Evening star., 1936-09-03

teeth. =.
"All right who's there?" says we.
"Esuuim6, Christians and Italians"
says he.
"Esuuimo, Christians and Italians
vho?" we ask.
"Esouimo. Christians and Italian no
lies" saws the lad, ducking the phone
book and heading for cover 80
there and so let that be an end
to XXX.
s.sTo the Powhatan Roof the other
night came Bob Rodenberg, bringing
with him slight trace OF limp ne
has as a souvenir of his recent EURO
pean jaunt bringing the pro-
nouncement he was glad to be back
home regaling friends with yarns
of the junket about the continent :.
telling tales of Russia, which, BOD
says, must be in pretty bad shape l..
no Russian night clubs But the
yarn Ramon thought was the seasons
prize winner was the account OF the
injuring of the Rodenberg leg .
Seems Bob was riding a merry-go-
round in Stockholm, took a sudden
dislike to the wooden nag upon which
he was perched -. decided to change
horses in the middle of a merry-go-
round, or something, and didn't quite
make it Bob can't understand 1t
either, on account he used to change
horses out at Glen Echo with no
trouble at all. -.
80" Doubt for the day: ". she Qda
Clarke dragged herself from the ruins
Of the Knickerbocker, dreaming OF
the instrument which would best en-
able her to contribute those human
qualities which form her identity
toward the impoverished number OF
things which make life beautiful" =. {.
Press agents drag themselves from
bed every noon, too, dreaming OF
ways to contribute those human quail
ties which make up their identities
toward the impoverished number OF
things which make life beautiful for
writer's of night club columns -.
All of which doesn't alter the fact
that Miss Clarke had one of the
thrills of her young life the other
afternoon out at the Shoreham {.
when she sat down at her new organ
.. Had praises heaped upon her by
Nicolai Sokoloff, director of the Wa
ter Gate concerts, for her playing for
him of Hungarian Rhapsody No. q"
"Sweet Mystery of Life" other tunes
had further praises from For
tunato Gallo, owner of Chicago's San
Carlo Opera Company 80.
.. They almost stopped Moe Baer
t'other night =. almost, but not
quite =. Rainbow Room dancer
slid by the band stand asked
would Moe play "that Cole Porterish
song Jerome Kern just wrote I
forget how it goes" Moe thought
and thought (knock knock :.
Finally light glowed in his eyes -.
He had an inspiration, whipped out
with "a Fine Romance" Gus
toner grinned and was happy =.
Faces at the ball room doors:
Arthur Clephane, making one of his
rare appearances at the Powhatan
Roof, keeping his nickname still
secret Mrs. Arthur Macarthur,
sister-in-law of the former chief of
staff, dining at the Mayfair Cafe of
All Nations with her daughter and
son-in-law, the John Edgar Reyburns
The Japanese Minister to Hol-
land and Mrs. Toshihiko Taketomi, at
the Shoreham Terrace with their two
daughters, Asa and Aye Taketomi
also at the Shoreham ~. Barbara
Ransom, with her mother and father,
the Ronald Ransoms (he's a Federal
Reserve Board goverpor) -. Mohamed
Anime YouSSef, Minister of Egypt
- Burrus Williams woke up the
other morning about 10, picked up
"Gone With the Wind" before break
fast .. finally got around to the eggs
at two in the afternoon . Alfredo
Barreto's murals at Ramon's new
Fiesta are about completed -.
They're telling another tall tale down
at the Cocoanut Grove :. Seems one
Of the walters rushed up to the cashier
after watching Bourbon (of Dance
Team Bourbon and Baynes) do his
"Jazznocracy" number, and offered to
pay the minimum charge b.. The
Hi-Hat's Hawaiians thought they were
back home the other night when
the lounge suddenly was filled with
lasses with leis about their necks,
flowers stuck in their hair Turned
out to be part of Hawaiian party
some one had to mark a wedding an
niversary The Patti Parker in
duence still fingers >. Ramon got a
card from her from Panama Lew