The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-29

uay night ana chants her Weepy
ballads with characteristic flut-
terry gestures Her costume is
bridaEChaSte, and standing, back
against the wall. Harry Kannen
Stares at her from l0ve-Smitten
eyes. ."Why was born?...
Why am 1 living?" .Graying
young Cornelius Vanderbilt,
stouter Of face recently, is with
his cousin, Lady Furness. He
appears slightly bored. She
quite demure In secluded cor
ner are the impetuOus love-
larIZs, Sidney Kingsley and Doris
Dudley Tall, Latin Gloria
BraggiOtti dances most Of the
evening with men who are from
half to q head shorter. Beth
Leary, Bert Lair, slim Kitty
Carlisle, DIR. GuStave Aufricht,
famed plastic surgeon: Joan
Burgess arc among others Sprin-
kled around at flOOrside tables.
Later to the Press Photogra-
piers Ball at the Commodore to
wade around among ladies and
gents who shrivel when the lime
lights glare isn't constantly on
them-and each loves his public
so. >. All here because it would
take brave fellow to refuse a
press photographer. Thus, Mr..
Eddie Cantor has story or two
to tell, Mr.. Rudy ValA intoneS
a nasal hymnal, Mr.. George Givot
gives out with a little Grikk con-
fusion. Frank Fay, Estelle Tay.
lor, Ed. G. Robinson, Rubinoff,
Lily Pons, Morton Downey, Harry
HerShfield, June Knight, Kitty
CarliSle-are a few who mingle
with the guests and help to enter
tain. Always a gay affair, this
annual shindig Of the lenSmen. d. .
The old rural barn game-"Going
to Jerusalem" - features among
others two excited contestants at
the Village Barn Thursday night
-Messrs. Jack Pearl and Ricardo
CorteZ. .Cortez wins. Monday
night, on 57th Street between
Madison and Park. In magazine
ad sports attire. "A tall fellow
and tall, pretty girl on skis.
In THURSDAYS bitter cold-Mary
Garden removes glove outside Of
the Essex to sign an autograph
Friday morning. Nelson
Rockefeller leans against frost
bitten Public Library lion on
Fifth Avenue. EsteIle Taylor
at the Hollywood Saturday night
walls the meIodiOus moan,
"AlOne," while her young swain,
Van Smith, waits impatientIy at
q table in the rear for her to re-
join him. :. Givot mimics Rich
man and cOnvulseS table sitters
with his massacre of the speech
49, The wiStful-eyed dancing
beauty Marguerite Lamberton,
watches and smiles. Strange,
for she is deaf and dumb. Ann
Greenway intOnes "AlOne," too
at La Rue'S Monday highland
smiles as a gOOd-natured topper
shouts, "YOu needn't be, baby
not YOU. i spot COrtez in al
most every night club during
the week and learn of his pres
ence in each place before sitting
down to my table. The hat
check gals whisper the informa-
ton with awe. .COrtez seems
to be favOrite of the chapeau-
guarderS. Bitter and bleak as
a New England winter is ethan
FrOme" which premieres at the
National. "A play of tragedy
and repreSSed emOtiOns-surely,
one of the dramatic master
pieces Of the season, and we
dOff our lid in salute to the
DaviSes, Owen and his son.
Here, as at most of BrOadway's
first nights, the weI-dreSSed rab-
bic is noisy and bOOrish There
IS o vague rumOr that the critics
are plotting to abandon first
night SittingS and sneak around
on other nights when genuine
and welI.behaved lovers of the
theater attend. One thing is
fast becoming evident-the per-
SOnality Of premiere audiences
is changing. The So c allied
luminaries who used to be pres
= ent now wait until second, third
or even fourth nights
Another visit to the Kit Kat |
Club, Park Avenues Harlem ges-
ture-for we never tire of Buck |
and Bubbles-and now they are
gone temporarily on tour with
Porgy, but new and lively crew is
current. And Charley Lucas, host |
of the smoother spots in Speakeasy
days, is in charge here. Shine,
Shine, Shoe Shine Boy r,lmbles
Louis Armstrong at Comics Inn,
Tuesday night. High note and
low note tumble out of his polish
ed cornet as he punctuates each
flight into higher range with a
vigorous handkerchief hopping Of
his perpetually perSpiring brow.
Monday night at the Wivel.
Eric Lundgren, Swedish match
king and former president of the
ill-fated War Kreuger empire, in a |
huddle with Nita Naldi. Thurs
day afternoon at 9Th Avenue and |
54tr Oracle Allen, the column
list, Gliding a taxicab driver cater
she leaves his cab because his
tires are unguarded by chains