Evening star., 1939-07-20

S0SonAOA 4Ou1lkC WdS tlle UllU6cI
piano. Happy was Angie Rodante,
cigarette girl-songstress, biting into
a second year before the Hi-Hat
mlke-"The Boys Are Italian, and
So Am l." More than a little
pleased too. was Boss Man Oscar
after finding it almost impossible to
baf1le the quartet with requests. But
Jack. AL Lewis, AL Scaff and Bob
Merin, who played for three years
up Bunker Hill way, baked at Back
Bay Shuttle
- At Lounge Riviera one recent
night, three G-men made merry
after their fashions. one with
blond, Pete Macias' music and lime
ade between tangoes-of which
many were executed by G-man,
blond and several other people. Ell
cient J. Edgar Hoover minions were
all three, no doubt. Twas the
same night time another blond
without G-man-visited Hotel 24OO's
dancery, exchanged smiles with
Pete. With Hepburn -mouthed, sun
ny haired, 1zetta Jewell, the junior,
Cross Roads Theater pride, was a
rapture-touched young man who
grlnned constantly. said little, as
she slipped Scottish product. The
young mans refreshment was near
untouched
=" Slightly peeved at his con-
slant interest, but admitting the
object of attention was worthy, a
Young lady heard her escort at the
Lotus label Mary Martins treat
ment of Don't Worry About Me"
the real zing" Substituting for
vacationing Buddy Shaner, Miss
Martin took the spot alone, assisted
the Evelyn Baker Sextette, sang
all the popular ballads with "zing"
or something pleasant Up
the street, which is Fourteenth.
Bamboo Gardens Charles Ost
played Roses of Picardy" more
than once in an evening, beamed
as the hand" indicated approval
OF class musicmaking At the
same downtown standby, Dancers
Nadine and Charles. with the lat
ter doubling as master of cere-
monies while Al Norton takes a
respite. and the Five Darlings went
into their second week. There.
too. Irene Meitzler of the Three
Maids and Mike, took up the
singing tasks of Sister Marion
Dawn.
- . Always good for fun on a
warm night is the Roger Smith
roof. because there are breezes.
music by Steve LIE Sieurs boys, sing
ing by Peggy Townsend. Equally
good for fun is the Cafe Caprice
when a day and night of unsym-
pathetic elements forces festivities
up the Avenue to remain under
cover. Most fun there, though,
comes when clouds crown in sud-
denly to snuff out the star specks.
force the sky dwellers for a night
to retreat in laughing disorder.
Then it is that Steve's crew seem
to swing out with even more spirit,
Peggy's songs seem to have an
extra appeal. the atmosphere seems
gayer as conversations are reor.
ganlzed after the scamper from
the downpour Well, that's how
it seems, and the answers from
psychology are left unspoken in
the summer-or should be.
Cafe Society, down. -to-earth
division-the lone legionaire who
practiced his convention spirit with
fervor for an hour in the Hi-Hat,
strobe out when the music men
struck up That Old Gang of Mine"
The Sweet Adeline" singing delega-
ton from the Social Security Board
that used off-key exercises to fill in
termissions taken by Madrillons
Car and Don Orchestra, Warbler
Mary La Marr. The happy fellow
who offered to petition the band at
Peter Borras' place to serve up
Song of the Vagabond" if his two
feminine companions, both red
tressed, white dressed, would Join in
his vocalizing, received only tolerant
smiles. =. The requests throughout
town would form only trickle now.
but Comes Love" from "Yokel
Boy" and Il Can't Afford to Dream"
are about to draw the incessant bids
to bandstands hereabouts. And
that was a very lusty fourth birth
day celebrated by the Hamilton's
Rainbow Room with a mammoth
cake and radio and stage folk rec
ognized by most everybody before
they arose to contribute to the ami
versary program.
Anchor Room - Lounge at the
Annapolis Hotel: no dancing. but
entertainment by Matt Windsor and
his accordion.
Bamboo Garden-Floor shows at
l, 7:30 and II. featuring AL Norton,
dancing to Norton music; minimum
charge.
Hamilton H0tel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in
the Rainbow Room from 5 until 7
and from 10 until /.
Hay-Adams House-Dinner music
nightly by Larry Hendrick at the
Hammond organ.
Hi-Hat Lounge-At the Ambassa-
dor Hotel. entertainment nightly by
Angie Rodante and the Jack Man
ming string quartet.
Lotus Shows, featuring several
acts and chorus. at l. 7:30 and
1880 pm; dancing to Bill Strick-
lands Orchestra; minimum charge.
Lounge Riviera-Gay and intimate
spot at 2400 Sixteenth street, with
dancing until 2, with music by Pete
Macias and his orchestra.
Madrillon-Spanish and American