Evening star., 1938-09-08
THIS Is their third engagement in
town, they have been held over
for a third week NOW and eYarY


for a third week now and every
i one who sees them says they're
sthe best yet" so there probably is
good reason why we should talk today
about the Dance Cocktails at the
Lotus.
For the Dance Cocktails are more
than just line of girls. These lassies
have to work and they have to know
what they are about when on dance
floor. They can't get by with taking
few different tap steps. In addition
to tap dancing they have to know bal
let work, they have to know about toe
dancing. they have to be acrobats rs
able as any acrobat you ever saw with
circus, or wherever else you have
seen acrobats.
They do precision work, too, and
can make those feet and those arms
stay together. They have fan num-
Der (among the nine routines they
have down pat at the momenD which
calls for a lot of tricky business and
which they execute with something
like perfection.
And one reason for all of this is
that the Dance Cocktails are not one
Of those lines that met on the tram
coming to Washington" Three of the
seven girls at present in the group
have been together for the past three
years. Another has two years with
them to her credit. The three girls
who have been with the Cocktails less
than year are no noviceS, either,
when it comes to dancing, for they,
like the others, can step out Of the
line when the time comes and do
solo specially.
The point is the gals are worth
whatever the minimum charge is, at
least, and you have only until Sunday
night to look upon them.
Happiest note in the morning
mail is the formal-looking notice from
the Carlton Hotel, announcing that
the Cartons supper club. Shar-Zad
will open for the fall and winter season
Friday evening, September Is, with
music and entertainment by Sande
Williams and his orchestra, featuring
Miss Dale Sherman" No comment is
necessary The Madrillon, somehow,
seems very much fish-minded or some
thing. There's no doubt that the Mad
rillon has right to boast of its boned
Shad, its boned Shad being so popular
the chef has had to write book on
how the boning is done. But when
Johnny Shaw comes up to the table
and says, ANY musicians interested
in the blues had better come see me-"
one is not supposed to think right away
Of fish. There are st Louis Blues"
too. But Johnny means the bluetish
sre about to be caught and any Of you
and you who want to make up a party
to do the catching had better get in
touch with him. (Well make him
sorry he mentioned it, Sitting
down at the Hi-Hat for awhile, you get
a lot of news, if these items are news:
SD Dick C'When in Doubt Sing Irish
Eyes y Roger got post card the
other day which read: L want you
to come up to my apartment some
night and sing a song. want to break
my lease" ut may not be new, but it's
apt and true) CD Oscar has two
things on his mind. One is the pos
sible redecorating Of the Hi-Hat, in
cluding new rafters for people to hang
on of Saturday night, the other is
aome regatta cocktail he has concocted
to help celebrate the Presidents Cup
Regatta. 90 Those red, white and
blue cellulose sWizzle gadgets the Hi
Hat has installed cost the hotel lot
Of money and you can figure it out for
yourself. So handsome are they that
eome two gross a day are swiped and
they cost 2l4 cents apiece. (There
are 144 in gross if that will help
you)
Anchor RoOm-Lounge at the An
napolis Hotel; no dancing, but enter
tainment by Jayne Lowe and Clyde
kissinger.
Bamboo Gardens-Floor shows at
/. 7:30 and IL pm; dancing to Emory
Daugherty's Music; minimum charge.
Brooke Johns Old Barn-Suburban
resort out Georgia avenue, just beyond
Norbeck. Dancing nightly except Mon
days, entertainment by Brooke johns.
Checkerb0ard ROOm-La Fayette
Hotels lounge: entertainment from 5
to 7 and from 10 to l.
Glen Echo Park-There's dancing in
the Spanish garden ballroom to muisc