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The Washington times., 1934-03-24
- AFTER DARK NEWS
R ussian Troka' s
Cocktail Hour
lnausurated

A special program has been
arranged for Russian Troika
patrons this evening to celebrate
the return to Washington Of Miss
Ethel Pastor, charming TroikA
singer, who is appearing at the
Fox Theater with Phil Spitanly
this week, and the event Of the
Troika'S going wet. Russian vodka,
along with other choice liquors
and wines, are now being served
at the Troika for the first time
this evening.
The Cocktail Hour" has also
been inaugurated at the Troika
and will be in session daily from
8 to $50.
Serge Abagoff, sensational eau.
caSian dancer now in his last
week at the T; Okla before filling
an engagement at the exclusive
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New
York, may be seen in a new
original dance creation, arranged
especially to cele' ate the occa.
sion Of repeal at the Troika.
Anna Sablukova'S unusual voice
and the Russian gypsy character
number, "No. No, Don't Want
TO-" have become famous in
Washington and not a perfor.
nance passes in which Miss Sab
lukova fails to stop the show
with this number.
Mischa Mark off Is the Troika'S
versatile master Of ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Spanish Dancer
At Shoreham

A Spanish motion picture star
appearing in person is one Of the
many attractions offered this week
to patrons Of the Shoreham Hotel
dinner dances. She is Miss Adrina
Otero, Of Barcelona, Spain, and
she comes direct from her native
Land to the Shoreham for her first
engagement in the United States,
and offers beautiful Spanish dance
routines that are delighting those
witnessing them.
The De EspyS, sensational dan
cling trio who were featured on the
bill at the opening of the Music
Hall ct Radio City, New York, are
presenting the adagio which was
so well received there. Frank Col
son, Civic Opera Company star,
who played the leading role in
Carmen" at the Metropolitan
Opera House In New York, is ap-
pearing in person.
A unique novelty act is being
staged by the Nagyfys. This act
was featured ct the Kit Kat Club
In London and has just returned
from q tour Of the leading hotels
In Bermuda. It is O sensational
act. The dance music is produced
by Barnee, directing the Lowe
Shoreham Hotel orchestra.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24

My GreCian Ghost reports
that Sam insult, the Phantom
of the Chicago Opera, 10 still
on the high seas. RuInOrs
have it that he is heading for
the Red Sea. Well, thatn be
the first time he's been in the
red.
You know, when he took
over the Chicago Opera, the
stars were holding high C's. =.
But when he left the only notes
they were holding were /. o.
U.'s.
Sally Rand says that If they
ever get insult in Chicago,
they'll strip him of everything
he has. and won't even let
him have an electric fan.
MORAL:
"A chef I know bought insult
stock
With every dollar he took i'm,
insult skipped and now the
chef
Hasn't got . pot to cook in"
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Ken Murray Has
New Revue
At Michel

Ken Murray Is the man reSpor-
sible for the success Of Club Mi
chefs elaborate revue policy. And
to Walter Won Herbulis, manager
Of the Thomas Circle resort, goes
the credit for initiating the idea.
Comedian Murray, In addition
to providing the shows with his
own talent and humor, arranges
the score, devises the dances and
stages the entire production.
This week, you can see, Of
course, Helen Charleston, the
pretty young lady whose imita-
tions Of Hollywood celebrities are
fast becoming famous around
town. Paul Small and Milton
Charleston aid Ken Murray in
his comedy numbers.
Natalie and Howard, unusual
dancers, are q feature Of the new
show. Helen Faery presents sew.
eral startling routines and Helen
Jane Morehead, the platinum
beauty, offers speciality numbers.
The chorus has new steps to en-
tertain the patrons.
Club Michel will remain open
till 2 q. m. Sundays (really Mon
day mornings) in order to permit
the serving Of liquor for two
hours. Dancing on Saturday
nights continues till 4 a. m. ReSer-
vationS are suggested.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Heish-Ho Trio
Has Long Run

