Evening star., 1939-03-02

amos OF Carr Van Slckler and Don
Shook. :. And with the less musical
customers approving the music just
as highly.
And this is as it should be, for
this orchestra, led by Carr and Don,
is one of the sweetest and neatest
you'll find. The boys have brand
new bandstand and they sit there
about those two baby grands looking
like seven million dollars, returning
the compliment lightly and politely
with honey dipped swing They're
versatile enough to wax as mellow
as Lombardo one moment and ride
right off the stand the next And
when Miss LAMAR tears into Hold
Tight there is nothing to do but
just that.
1t looks as though the Madrillon
has started itself on 8 busy and
happy twentieth year.
Important things happened at
the Russian Troika, too this week
Troika ringsiders who have MAIN
tanned the show could not be bet
tered have given in, for this week
has come to the popular Russian
haunt just what the doctor ordered.
The prescription guaranteed for
that let-doWn feeling, for jaded
nerves, for general lack of spirit) is
Miss Marusia Georgevskaya, a gypsy
singer with tear in her throaty
voice and fire in her eye. When she
pours herself into one of those
plaintive Russian ballads you realize
that here is just what the Troika has
needed all seasonal gypsy singer
who can tear your heart out, then
give it back to you and make it
sing. She's good if you haven't
gathered-plenty good.
Notes on an Old Blue Cuff
One person not made unduly un-
happy by the hotel strike situation
was Dick Roger, singer and as
slstant to Oscar at the Hi-Hat.
When the boys up and walked out
of the Hi-Hat the other afternoon,
Dick, being an executive and thus
automatically on the side of capital
at the moment, had to go to work.
And claims he made S48O in tips
during the cocktail hour alone .
IT all the scouts who have scribbled
the names of Phil Regan and Eddy
Duchin were laid end to end-well,
anyhow Phil Regan and Eddy
Duchin seem to have been around
this week. They got together at the
Shoreham Blue room at the Carl
tons Shar-Zad and at the Ward
man Parks Metronome room
The Al Norton Dance Cocktails, who
are the best there is for this de-
partment's money Gf this depart
ment had any money at the mo-
ment, are back in town, getting
huzzahs at the Bamboo Gardens for
that famed acrobatic number and
their fan dance One of the
vlllainouS Pirates Den pirates does
gentle water colors in his spare time,
If he has any spare time, what with
the popularity of the place being
what it is.
The Other Cuff The band
that's rated the number one swing
outfit In the country right now is
coming to town. Artie Shaw and
his orchestra will be here, for one
night only, at the Willard ballroom
March 14 And that means all
Helen Forrest fans will be on hand,
for the former Madrillon chanteuse
Is one of the featured attractions
with the Shaw swingsters. :.
Frances Woods and Billy Bray are
back at the Shoreham Blue room.
She's the graceful dancer, you re-
member, who is deaf and hears"
the music through vibrations of the
floor. Paul (Metronome room)
Kahn wants to thank those gals
from Trinity College who have been
sending him such nice letters anent
his broadcasts. And he says come
on out and identify yourselves.
The Shar-Zad at the Carlton has
played host recently to a whole raft
OF celebrities. In addition to Eddy
Duchin and the Phil Regans there
have been Enrol Flynn and Lily
Damlta, Wayne Morris and his new
wife, and Morton Downey The
Lotus is no end proud of its Birds
OF Paradise revue. Cafe Caprice
at the Roger Smith-Powhatan is
best when the clock rolls around
toward lateness and Jack Kerr un-
limbers some of those mad ditties
out of his trunk.
Anchor Room-Lounge at the An
papolis Hotel; no dancing but enter
tainment by Matt Windsor and his
accordion.
Bamboo Gardens-Floor shows at
!. 7:3O and IL, featuring Al Norton;
dancing to the Norton music; mini
mum charge.
Brown Derby-A mad spot, out on
Connecticut avenue, where anything