Evening star., 1937-02-25


other citizens who contribute
brightly to the village night life
i to bring up tie subject of Burrus
Williams again. since his nimble fln-
gers were extolled right ir this same
spot Just last week :. But Burrus Is
considerable OF a figure on the after
dark scene ike the Stork Club
to New York like autograph
hounds and spotlights to a Holly
wood premiere like Mussolin1 TO
Italy he's there and can't be
ignored .. And Burrus does own a
cocker that used to eat its own ears
for breakfast when it was but a pup
... and things do happen to him
as for instance the other night when
he sat in the Mayfower Lounge re-
CALLING the loungers with smart piano
tunes, substituting for whole Or
chestra until Sidney's lads arrived, a
task he does every eve . A waiter
came up, said 10 Burrus. The partys
sober now" Burrus said, Fine"
=. the waiter returned a bit later,
again said THE party's sober now"
.. Again Burrus replied, That is
Just too lovely, but do I look like I
cared" Twice more the waiter
returned with the same message . q.
and then it dawned Somebody
had made request. or was trying
to make one wanted Burrus to
play The Party's Over Now" And
that might have been all right, but
no sooner did M. Williams return to
the Heigh Ho than a waiter arrived
at his elbow The lady in the
corner he said, wants to hear When
My Steamboat Comes Sailing Home"
80 p. S. The lady in the corner got
the one about Dream Boat Sailing
Home" right away =.
- Somebody named "a Reader"
writes in on the Mayflower Hotels en-
graved stationery to imply there have
been moments here of lat when this
department has become unutterably
dull. not to mention terrible .
whereupon Ye Spectator admits the
charge and offers to take "A Reader
out on tour some pm. and show just
how dull the night life Of the town
itself really is at times But "A
Read der" Is thanked for the warming
because the note Is affectionately
signeo. "As ever" and thanked.
too. for the reminder that words about
the Madrillon have been lacking here
for many week -.
So there was a visit to the
Madrillon which turned out to
be an exceedingly happy one. what
with Frank McNey greeting us like
q long-lost brother with Pete
Borras sitting us down and setting
out to show what kind of a host he
really is. as if at least half the town
didn't know already It's good
to hear Russ Cullen sing again, after
these many weeks . and when he
steps up to the mike to 60 into q
session with some of the old-time hits
:. . "All Alone" "Ill Follow My
Secret Heart" why Was I Borne"
without Song" and some of the
others :. he practically brings down
the house >. and exceedingly pleas
ant are other things . the way
Helen Forrest has with a song. f'rin-
stance, especially when she's part of
quartet with Russ, Johnnie Shaw
and Johnnie Raub and the way
Elise Grignon sings sweetly for you
right at the table and Johnnie
Shaws Madrillon music doesn't need
any complimenting The night
we were there a gang of musicians
from Baltimore walked in, said they'd
heard of the music over there and
wanted to give q listen -.
Irene Juno, having made the
town Raleigh Pail Mall room con-
scious. Is of to Florida to lie on the
sand and look at the stars ..
The night club sketch they're
talking about around the town is the
Love in the Ranks" done at the
Troika to show how a gal is won
It's been approved with pleasure by
the diplomatic set, in addition to all
the Senator's and Representatives who
hold night sessions over shashlik
the diplomatic set including at various
times the Yugoslavian Minister and
the Rumanian Minister =.
Other names and places: At
the Heigh-Ho =. Mrs James Roose-
welt, Franklin Roosevelt, jr.; Hall
Roosevelt Margo Garrett tossing
q party for her house guest i. .. Nancy
Letter was there Mrs. Gordon
Luke (llSed to he Hester Ammo To
Fevre) with Bunny Makail At the
Shoreham :. Capt. T. E. B. Howe,
air attache of the British Embassy,
attached for the moment to the Banks