Whether it is showing outside
or the sun Is beating down, the
Heigh-Ho Club up Connecticut
Avenue way remains the favored
rendezvous Of the going-out set.
There is that open fireplace with
real logs burning in the taproom
for the more inclement days and
nights and "Meet you at the
Heigh-Ho" is not merely an ex-
preston but a prescription for
conduct in the best might clubese"
Of Emily Post.
Just to make things a little
more appealing, Maestro Pete
Macias has, with the completion
of increased storage facilities, put
out a new wine list. Not only are
there additions on the lefthand
side, but the righthand figures
have been scaled down. The new
stock and prices 60 on the tables
today.
The Heigh:Ho Girls, until re-
Gently only q radio act but now
a night club fixture, begin the
sixth week Of their engagement
Monday night. BY changing their
close harmony numbers and origi-
mating new arrangements all the
time, this trio seem destined to
harmonic on the same line in
definitely. # Marty Rubin. fea-
tured vocalist Of the MaciaS band
had not been around since the
mind Of man runneth not, etc.
d.. (you finish it) then we would
say that the girls had established
a record in local night club his
tory.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Wardmsn Stars
'Carioca' Dance
Experts :.

One Of the most tantaliZing
exhibitions of. Americas newest
dance craze, the Cariocs, is cur.
rently being offered in the Con.
tinental Room Of the Wardman
Park Hotel by the gifted team Of
De Carlos and Grenada.
De Carlos and Grenada have
recently completed a tour Of the
leading Latin countries and dur.
ing their tour acquired many
new wrinkles" with which to
perfect their already notable
dance creations. This is the
team, incidentally, which ap-
peared in the picture Flying
Down to Rio"
vieing with the "Carioco" is
Evelyn Tyner, who continues with
her deft mastery Of the piano key.
board. Miss Tyner is featuring
several Of her own unique key.
board arrangements. This Is her
second week as a Continental
Room feature, her first weeks
popularity motivating Manager
George v. Riley, to present her to
the patronage for a second week.
To the efforts of these two
stars is added the vocal abilities
of Mildred Starr, and the bizarre
entertainment novelties of Ballast
and Skaren who offer a European
novelty with their BLACK Tom"
creation.
Tommy Tucker and his Cali.
fornianS continue to satisfy" with
their mellow musical arrange
ments, to which is added the
vocalizing Of Emily Lane, and a
mixed trio.
Dinner dancing begins nightly
at seven, and supper dancing gets
under way at ten. Floor shows
are interspersed between these
dining periods.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24

Even while the last flakes of
q nmourned winter were swirl
90 yesterday managing director,
Harry Somerville, was making
elaborate plans for the Hotel
willard roof which will be vel
goming customers as soon as the
mercury climbs high enough.
the Hotel Lafayette, I am told,
siu have g new roof garden and
Nlae Lotus Restaurant is making
Preparations for open air dining.
= Another project which sounds
euurtng IL floating dance hall
and refreshment bazaar scheduled
20 play the Potomac around
Hams Point afternoon and eve
hing.
In nearby Maryland an enter.
or1Sing New York promoter Is
planning . Viennese beer garden
and Mr.. Eddie Carr is making
vast improvements and enlarging
Facilities at Chevy Chase Lake.
The Powhattan Hotel win open
ts roof early with q. well known
name band and the Shoreham
with ample outdoor acreage is
preparing shady and comfortable
1ookS for hot weather patronage.
At Heigh-Ho
Up at Heigh.Ho on Thursday
night excitement was high not
because Of a new local notable
but because Elmer Layden, one
of the famous -Four Horsemen"
Of RockneS 1924 team and now
the head coach Of Notre Danes
football was a ringside patron.
g Fullback Layden can not only
handle himself on the gridiron
but Is also a smooth performer
ON the dance floor. He was the
GynoSure Of all eyes.
Marty Rubin, who sings to beat
The Heigh-Ho Band was happy
because his kid sister, Thelma
Mevins, had just sent her voice
ever q network radio from New
York and next week has a post on
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Lotus E.ea atures
Dance Team

Jay and Lucille are the head
liners at the Lotus this week.
This dance pair have several diff
ferent and startling numbers, in
cluding an apache and ballroom
routine.
Frances Nova does a bright and
colorful Russian number and fol-
lows with a dainty Oriental dance.
Alfred Oddone sings popular songs
Of the day.
Bill Strickland and his orcheS-
ira have added a score Of new
songs to their repertoire and are
prepared to comply with almost
any request.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Dizzv One Serious

George Burns, the serious mem.
ber Of the combination, always
conSultS Oracle Allen, the nutty
one, about investments.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
PLAY Together

Fay Wray and Ralph Bellamy,
who were co-Sta1Ted recently in
Columbia'S Below the Sea-" again
play opposite each other in "Once
to Every Woman" at Warner Bros.
Metropolitan Theater.
"Once to Every Woman" is based
on the A. j. Cronin Cosmopolitan
novelette,, Kaleidoscope in K"
Walter Connolly, Mary Carlisle
and Walter Byron are featured in
the supporting cast.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Know 800 Songs

