The Washington times., 1936-02-04
Town Stuff!

H0Wn STUTT! .,.,
# for nothing else, the new
French Casino offering-they
call it "FolieS de Femmes" this
time-will linger in the minds
of those who witnessed the pre-
miere performance for one
bizarre piece of business above
all others-the scene in which
the painter of Montmartre uses
the soft, lovely backs of his semi
nude students for canvasses.
The results are hilariouSly unique
and Startlingly effective. 1t STAN
peded the house Wednesday night
it will be town talk for many
months to come.
On the whole, the new French
Casino show is enticingly enter
tanning, discreetly nude in most
misunderstanding on occasion.
It will thrill the local burghers,
/ predict. My own personal thrill
came from the featured dance
of EStelle and Leroy-not be-
cause it is the most sensational
routine ever staged or anything
like that but because the last
time I saw Estelle, she was that
pretty Essex baby in the chorus
Of the Paradise-and here. she
is back, after several years,
foreign star-prettier and shape
lier than ever-and displaying
a talent none of us ever suS-
Dected she poSSeSSed
aside to Jimmy Durantel:
Thomas Wedders, Eighteenth
Century EngIi5hman, made a
comfortable living exhibiting
his nose. 1t was 7l2 inches
long. He also sang.
The power of the press is
clearly evidenced this week:
Some weeks ago, Columnist Ed
Sullivan established a new record
at Loew's State when something
like Sal 900 rolled into the box
office. This week. all-time rec
ords for the theater were
smashed by Oracle Allen. whose
pieces have been appearing IN
the Journal daily Miss Alien
assisted by her husband. Mr..
George Burns. turned in a very
satisfactory job. it appears. WIN
out referring too often to her
literary achievements. The Burns
and Allen box-office gross accord
ingly reached the all-time LoeWs
state high of more than $42'OOO'
p S.-Columnist Aliens sue
cessor at the State will be Col
,rmnist Sobol who will endeaVor
to beat the all-time low.
Arthur Murray has written 10
Mavor TaGusrdia suggestin" a
new official song for the c1ty:
"The Sidewalks Of New YORK.
A little bit of "Grand Hotel"
in real life. The other night IN
the lobby of the st. Regis Two
men brushed into each otner
without beng aware OF the lden-
tity of either. One was a swarthy.
solemn-faced gent. the son OF
Abdul Hamid, Turk Sultan. noto-
rious for having almost succeeded
in destroying the entire Armenian
people, ltquidating thousands IN a
day at the height of his pogroms.
The other man was an author
who not so long ago wrote a
best,seller novel in which the mas
sacres instigated by the father
of the man whom he was just
passing had been mercilessly con-
demned-Franz Werfel who wrote
Forty Days of Musa Dagh."
Among the dance teams of
town is that of Lydia and
JOrescO. They were signed for
a long engagement at the Per-
sian Room last week-which to
them represented the heights.
At least, to JOresco it meant
money for long time to come.
So he cabIed to AuStria-H Hun
gary, bidding his aged father
to come On-he hadn't seen
him in Is years. Came a cable
almost within an hour report
ing that his father had passed
away that morning.
Among Broadway favorites in
constant demand by organizations
running benefits or big dinners
is Harry Hirshfield. Recently, he
was asked would he kindly con-
sent to act as POSTMASTER and
master of ceremonies? Hershfield
accepted. A few days later the
chairman Of the committee called
again. Eddie Cantor was in town {;