Evening star., 1938-10-27
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places.
Bv the SnectatOr
Trade Marx Resistered q 8. Patent Once.

Still come the openings. Newest Of
the rendezvous designed to make life
cozier is the Cafe Caprice, which opens
tonight at the Roger Smith Hotel,
which used to be the Powhatan. The
room sounds like something" on
paper. It's heptagonal, done in
Viennese red, yellow and gold. Gold
mirrors rise to the ceiling, the lighting
is indirect and there are tricky booths,
separated by etched glass partitions.
All sounds very elegant. And so does
the entertainment, which will be by
Wee Lawnhurst, whose name you know
II you own a radio, and by the
Three 1dlers. who have been around
in New York-at such places as the
Versailles, the Weylin and the st.
Moritz.
This is, as you may or may not
have noticed, the last week of that
month which brings us Halloween,
which evening is celebrated here in
Washington as it is nowhere else pos
slbly: celebrated as no other holiday
is celebrated anywhere else, probably
So the dance shops and the Sundry
haunts of Washington's night life are
planning big things for Monday night.
At the Russian Troika the witches will
ride Cossack broomsticks, no doubt,
and if they don't frighten you, you
have every right to calmly whisper
''Nitchevo," or however you spell
Russian for so what" and 60 on
with your shashlik. At the Carlton
Hotel Frank SWadley is full OF bright
plans for decorating the Shar-Zad
room and Sande Williams and his lads
are full of bright plans for special
entertainment. At the ShOreham
Blue room the towns Halloween queen
will hold court amidst the usual Blue
room merriment. At the Hi-Hat Oscar
says that big things will be doing,
that no reservations need be made.
At the Heigh-Ho, If the standard
ghosts don't turn out to be able to
evoke enough Halloween spirit Leo
may persuade Pete Macias to walk
slowly down the steps in his night
shirt, the way he did that time the
lights went out. Anyhow it will be q
gay evening.
If his boss sees this we're liar.
but Johnny (Madrillon) Shaw told
us he was going to New York the first
of the week. then was discovered Tues
day night sitting spank in the middle
of the Carlton Shar-Zad room, listen
ing intently to Sande Williams music.
That was the same night a columnist
sent Johnny note asking What are
you here for-your music lesson?"
And got an answer that stopped him
If you think I need a music lesson
you might at least come to the Madril-
Ion once in six months SO your argu-
ment would look good" Quote:
Roy kier, handsome tenor vocalist
with John Slaughter's Metronome
Room Orchestra-who incidentally is
the drummer, but whose star shines
much more brightly when he is vocal
izing from the middle of the Wardman
dance floor, baby spots playing upon
his Grecian profile, blond, curly hair,
etc, about whom it has been said that
ne out-Franks Frank Parker, out
Donalds Donald Novis, and has it all
over Morton DoWney for looks-is
currently bringing down the house to
use Slaughters own words, with his
new Midnight on the Trail" End
quote. . And as soon as you get
your breath you can be told that hoop
skirts are not the only novelties check
able in check rooms. Lass came into
the Madrillon the other night and
checked-believe it or don't-a candied
apple, retrieved it on her way home.
And two pups were checked at the
Wardman the other afternoon. Lew
Holman, comedy juggler, is the cur