Try out Leon Brusiloff's Madril
lon band on old-time melodies.
They play nothing but request
numbers, and they have 800 songs
in the orchestra library rehearsed
and ready for instant tuning.
You would be surprised at some
Of the ancient favorites requested
by the Madrillon patronage. This
week one Of the ringside custom
ers insisted upon wagering IS with
Maestro Brusiloff he could call
one which would stump the band.
The bet was on and he asked for
Every Little Movement" a relic
from '"The Pink Lady," This was
too easy and another chance
brought a request for ''Bedelia' -
and Blanche Rings "Rings on Her
Fingers"
Most popular Of the new melo-
dies is without That Certain
Thing" q song imported from
England and apparently on the
way to replace Smoke Gets in
Your Eyes" as the 1894 dance f.
vorite.
The Madrillon band is bursting
with real entertainment talent. It
is whispered they are considering
an offer for q weeks appearance
on q local stage soon.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24

Senate, was . guest ct Club
Michel Thursday night. Among
others I glimpsed were Mrs.
George Bronson Rae, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields,
Mrs. BENJAMIN Gantz. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Barr, Miss Dorothy
Kurtz, Mr.. Delke Simpson and
Mr.. Richard johnson.
Ken Murray, the Hollywood pin
wheel who keeps things spinning
with his cane and mites has
become . columnist. Yeah, Q
daily scribbler Of funny punS and
sage sayings. So many people
have told. him it's good he's
wondering whether he hadn't
ought to run for something or
other. Just to see If they mean
it.
Emcee Murray Is keeping MI
chefs floor show going at high
speed. It's fast and smart en-
tertainment with o real Broadway
flavor.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Much Side Income

She raises race horses on a
farm near Toronto, Canada, and
owns a public golf course at
Flushing, N. Y. The lady with
such side incomes is Maude
Eburne, who plays in the sup.
porting cast Of Love Birds" now
at the Rialto Theater, with Slim
Summerville and ZaSu Pitts In
the co-starring roles.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24

Rudy vallee's hour. She's just
40, is o torch singer, the rage Of
New York at the moment, and
W0calizes on three commercials.
Marty Is not jealous, just proud.
ne carries around Walter Win
CheIl'S praise bulletin about
Ehelma.
Mine Host Pete Macias was a
Mttle elated because he had just
received q radio fan letter from
George Loring Smith, jr., written
"A London. It seems Mr.. Smith
9uned in the Heigh-Ho Band while
Ne was crossing on the Beren-
Raria and couldn't resist telling
6f the pleasure the Heigh-Ho
music gave the customers in the
liners salon. The band Is now
broadcasting nationally four times
D week.
The Heigh-Ho Girls, those top
ncal singers, will be held over for
Q sixth week. They change their
programs every seven days. Sched'
uled for q return engagement in
che near future are the Hillbilly
boys, Q Macias discovery, who
have Just completed an extended
engagement in vaudeville with the
Meyer Davis band.
quite q few notables were
again glimpsed by Ainsley Knight
and his jotting down crew. Right
Offhand, we recall having seen
On separate occasions Capt. w.
l. Friedell, U. s. n; Joseph P.
Fumulty, Miss Peggy Motley, Miss
Mary Preston Gibson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Jeffries, Miss Chris
tine Ekengren, Miss Betty Nc
Nally, Joe Mclean, John Dillon,
sichard Griffin, John de Sibour,
Miss Frances C'Robby'') Robin
son, DR.. and Mrs. Ray Holden,
Robert c. McReynolds, Miss
Marie Slavin, Prescott Wetherill
Ind Henry K. McHarg, Srd.
Michel Birthday
Helen Charleston, who mimics
The movie stars so cleVerly at
Club Michel, celebrates her birth
day tonight. A party Of friends.
many Of them stage players, are
planning to commemorate the
event. ThereIl be o cake and
candles and all the fixings.
Ferdinand Pecora, the brilliant
lawyer who Is investigating high
finance for the United States
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
At Wardnnan Park

