The Washington times., 1936-11-09
THE VOICE OF
Broad dWaY
By Louis SoboI
Broadway Ola Podrida

and-toe Syncopator, Bill Robinson,
Tuesday night, and outlined plan
for encouraging aviation among
the youth of America. He sought
RobinSon'S cooperation in pro
noting the plan among the colored
youngsters. Ensued the following
conservation:
Bill Robinson: "It don't say no
where in de good book about
man he should fly. In de good book,
it say only birds should fly"
Chan. berIain's Associate: well,
listen; it doesn't say in the good
book a man should ride in an au-
tomobile."
Robinson: yeah, guess dat'S
right. Only it don't say nowhere
in de good book, a bird should ride
an an automobile nuther, do she?
No sah!"
C.'s A.: THAT doesn't make
sense, Bill; you know that"
B. R.: 1T make a lot of sense
Mistah, Will Rogers was the great.
est actor of dem all, and he flew
only so feet from the ground and
he amt no MOI"
C.'s A.: You're being silly now,
Bill"
B. R.: Oh, is bein gsily, huh?
Well, all I knows is for 80 years
1 been maxim good livin'-and
how do does it! BY keepin' desc
feet dancin' on the groun'; yeSSah,
on the groun'. And dat's whah
I'm goin' to keep dem, right on de
groun'!"
Mr.. George Clarke, city editor
of the Mirror, goes on record as
having made the first wager on
the 1910 Presidential election. He
wagered $40 to 5000 that Robert
LaFollette would follow Roosevelt
in as President. The long odds
were offered by Joe Springer.
The governors of ElkS Lodge,
No. l, have been annoyed by a
certain type of members who
spend none of their money in
the club, but crowd around daily
at the free-lunch counter for
their hot dogs and Sauerkraut.
They solved the problem neatly.
For the simon pureS they sub
stituted 100 rubber hot dogs and
wet confetti for the Sauerkraut.
Snapshots - Columbus Circle:
A buSh-haired Communist pleads
with his listeners-and his hiss
ners: What can I do without the
support of the maSSeS?" . "A heck
Ter shouts: "Get a haircut" =.
55th Street: Where play called
Murder in the Old Red Barn" is
presented in what was once a
church. Eighth Street in the Vii
lage: The restaurant with it's sign
proudly proclaiming Italian
Kitchen" and in smaller letters
"Strictly French Cuisine ..48th
Street and 7th Avenue: Two the
atrical booking agents eyeing a
shapely doll in a current musical:
Says one: you know, Sam, she's
filthy with possibilities!
The stOcky gentleman at the
StOrk Club Wednesday night
was recOunting a hair-raiSing
hazardous adventure among the
fOur-fOOted man-eaters in Afri-
can jungleS. "My," whispered
a young lady, "Such narrow eS-
capes. And you didn't even Suf-
fer a scratch?" "NOt a scratch
NOT even a headache" replied
the adventurous gent with a
smile. Then he rose, reached
for his two crutches and hObbled
off MIR. Frank Buck, recently
kicked by a tame horse!
Popularity of night spots is as
uncertain as the shape of your
shadow. u. The public is tickle, but
currently the Cotton Club con-
tinues to turn patrons away night
". Ditto Ell Morocco. Two sea-
sons ago, the French Casino was
riding the crest of the wave. :.
Before that the success of the
Casino de Paree furnished feature
material for the magazines. :.
There was time when you had to
call up days in advance for a reSer-
vation at the Versailles. In speak
easy days, favor shifted from the
Napoleon to the Five O'Clock Club.
=. From the Abbey to the Argo-
naut. Who will forget the eXcit-
ing midnights in the crowded
Ha-Ha Club?. Some clubs, OF
course, continue to draw big crowds
throughout the year. The Holly
wood, for instance. The Para
disc. The Stork Club and Jack
and Charles. Jimmy Kelly'S in
the Village. Leon and Eddle'S,
where tables are always at a pre-
MUM at midnight. But the Holly
wood never drew such crowds as
the first time Rudy Vallee was the
Observation-Disclosures for time,
Harry Richman even broke that
record. Leading late spots at
present where you will find capac-
ity attendance after 2 in the morn
ing include Jack Whites 18 Club,
the Onyx, the Yacht Club-and,
to repeat, Jimmy Kelly'S and El