Evening star., 1938-10-13

game. No sooner had Johnny Shaw
and his lads got to the last "Oi" in
the Lambeth Walk, which Barnee
was leading in parade about the floor.
than did some one-the ru1nor Is that
it was Bob Rodenberg. but We wouldn't
be sure-whip out An honest-to-g gosh
football No furniture was reduced to
shambles, not glass was tipped, nary
bone was broken. but the game was
on. Then. before Mary La Mari could
find the lyrics Of Die for Dear Old
Rutgers" and even before Parker
could rent out the peanut and popcorn
concession, the game was over, and all
was calm. or fairly 50. once more.
Then a couple of days later we
walked into the Lotus at high noon to
find the dance floor packed with bright
young things shagging madly, all the
while wearing those dizzy paper hats
people wear on Halloween and New
Year Eve. Never did find out who
they were or what they were cele-
brating; the original shock was too
much. At noon, indeed, such carry
ings-on.
- You have, If the rumor is true,
only a week and two days more to
listen to songs sung as songs should
be sung. which is how Dale Sherman
sings them at the Carlton Hotels
Shar-Zad. Please, somebody. say it
isn't so. Please, somebody, assure us
that Dale will be on hand, singing
brightly with Sande Williams lifting
music as long as the Carlton Hotel
stands. which ought to be 4 long time,
even if nothing man makes but makes
in the end good ruins"
Tomorrow night brings another
week to a close with one of those gala,
super-super, extra-special night club
soirees. Last week it was the Raleigh's
Pail Mall room and the Russian Troika
which opened in a couple Of blazes
of glory which would have been good
general alarms in any fire depart
ments books; this week it Is the May
flower lounge which gives you the
champagne and orchids event of the
after dark season." its fall opening.
Imported to make the occasion thus
gala, super-super and extra special
will be Adelaide Moffett, the former
Washington deb who has inherited the
position of No. society songstress;
CALI CALI, an Egyptian illusionist
who is guaranteed to mystify you and
you and you and we do mean you;
Dancers Stuart and Lea. Also, of
course, there will be Sidney's music.
the orchestra having been newly re-
| vamped.
From the mailbag (properly
edited):
Your New York correspondent re-
ports that Paul Kahn and his boys,
who are due back in Washington ut
the Wardman Parks Metronome room
after December l or thereabouts. are
holding forth at present in Mr.. Rocke-
feller's Rainbow Grill 81 stories above
Fifth avenue-that the personnel Of
the band is exactly the same-that
Santmy Zero, the ef1ervescent drummer
Is bubbling over with good spirits,
especially when he discusses his re-
turn to these parts-that Ted Alex
ander, the daft bass fiddle player,
amuses the Gothamites with his antics
just as much as he used to amuse us
that the boys. one and all, send their
very best to their Washington friends. !"
Some pertinent facts which may
have escaped the notice OF The Eve
ming Star readers:
The Shoreham Orchestra has been
renovated, rejuvenated, augmented
anyway, greatly improved. Barnee
does an Eddie Duchin on q mirroted
piano.
THE glamorous Pebble Melton mod
els the Gown of the Evening for one
minute nightly and fashion minded
ladies just love it. This takes place
only at $50, and that is something
The Star has not said Cuntil now.
'Myrus has arrived and is dunn
founding all with his X-ray mind.
Keep yours at the proper level and
we will let you see him. Fine talk" 3"
- Marty Rubin Is back at his
old stand, which any one knows is Pete
Macias' Heigh-Ho Club, where you
can go for dinner and dance till tn
the morning II you have more stamina
than = night club reporter We could
mention. He's not playing with the
band, just doing q bit Of intimate
entertaining At tables, singing those
Dwight Fiske-ish numbers Of his that
are so famed around town.
Anchor Room-Lounge at the An
napolis Hotel; no dancing. but enter
tainment by Matt Windsor and his
accordion.
Bamboo Gardens-Floor shows at 1,
7:30 and II pm; dancing to Emory
Daugherty's music; minimum charge.
Checkerboard Room - Lafayette
Hotel lounge; entertainment from to
7 and from 10 to /.
Grifiith Farm ton
style dinners featured at the resort on
the Marlboro pike. Orchestra fol
dancing Saturday night.
Hamilton Hotel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in the
Rainbow room from until 7 and from
10 to /.
Hay adams House-Dinner music
nightly by Larry Hendrick at the Ham,
mond organ.
Hit-Hat Lounge-At the Ambassador
Hotel; entertainment nightly by Hill