Arthur de Titta, the genial Fox
Movietone Newsreel mogul and
man-about-town, was host to Q
large party in the Continental
Room Of Wardman Park during
the past week.
Mr.. r. r. Yarnell Is giving q
party for 80 tonight. Colonel and
Mrs. j. 8. Cecil, DR.. Coleman and
Mrs. J. Bevan Wells, Harry
Butcher, Columbia radio; Herbert
L. Petty, Of the Federal Radio
Commission, and Congressman
Robert F. Rich, Of Pennsylvania,
were among the socialiteS in the
after dark merry making throngs
this week.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe E.
Boiling will entertain for a large
party.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
SUMNER SPOTS PLANNED
Elmer Layden Is Heish-Ho Visitor,
Pecora Looks in on Club Michel,
Around the Hotel Nooks
By AINsLEY r, KNIGHT

IN the supper clubs and the restaurants and the hotels
have found prosperity catering to moist appete you
M hear much talk about how this patronage will be
1ared for when summer comes.
think Washington and the neghborng suburbs will have
more places for gay diversion and frosted liquids airy
AarEoundings this summer Of 1884 than before.
The Washington times., 1934-03-24
Detective ZaSu

You'd never suspect it, but
ZaSu Pitts wanted to be q pri.
vate detective. Her mind was
made up when Mary Pickford
lured her into films. Miss Pitts
is co-starring here with Slim Sum-
.merville in Love Birds" now at
the RialtO Theater.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
Work on Aqueduct
Now Ahead of Plan

Weymouth, general manager and chief
engineer, 1900 men are fulfilling or
ders of taxpayers to build the aque-
duct at cost of $220000,000 or less.
Within two months the aqueduct
forces will be increased by the launch
ing of several new units Of work. The
Public Works administration has al
located 100000 for the financing of
the first year of construction on Park
er dam, the aqueduct's diversion struc-
ture on the Colorado river.
The dam, $50 feet high from its bed
rock foundation, and TAO feet across
its crest, will be built at cost Of $13,-
100000 in Parker canyon, Is miles
north of Parker, Ariz., and Is miles
below Boulder dam.
Teemlne With Activity.
Preliminary work already has been
started by the metropolitan water dis
trict on nine additional miles of IT,
foot tunnel, bringing the total of the
aQueduct bore under construction to
81 miles, constituting all the tunnels
on the main line.
Thirty-one construction camps in
the Colorado and COachella deserts
now TEEN with activity as work rolls
along on the 241-mile stretch from in
take to the terminal reservoir near
Riverside
West of the reservoir will stretch al
miles of huge mains, to carry water
to the ID cities within the district.
With work under way and contracts
already let, approximately third of
the program Is accounted for, involv-
ing a total investment and obligation
of approximately $60,O00,O00. On the
basis of this figure, saving of nearly
$9,O0O,O0O over original estimates has
been made.
The 10 cities comprising the metro
politan water district are Anaheim,
Beverly Hills, Burbank, Compton, Full
lerton, Glendale, Long Beach, Los An
geles, Pasadena, San Marine, Santa
Ana, Santa Monica and Torrance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
Die Z,o 81 I: &c Is;

the rug by supplying softer and more
congenial foundation than hard wood
There are all sorts of minor thing
to look out for when making hom'
as accident proof as possible. Som
day we may consider them.
Interesting Hobby.
Collecting book plates is one of the
interesting hobbies with an especial ap
peal to book lovers. 1t has been re
vived with renewed vigor within thu
past few years. Some collectors seel
those chiefly which have armoria
bearings or portraits, others prefer
those of period significance such a,
Chippendale, or the work of certain
artists and designers, etc, while still
others find book plates ex libris inter
esting from a genealogical aspect. The
name book plate in its strictest sense
means the device from which printing'
are made, but it Is also applied to the
printed labels taken from the plate.
These are large or small labels to be
pasted on the inside of front covers.
While the making and use Of book
plates is reputed to go back almost as
far as printed books themselves, which
lends zest to collecting, they are also
in common usage today. There is no
finer way of indicating ownership than
such a seal on covers.
Fortunately book plates today are no
longer costly. They are procurable at
stationers. While there is no individu.
atty about such book plates, they give
an attractive setting to the owners
name, which must be written or print.
ed in the space designated. A book
plate without evidencing specific own.
ership, is, of course, worthless, for that
is its purpose. Until within recent
years book plates were as distinctive.
ly personal as armorial bearings. To.
day, although not quite so genealogt
cal, they are, for the most part indi.
vidual, being designed to order and
reflect some interest of the owner in
classic form.
@. Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
Great Project in California
to Serve Is Cities.

