Evening star., 1937-05-27

sons to Doug Fairbanks, Fred Astaire.
Jack Buchanan (the English musical
comedy starr, Gertrude Lawrence,
Eric Won Stroheim and other stage
and screen celebrities.
- Mrs. Natalie Campbell Pritchett
and Eugene Vidal, whose romance has
been much publicized in the public
prints here Of late, are frequent tete-
a-tete diners at the Shoreham the
Shoreham where Lillian Gish came
recently with her mother, made much
of the view overlooking the terrace,
with its pink and red roses climbing
about and its other vari-colored floral
adornments the view that's liked
also by the Marquis de Veyrac, who
admires 1t from the cocktail porch . e.
There was real Texas reunion one
recent dinner hour at the Shoreham
when Jesse Jones and Singer
Henri Therrien got together =. . Henri
having sung early In his career at
Sr. Jones' Rice Hotel down Texas way
and the others in the party, in case
you wondered and even If you don't,
We're Mrs. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Bucky
Harris, Host George Marshall and
Mrs. Marshall.
- " Portrait of typewriter wearing
smoked glasses (magnifying at that:
Publicity from one Of the local cab
arets says there's lass who does an
acrobatic dance which has won her
much fame from coast to coast" -.
Coast-to- coast fame it's won her, eh?
So she works for four pounds and
three shillings a week as a chorus girl.
''@ 1t looked for moment as though
1t was going to be one Of the loveliest
yarns OF the week When Rubye II
was-tested for Scarlett" zioncheck and
Alexander Woollcott stepped from the
same elevator into the Carlton Hotel
lobby -. But they spoke not, seemed
not to recognize one another, alas were
not together.
Inspired by Johnny (Madrillon)
Shaw's rapid-f1re shifting from music
to swing, Katherine Riegel has writ
ten poem, which music lovers ought
to read but can't on account Of there
isn't enough room, prating sweet
tunes, denouncing making weird noises
with flddles, saXophones and whatnot
Maybe the pieces greatest liter.
ary achievement is rhyming Madrillon
with chameleon If you can do
that, Miss Riegel, you can find q
rhyme for orange Swing enthu-
siasts had their innings Sunday night
at the Madrillon, though, when Al
Golladero and Charlie Teagarden Of
Paul Whiteman's crew sat in for a
couple OF sessions to show what amaz-
ing things could be done with 4
clarinet and trumpet with Rutt
(Heigh-Ho) Hawn and wife looking
on in amazed admiration.
Anis Azar Of the Egyptian L.
CATION was out at the Wardman
Parks Metronome the other night,
giving listen to Jimmy Santmeyer's
music So was pretty blond Polly
Wrgman, back from a jaunt to
France, Egypt and various other spots
:. and Kitty Fuqua. sporting the
best tan in town (she's repofted to
have brought it back from Florida
and not raised it domestically) .
And what were all those Life candid
camera clickers doing about the place?
&. And are they planning to snap
Jolly, the cigarette lass, for national
circulation?
Matt Windsor is a busy citizen
up at the Volga Boatman Roof these
warm nights, what with a whole raft
OF the towns citizens taking to dining
under the stars . People like Sena-
tor Herring or Mr. and Mrs.
LleWellyn Luce, entertaining friends
from New York or the Japanese
Ambassador and friends He's so
busy, in fact, he has a rocky time
trying to eat and last night it
took him Al minutes to finish one cup
OF frozen consomme It's swim
time. not in the Robes, but right
here: not next week. but right now
and Maryland Club Gardens pool
opens Saturday, Wardman Parks pool
Sunday Well-known diplomat
strolled into a local night spot with
a pair of business cronies the other
eve. :. Waiter took the order, passed
the manager on his way to fill it
"Champagne?" asked the manager
Nav" the waiter answered,
"orangeade. No blonds, no cham
pagne"