The Washington times., 1936-11-28
Fete
Really Gay
At Troiko
By FRANCOIS


I often wonder what becomes Of
those scintillating dance tunes
that take the country by storm.
are played and replayed, then die
a tortuous death caused by unkind
Snubbery from former friends, the
sax players and crooners of our
leading night club hangouts. A
forgotten song, it might well be
concluded, is much the worse off
than the somewhat eulogiZed for
gotten man. Don't think, of course.
that we're so cold-blooded as to
let our Sanguinary brethren Irop
for a down-at-the-heels tinpan al
ley masterpiece.
But it is well sometimes to muse
a bit as to what is the final desti-
nation of some Of our popular
tunes that hit the SkidS Of popu-
larity and are thrown to the wolves
=, forgetfulness.
Over at the Heigh HO Club,
the Pete Macias orchestral crew
has done a bit Of yeOman serv.
ice to preserve these Oldtimers.
For instance, the other p. M,
yOuf cOIumniSt watched in
amaZement as a relic of the past,
"Shuffle Off to Buffalo," was
requested by an earnest young
feminine dancer, and we almost
expected to see the major dOmO
of the band diSdainfuIIy ignore
her or pleasantly inform the
young lass that it was a relic Of
the Stone Age or even as far
back as the baImy days of 1929.
Instead, however, Artie HumeS,
who is the chief librarian and
arranger for the group, dashed
madly out of the room to the
portfolio files, and returned in
triumph with the former "hit of
the nation
And, as is usually the case
with an oldtimer, his mien and
story, in this case musically told,
was fraught with .tingling mem
cries and rhythmic quality.
Thanksgiving brought out the
best in Nine. Hamilton's Russian
Club Troika, and those Of you
who struggled with your humble
servant to find a Granny in the
rich interior of the Club in which
to parkyakarkus for the evenings
rolicking entertainment, must
have really gone over the top for
the fine performance by the
troupe. Of course, that delicious
'umpteen coruse dinner didn't
do our figures much good, but the
savory perfection brought a mel
low glow Of satisfaction as it
settled deep down near the waist
line when the dashing and merry
Russians went to work with
their music.
Milt Barrett, the strong silent
man at La Casa Grande in
Berwyn, Md, is even mora
silent these days when the sub
ject of his big surprise is men,
toned. The Sphinxian oracle
of La Casa's destinieS is PLAN
ming q knockout series of pro-
grams to start next week, so we
are told, featuring name bands
that ought to tear you away
from the radio and set you
down in the friendly interior
of the Berwyn rendezvous
nightly. Fine music, SAYS Milt,
can only be enjoyed while &C.
tuaIIy listening in proximity to
the musicians. Watch for us
with further announcements.
X X X
always sneer inwardly when
watching fellow gentlemen toss a
beautiful bundle of blond femi-
ninity carelessly about and then
catch the maiden with the non
chalance of a Lou Gehrig going
after a high infield fly. But some
how or other the gang that does
this bit of fungo practice with the
cool and collected miss at the
Shoreham ballroom has a sort OF
finesse that even impresseS me.
Dressed in costumes not unlike
knights of old, the trio does some
breath taking acts with our hero