
An amusing human feature at
the park is the spectacle Of the
dignified persons of middle age
who visit the park ITO see the
youngsters having their fun and
are themselves engulfed in the
whirlpool Of merriment. They
ride the thrilling coaster dips and
the speedy Derby racer; they
whiz around on the Whip, the
Shooter and the Caterpillar, and
lose their last vestige Of dignity
in the hilarious Midway. where
the revolving barrels, trick floors,