Los Angeles.-The greatest aqueduct
built in the history of man is entering
the second year of construction in
southern California.
If the builders of the days OF the
Caesars could return to earth, they
would see 1000 men working along
250-mile desert front, bringing water
from the Colorado river to the metro
politan water district of southern Cal
ifornia.
They would learn that 100000 bar
rels of cement will go into the COM
pleted project-sufficient to build II
foot highway from Los Angeles to
New York.
They would be told that 100000
gallons of gasoline will be burned be-
fore the job is finished-sufficient to
drive 2,2OO automobiles once around
the earth at the equator.
They would see 100000 board feet
of lumber, 100000 pounds of explo-
sives, $500 miles of copper cable go
into the project.
To Start New Work.
This second year of activity finds
10 miles of the projects 81 miles of
tunnel already driven through hard
rock desert mountains.
Working under the direction Of F. e.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04

zation, then, is condition of organized
society. Without society we cannot
have civilization. The social group
is the prime requisite and upon its en-
lightenment, moral, intellectual and
spiritual, does civilization depend.
This is quite different point of
view from that one which makes the
security of civilization depend upon
skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes,
banks flooded with money, palatial
ships, marble palaces, or whether Unit
ed States Steel or American Can goes
up ten points or drops twenty, or the
regulation of the tariff.
All attempts to perpetuate a civili-
cation upon these terms is already
doomed, as witnessed in the fall of
the Roman empire. 1t is like building
a house upon the sand which soon falls
because it is not able to withstand the
fury of the wind and storm.
Civilization is an outward express
sion of the inner soul of nation. Its
security depends upon spiritual quail
titles and not upon size, bulk. weight
or speed. What we need to do is to
cultivate a deeper faith in the moral
order Of the universe and through its
expression in our daily toll. build
house upon the foundation of integrity,
righteousness and justice. Civiliza-
ton is a condition of life and not
Babel tower of stone or steel.
by Western Newspaper Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
80 Million Insects
to Help Celebrate

Paris.-More than 100000 in
sects will take part in the three
hundredth anniversary celebrations
next year of the famous French mu-
scum of the Jardin DIES Plantes.
This museum was founded by
Guy de las Brosse, physician to
Louis XIII, who succeeded to the
French throne following the assas-
sination of his father, Henry Nv.
The director Of the museum, Paul.
Lemoine, has announced that 500 OF
the worlds leading scientists will
be invited to participate in the cele-
brations, and that, they will be
shown the museums collections.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04

of the country to convincingly affirm
that all will be well again. Out of all
past depression periods we have sue
cessfully emerged and this one will
prove no exception to rule.
Perhaps it will help to clarity ones
attitude toward this disputed problem
If we ask, what do we mean by civili-
cation? The dictionary defines the
word "as condition Of organization,
enlightenment and progress" Civili-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
Angora Cat Thrives on
Diet of Wooden Goods

Istanbul.-A white Angora cat with
a mothllke appetite has become a
scourge to the residents of the Istan-
bull suburb Of Psamatia.
The feline. which has one green and
one blue eye. has developed passion
for wool. 1t eats large holes in jer-
seys and berets, gently gnawing and
swallowing the WOOL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
coa..ing Run ESQ Year. Old

The coasting run leading from the
Bohemian border to the old mining
town of Schmiedeberg in the Giants
mountains looks back on 250 years of
existence. 1t was first used beginning
IN 1888, by Bohemian miners to short
en- their trip to the mines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04

that 1t has already
started on a de-
cline which will
gradually gain In
momentum u n TIL
little shall remain
as a witness to the
m ost prosperous
period in American
h s tory. Those
more optimistically
inclined grant the
seriousness of the
present economic
disorder, but have
sufficient faith In
the moral integrity
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04

night with famous Nadi-
nola Bleaching Cream,
tested and trusted for over
a generation. The minute
you smooth it on, Mad
inola begins to clear,
whiten and smooth your
skin. Tan and freckles,
muddy, sallow color van
ish quickly. You see day.
by-day Improvement un-
til your skin is all you long
for. creamv-white. SATIN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-04
PUSSY STUCK TO THE SHIP

When the drlfter Cats Eye sank
after collision with the Saltair near
London recently, her crew of eight
had to make hurried climb for life
to reach the Saltair's deck, but the
Cats Eyes mascot cat refused to de-
sert the sinking vessel After the
ship went down pussy was picked up
by tug.