The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Roof Is CLOSING

KOOf Is ClOSIng
Tonight the Powhatan roof calls
1t a season, after one Of the most
successful and prosperous sessions
in the hotel history.
The Pete MaciaS band proved
q lure for society patronage, and
Arthur j. Hartnett, managing di
rector, wishes to extend through
this column his grateful appreci,
alton to patrons and editors who
helped make his venture a thriv
ing and genial one.
Managing-director George v.
Riley, of Wardman Park, who can
order and serve a de luxe dinner
that will be talked about for
months has installed Harry Albert
in the Colonial room, leading a
Sidney Seidenman orchestra. Later
in the season the commodious
Continental room will be relighted
for the dancing crowds with a
name band and floor show.
Distinguished Chinese guests
filled and Lotus Restaurant Thurs
day afternoon and Managing
director Lamb put out his choicest
menus and Bill Strickland turned
or favorite Oriental tunes.
The notables were General Tom
Kai-Shew and his staff of Chinese
officers, men who upheld the glory
and fighting fame of China in the
last conflict with Japan. They
are making a brief tour of the
United States and have been &C.
corded a. hero's welcome every
where.
Gang on Maestro
Don't know whether you've
heard this story or not, but it's
still funny. A prominent music
maestro in town, bidding for a
college dance, received some rep
reSentatives of the prom commit
tee. He magnanimously invited
them to be his guests, with their
girls, at a night7spot with which
he is connected. A nice party of
eight or 10, he thought.
They accepted his invitation and
showed up 40 strong! He paid the
bill like a gentleman.
Sammy Marks, who played
piano on the Wilson line steamer,
City of Washington till the sea-
son closed last week, goes into
Club Michel in the same capacity
next Thursday. There will be other
changes in that band, as well as
several more around town.
The Willard will probably move
the bamboo room back where it
belongs by the middle of next
month. That won't stop Johnny
Slaughter's boys from playing
upstairs in the Tavern Club, if
"The Drunkard' still continues.
The Carlton, from all reports,
has abandoned the idea of bring
ing back supper dancing in the
ballroom.
Lester Allen, Star
The Shoreham's ballroom will
present quite different aspect
when it is opened next month.
All Of the modernistic decoration
and lighting is being abridged
and subdued. The bandstand will
be entirely new. Another innova-
tion will be sort of theater-boX
effect around the ringside.
The floor revues which will ap-
pear beginning october / will be
produced by Bobby Sanford. He
has made a name for himself by
his shows on New York theater
boat this summer. None other
than Lester Allen is scheduled to
star at the Shoreham in the first
production.
Short Shorts
Howard Pyles, over at the
Hangar Club has invented a new
instrument called the "johnny-
phone" Said to be a mixture of
tunnels, rubber hose, clarinet
reeds and what have you.
Dance team at the Lotus, Renne
and Raymond bet Bill Strickland
they could twirl more times than
he could roll the drums. Contest
hasn't come off yet.
A real gala night at the Shore
ham Wednesday. B. B. B., Of
hollywood and New York fame
dperhapa you may remember see
ing meIl ions of his Cellar" in the
Hollyw00d columns), brought a
big party. directed the orchestra
and had o fine time. Steve Evans,
nainnie who was appearing at the